Death Certificate of Brett, Martha Davis Martha Davis Brett, age 61, died of carcinomatosis due to adenocarcinoma of the kidney on 9 Mar 1974 at Riverside, Newport News, Virginia. Born 9 Dec 1912 in North Carolina to Clarence M. Davis and Annie S. Yates, she was married to John L. Brett and lived at 113 Copeland Lane, York, Virginia. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Field | Value | |---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| | REGISTRATION AREA NUMBER | 216 | | CERTIFICATE NUMBER | 248 | | STATE FILE NUMBER | 74-007160 | | 1. FULL NAME OF DECEASED | Martha Davis Brett | | 2. DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 1974 | | 3. AGE OF DECEASED | 61 years | | 4. SEX | Female | | 5. COLOR OR RACE | White | | 6. NAME OF HOSPITAL OR INSTITUTION OF DEATH | Riverside | | 7. CITY OR TOWN OF DEATH | Newport News | | 8. COUNTY OF DEATH | (not listed) | | 9. ADDRESS | (not listed) | | 10. PLACE OF DEATH | 102 | | 11. RESIDENCE: STATE | Virginia | | 12. RESIDENCE: COUNTY | York | | 13. RESIDENCE: CITY/TOWN | 113 Copeland Lane | | 14. ADDRESS | 23692 | | NAME OF FATHER OF DECEASED | Clarence M. Davis | | MAIDEN NAME OF MOTHER OF DECEASED | Annie S. Yates | | 15. DECEASED CITIZEN OF WHAT COUNTRY | USA | | 17. MARRIED, WIDOWED, DIVORCED, NEVER MARRIED | Married | | 18. NAME OF SPOUSE | John L. Brett | | 19. BIRTHPLACE (STATE OR COUNTRY) | North Carolina | | 20. DATE OF BIRTH (MO., DAY, YR.) OF DECEASED | December 9, 1912 | | 23. USUAL OR LAST OCCUPATION | Housewife | | 24. KIND OF BUSINESS OR INDUSTRY | (blank) | | INFORMANT OR SOURCE OF INFORMATION | John L. Brett | | 26. CAUSE OF DEATH | Carcinomatosis | | 26. CAUSE OF DEATH | Adenocarcinoma Kidney | | 26. CAUSE OF DEATH | (blank) | | 26. INTERVAL BETWEEN ONSET AND DEATH (A) | 6 mos | | 26. PART II. OTHER SIGNIFICANT CONDITIONS | 1890 | | 27. PREGNANCY IN PAST 3 MONTHS? | No | | 28. EXTERNAL CAUSE | (blank) | | 29. DATE OF INJURY | (blank) | | 30. PLACE OF INJURY | (blank) | | 31. HOUR OF DEATH | 10:00 A.M. | | 32. I CERTIFY that I attended the deceased from | 1973 to 1974 | | 33. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING PHYSICIAN | R. J. Siedel, M.D. | | 34. DATE SIGNED | 3/9/74 | | 35. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CERTIFYING PHYSICIAN | (illegible) | | 36. DATE RECEIVED BY REGISTRAR | 3-18-74 | | 37. REGISTRAR SIGNATURE | Sylvia B. Miller | | 28. PLACE OF BURIAL, REMOVAL, OR CREMATION | Parklawn Memorial Park, Hampton, Virginia | | 29. NAME OF FUNERAL HOME | R. Hayden Smith Funeral Home | | 30. ADDRESS OF FUNERAL HOME | Hampton, Virginia | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------