Misc: SCRAPBOOK PART 12 KENTON COUNTY, KY Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Roslyn The McLendon **************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. Copyright 2000 Roslyn The McLendon **************************************************************************** Local Woman Drowns in cistern Tuesday Noon: Another shocking tragedy gripped the hearts of Carrollton people when the news was flashed over the city Tuesday about noon that Mrs. Uffie Henry had taken her life by jumping into an abandoned cistern on the Beetem lot in the rear of her home on Sycamore street. For some time Mrs. Henry had been under the Dr.'s care, suffering from nervous break-down and for several weeks her sister-in-law, Mrs. Paul Coghill of Dixon, Il had been caring for her. About 11:00 she told Mrs. Coghill that she was going to meet Mr. Henry but instead went to the cistern, removed the cover and plunged in. In about five minutes Mr. Henry came home and on learning that she had started out to meet him, began looking for her and noticing the disturbed condition about the cistern, looked in, horrified to find his wife's body floating on the water. His screams brought a number to the scene. Ben L. Simonton who was painting the Women's club house adjoining the Henry home, put his ladder in the cistern and with the help of Jack Way and others brought the body up. Dr. allen Donaldson was called and applied restorative measures, but to no avail, due to the fact that the body had been in the water about 15 minutes. Mrs. Henry whose maiden name was Maurice Hancock, was born Aug 8, 1898. a daughter of the late John and Lula Webster Hancock of Trimble Co. Of her marriage to Mr. Henry three children were born - Ella Jean, Doris, and Uffie, Jr., the eldest ten years old. Mrs. Henry is also survived by one sister, miss Ollie Mae Hancock who is under hospital treatment in Madison after surgery three weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Henry spent Monday with her. Last rites are being held this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in the Christian Church, Rev. M. L. Brown of the Pilgram Holiness Church conducting the service. Interment will be in Odd Fellows cemetery. Pallbearers are Messrs. Herbert, James and William Hancock, Walton Banks, Wilbur Ford and James Thompson. Flower bearers were Misses Louise Hancock, Mary H. Wilson, Anna K. Hancock, Flora M. Henry and Mary Alice Carlisle and Mrs. Wilbur Ford.