Obits: Thacker, Henry, died  07/19/1950
Oct. 2002
Wolfe County, KY 

Submitted by: http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00001.html#0000062 
Wolfe County Genealogy and  Carole Bays
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Wolfe County News, July 27, 1950

HENRY THACKER, 63, IS FOUND DEAD ON DEVIL'S CREEK

Henry Thacker, 63, was found dead near the banks of Piegon Roost Fork 
of Devil's Creek in Wolfe County on Wednesday morning, July 19th about 
ten a.m. by a group of relatives and friends who had been searching for 
him for several days, according to the sheriff, G.C. Byrd.

Last week, Sheriff Byrd had been notified that a stranger had been seen 
in this vicinity of Wolfe Co., and later he was notified that clothing 
like that worn by the same man had been found on the banks of Pigeon 
Roost Fork of Devil's Creek and it was feared that the man might be dead.  
A search began and word was sent out to try and find out who the man 
was.

Mr. and Mrs. Mary D. McQuinn of Stanton, Ky.  a sister of the dead was 
probably the closest of his kin who saw him alive last; as he had been 
to visit her just prior to his wandering in Wolfe County.  Sheriff Byrd 
says that his sister claims that Mr. Thacker was perfectly sane and 
seemingly well when he left home and started to return to his home at 
Pilot, KY.  It is not known what happened but evidence points that 
something did for he was apparently lost and acted very strangely when talking 
with people in this vicinity on Sunday, July 9th, the last time anyone 
saw him alive.

His daughter, Mrs. Stella Mays, of Middletown, O., came to Campton and 
identified the clothing as belonging to her father, on Monday, July 
17th, but the body of the deceased was not found till Wed., two days later 
and ten days after the clothing was found on the banks of the creek.

His wife had preceded him in death several years.  He leaves two sons; 
Roscoe and Damon both of Patsey, KY and three daughters: Mrs. Stella 
Mays of Middletown, O., who identified the clothing, and Stanley and 
Irene both of whom are married and live in Lexington, Ky.  Two sisters, 
Mrs. Mary D. McQuinn of Stanton, Ky, and Mrs. Sara Chester, Dayton, O., 
and two brothers, R.L. Thacker of Patsey, Ky., and Lafayette Thacker of 
Pryce, Ky., several other relatives and a host of friends.


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