His death certificate records Wilburn E. Pernell, age 23, born 27 April 1927 in Rowan County, died 22 July 1950 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Ky, usual residence Rt. 3, Morehead, Kentucky, never married, farmer, father Will Pernell, mother’s maiden name Virgie Mays, cause of death brain tumor (cerebellar) due to angiomata & cyst, non-malignant but recurrent, informant father, burial in Johnson Cemetery, Morehead.