His death certificate records Thomas Henry McCormick, age 43 years 1 month 15 days, born 6 June 1903 in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, died 21 July 1946 at St. Josephs Hospital, Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky, usual residence 117 Hamilton Park, rural Lexington, Fayette Co., Ky, single, occupation warehouse supervisor at Lexington Roller Mill, father Joseph T. McCormick, born in Missouri, mother’s maiden name Amanda Watts, born in Kentucky, cause of death heat exhaustion from excessive heat shoveling corn in box car, veteran of W.W. 2, informant Mrs. L. J. McConnell, Lexington, Ky, burial in Hillcrest Cemetery.