His death certificate records Eugene Ray Day, age 24 years 11 months 14 days, born 28 Apr 1927 in Cottle, Ky, died 12 Apr 1952 in Cottle, Morgan Co., Ky, single, father Tom Henry Day, mother’s maiden name Myrtle Easterling, cause of death pulmonary embolism following appendectomy, informant Anna Pearl Riggsby, burial in family cemetery.