Date:  08 January 1949
Cert:  03264 
Place of Death: County: Knott      City or Town: Topmost
Length of stay (in this place): (blank)
Street address or location:  Topmost, Ky.
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Floyd
City or Town: Topmost     Street Address: (blank)
Full Name:  Commodore TRUMAN
Date of Death:  08 January 1949
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  09 April 1893
Age:  55 years
Usual Occupation: Field Operator
Kind of Industry or business: Gas
Birthplace:  Topmost, Ky.
Father's Name:  Sylvester L. TRUMAN
Mother's Maiden Name:  Mary A. COOK
Was deceased ever in armed forces: No
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Thelma RICE
Disease or condition directly leading to death: Traumatic Heart Injury
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: (blank)
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Autopsy: No
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Suicide
Place of injury: Home
City or Town, County, State: Topmost, Knott, Ky.
Time of Injury: 08 January 1949
Injury occurred at work: Not while at work
How did injury occur: Knife wound
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw the deceased alive on (blank), and that death occurred at (blank), from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  09 January 1949
Address:  Martin, Ky.
Signature:  W. J. Ryan, Embalmer
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  11 January 1949
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Dry Creek Cemetery
Location:  Dry Creek, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 21 February 1949
Registrar's Signature:  Rose B. Craft
Funeral director & address:  W. J. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 08 January 2011