Date:    07 March 1944
Cert:    09958 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town:  Pippapass, Ky.  Rural
Name of Hospital or Institution: (blank)
Length of stay in hospital or community: (blank)
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Kentucky   County: Knott
City or Town:  Pippapass, Ky.     Street No.:  Rural 
Full Name:  Lemon WATSON 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Ollie GIBSON WATSON
Age of husband or wife if alive: 20 years
Birth date of deceased:  28 July 1923 
Age:  20 years, 08 months, 21 days
Birthplace:  Caney Creek, Knott Co., Ky. 
Occupation:   Farmer 
Industry or business: Farming
Father Name:  Adam WATSON 
Father Birthplace:  Caney Creek, Knott Co., Ky. 
Mother Maiden Name:  Mandy SHORT 
Mother Birthplace: Short Fork, Knott Co., Ky. 
Informant:  Mandy WATSON, Hollybush 
Burial Place:  Hollybush, Ky. 
Date:  08 March 1944 
Signature of funeral director:  Friends of family, Hollybush, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  10 April 1944 
Registrar's Signature: Ida Livingston
Date of Death:  07 March 1944 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw him alive on (blank), and that death occurred on the date stated above at (blank)
Immediate cause of death:  Suicide by shooting self
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  Gun shot wound inflicted by self died immediately
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: Suicide
Date of occurrence: 07 March 1944
Where did injury occur: On Holleybush just above his home
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury: Shot himself
Signature & Address:  J. W. Duke, M.D., Hindman
Date signed:  10 April 1944 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 26 November 2010