Death certificate mistake fixed months after Knoxville woman’s attempt to correct it

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Death certificate mistake fixed months after Knoxville woman’s attempt to correct it

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — It has taken a year for a mix-up on a death certificate to be corrected and now a Knoxville woman finally has closure. Patty Graybeal brought the error to the state's attention within weeks after her stepson died in early April 202 and WATE contacted the state in late March about the issue. A death certificate is an official document issued by the state government, which declares the cause of death and personal informat…