DEATH CERTIFICATE

 Mrs. MILLIE WHITAKER

Date  28 March 1939
Cert:  07844
Place of Death: Voting Pct.: West Whitesburg, Letcher Co., Ky.
Full Name:  Mrs. Millie WHITAKER
Residence:  Whitesburg, Ky.
Length of Residence: (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Female, White, Widow
Husband or Wife of:  Richard WHITAKER
Date of Birth:  21 March 1878
Age: 61 years, 00 months, 07 days
Occupation:  Housekeeper
Birthplace:  Knott Co., Ky.
Father Name:  Madison COMBS
Birthplace Father:  Knott Co., Ky.
Mother Maiden Name:  Mary Ann SMITH
Birthplace Mother:  Knott Co., Ky.
Informant/Address:  Alice BLAIR (Daughter), Whitesburg, Ky.
Burial Cremation Removal Place:  Burial - Combs Cemetery
Date:  30 March 1939
Undertaker/Address:  Johnson Funeral Home, Whitesburg, Ky.
Filed:  03 April 1939
Registrar:  E. M. Collins
Death of Date:  28 March 1939
I hereby certify, That I attended deceased from (blank) to (blank), that I last saw h-- alive on (blank), death is said to have occurred on the date stated above, at 11:30 a.m.
Cause of Death:  Shot to death (Pistol) (died instantly) Murder
Date of onset: (blank)
Contributory causes: (blank)
Name of operation:  none     Was there an autopsy:  No
Accident, suicide, homicide: Homicide
Date of Injury: 28 March 1939
Where did injury occur: Near Whitesburg, Letcher, Ky.
Specify whether injury occurred industry, home, public place:  (illegible) Highway
Manner of injury:  Pistol shots, head & body
Nature of injury: (blank)
Related to occupation: No
Signed/Address:  R. N. Swisher, Coroner, Letcher Co., Ky., Whitesburg, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 05 May 2010