Date:    05 March 1945
Cert:    06262 
Place of Death: County: Knott   City or Town: Garner, 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:  Garner     Rural 
Full Name:  Silas WATTS 
If Veteran Name War: (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:   Male, White, Widowed
Husband or Wife of:  Sallie CAUDILL
Age of husband or wife if alive: (blank)
Birth date of deceased:    04 April 1855
Age:  89 years, 09 months, 01 days
Birthplace:  Letcher Co., Ky. 
Occupation:  Farmer 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  Thomas WATTS 
Father Birthplace:  Virginia 
Mother Maiden Name:   Nancy Ann HIGGINS 
Mother Birthplace:   Kentucky, Letcher Co. 
Informant:  S. D. MAGGARD, Hindman, Ky. 
Burial Place:   Garner, Ky. 
Date:  07 March 1945 
Signature of funeral director: Neighbors & family, Garner, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  23 March 1945 
Registrar's Signature: Rose B. Craft
Date of Death:  05 March 1945 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 03 March 1945 to 03 March 1945, that I last saw him alive on 03 March 1945, and that death occurred on the date stated above at 9 p.m.
Immediate cause of death:  Lobar pneumonia caused by influenza 
Duration: (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Date of occurrence: (blank)
Where did injury occur: (blank)
While at work:  (blank)
Means of injury: (blank)
Signature & Address:  M. F. Kelley, M.D., Hindman, Ky.
Date signed:  23 March 1945 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 01 December 2010