The death of Edgar Cayce
Edgar Cayce, the American psychic known as the Sleeping Prophet, died on 3 January 1945 aged 67.
Wikipedia records that Edgar Cayce collapsed in August 1944. He gave himself a reading on his condition, and the instruction that came was to rest until he recovered or died. He and his wife Gertrude travelled to mountains in Virginia, and he had a stroke there in September. He died on 3 January 1945, aged 67. The University of Alabama Libraries give the same date.
He was buried at Riverside Cemetery, Hopkinsville, Kentucky. His wife Gertrude died three months later.
The New World Encyclopedia describes Cayce as an American psychic who gave answers to questions on health, astrology, history and other spiritual topics. Most of his work was diagnosing ailments and recommending treatments for people, done after putting himself into a trance. He remembered nothing on waking, and is commonly called "The Sleeping Prophet".
"In August 1944, Cayce collapsed. When he took a reading on his situation, he was instructed to rest until he was well or dead. He and Gertrude went to the Virginia mountains, where he had a stroke in September. He died on January 3, 1945, at age 67.[119] Cayce was buried in Riverside Cemetery in Hopkinsville, Kentucky.[120] His wife Gertrude died three months later.[121]"
- Edgar Cayce, New World Encyclopedia
- CAYCE, EDGAR, 1877-1945, University of Alabama Libraries