DEATH CERTIFICATE

OLLIE JAMES WITT

Date 25 May 1953
Cert:  13228
Place of Death: County: Perry     City or Town:  Hazard
Length of stay in hospital or community: 
Name of Hospital or Institution: Mt. Mary Hospital
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky. County: Knott
City or Town: Anco
Full Name:  Ollie James WITT
Date of Death:  25 May 1953
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Date of Birth:  23 September 1919
Age: 33 years
Usual Occupation: Miner
Kind of Industry or business: Mines
Birthplace:  Seco
Father's Name:  J. B. WITT
Mother's Maiden Name:  Maggie PIGMAN
Was deceased ever in armed forces: Yes
Social Security No.: (blank)
Informant:  Hazel WITT (wife)
Disease or condition directly leading to death:  Rheumatic Heart Disease Decompensation
Interval between onset and death:  (blank)
Due to:  (blank)
Other significant conditions: Hypertension uremia
Date of Operation: (blank)
Major findings of operation: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide: (blank)
Place of injury: (blank)
City or Town, County, State: (blank)
Time of Injury: (blank)
Injury occurred at work: (blank)
How did injury occur: (blank)
I hereby certify that I attended deceased from 18 May 1953 to 25 May 1953, that I last saw the deceased alive on 24 May 1953 12:00 p.m., and that death occurred on the date stated above at 4:00 a.m., from the causes and on the date stated above.
Date signed:  29 May 1953
Address:  Hazard, Ky.
Signature:  Martin Palmer, M.D.
Burial, Cremation or Removal:  Burial
Date:  28 May 1953
Name of Cemetery or Crematory:  Family
Location:  Jeremiah, Ky.
Date received by local registrar: 02 June 1953
Registrar's Signature:  Georgia P. Surer
Funeral director and address:  Maggard & Garrett, Hazard, Ky.
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 21 February 2010