DEATH CERTIFICATE

ROY C. YONTS

Date  26 August 1947
Cert:  19599 
Place of Death: County:  Floyd      City or Town:  Wayland, Ky.
Name of Hospital or Institution:  (blank) 
Length of stay in hospital or community:  (blank) 
Usual Residence of Deceased: State: Ky.     County: Knott
City or Town:  Leburn
Full Name:  Roy C. YONTS 
If Veteran Name War:  (blank)
Social Security No.:  (blank)
Sex, Color or Race, Marital Status: Male, White, Married
Husband or Wife of:  Clova YONTS 
Age of husband or wife if alive:  29 years 
Birth date of deceased:  06 March 1916 
Age:  31 years, 05 months, 20 days
Birthplace:  Dean, Ky. 
Occupation:  Miner 
Industry or business:  Coal
Father Name:  Ezekel YONTS 
Father Birthplace:  Don't know 
Mother Maiden Name:  Francis MEADE 
Mother Birthplace:  Don't know 
Informant:  Clova YONTS, Leburn,Ky.
Burial Place:   Dean, Ky.
Date:  29 August 1947 
Signature of funeral director: G. D. Ryan, Martin, Ky.
Date received by local registrar:  18 September 1947 
Registrar's Signature:  Lucy Ramsdell 
Date of Death:  26 August 1947 
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 10:00 p.m. 
Immediate cause of death:  Fracture cervical vertebrae
Due to:  (blank)
Major findings of operations: (blank)
Accident, suicide, or homicide:  accident
Date of occurrence:  26 August 1947
Where did injury occur:  Inside coal mine
While at work:  Yes
Means of injury:  Slate fall
Signature:  W. J. Ryan, Embalmer, Martin, Ky.
Date signed:  27 August 1947 
Transcribed by Debbie Tamborski, 13 February 2010