Death Certificate William Baker GREGORY

The Division of Health of Missouri, Standard of Certificate of Death. William Baker Gregory, aged 83 years, 7 months, 28 days, died at 7 am on 4 June 1949 at the Missouri Methodist Hospital in St. Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri. Usual residence in Stewartsville, DeKalb, Missouri--no street address listed. Born 6 Oct 1865 in Stewartsville, Missouri to William Gregory and Nancy Wills. Married at time of death to Emma Gregory. Deceased never served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Social Security Number not listed. Informant was Emma Gregory of Stewartsville. Cause of death: Fractured neck of left femur--onset 5 months previous. Operation performed in which the left hip was hailed with Smith-Peterson nail. Cause of injury: Accident in which automobile backed into him in the street on 25 Dec 1948. Doctor G.T. Bloomer attended from 30 Dec 1948 to 4 Jun 1949 (address: 1218 N. 3rd St. St. Joseph, Missouri). Buried in the Stewartsville Cemetery. W. E. Summerfield of Stewartsville was the funeral director. Filed 8 June 1949 by E.C. Jenkins, cert# 14900. Occupation: Labor in Railroad.

Image of certificate available from the Missouri Secretary of State, Missouri Digital Heritage site:

http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1949/1949_00014899.PDF