{"id":5151,"date":"2019-04-04T06:40:48","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T10:40:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.welshofharpersferry.com\/?post_type=evidence&amp;p=5151"},"modified":"2019-04-04T06:40:48","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T10:40:48","slug":"death-certificate-roy-m-best","status":"publish","type":"evidence","link":"https:\/\/migration.welshofharpersferry.com\/?evidence=death-certificate-roy-m-best","title":{"rendered":"Death Certificate: Roy McCletus Best"},"content":{"rendered":"<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Name of Deceased<\/th>\n<td>Roy McCletus Best<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Date of Death<\/th>\n<td>June 8, 1957<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Place of Death<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>County<\/th>\n<td>Berkeley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>City or Town<\/th>\n<td>Martinsburg<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Length of Stay [&#8230;]<\/th>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Name of Hospital or Institution<\/th>\n<td>600 North High Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>Is Place of Death Inside City Limits?<\/th>\n<td>Yes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\">Usual Residence<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<th>State<\/th>\n<td>W. 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