DEATH CERTIFICATE

WILLIAM RICHIE WHITAKER

Date  26 July 1945
Cert:  15747 
Place of Death: County: Perry     City or Town:  Hazard
Name of Hospital or Institution: Hazard Hospital Co. 
Length of stay in hospital or community: 
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town:  Rural     Street No.:  Anco, Ky.
Full Name:  William Richie WHITAKER 
If Veteran Name War:  (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status:  Male, White, Single
Husband or Wife of:   (blank) 
Age of husband or wife if alive:  (blank)
Birth date of deceased:  (blank) 
Age:  19 years
Birthplace:  Anco, Ky. 
Occupation:  (blank) 
Industry or business:  (blank)
Father Name:  George WHITAKER 
Father Birthplace:  Letcher County 
Mother Maiden Name:  Rose HENSON 
Mother Birthplace:  Manchester, Ky. 
Informant:  George WHITAKER, Anco., Ky. 
Burial Place:  Young Cemetery, Lotts Creek, Ky. 
Date:  27 July 1945 
Signature of funeral director: Engle's, Hazard, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  06 August 1945 
Registrar's Signature:  Opsie J. Deaton 
Date of Death:  26 July 1945 
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 26 July 1945 to 26 July 1945, that I last saw him alive on 26 July 1945, and that death occurred on the date stated above at (blank) 
Immediate cause of death:  Shot gun wound of face
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide:  accident
Date of occurrence:  26 July 1945
Where did injury occur:  farm
While at work:  no
Means of injury:  hunting
Signature: Chris S. Jackson, M.D., Hazard, Ky.
Date signed:  30 July 1945 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 09 February 2010