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Note: Henry died in the hospital after being struck by a car. He died on the 30th of Aug. in 1935. He had been hit by the car one week before his
death. He was 50 years old. He died at 9:45am, in Bloomington
Hospital. The auto was driven by William Becker, Henry was walking
across State Road 37, about 13 miles North of Bloomington. Death
resulted from a skull fracture and injuries to the brain. Henry also
suffered three broken ribs on the left side. He had been unconscious
practically all of the time since the accident. He was rushed to the
hopital immediatlly in an ambulance, but did not show any signs of
rallying until two days ago, when he was able to take some nourishment.
Yesterday morning he lapsed into a state of coma. And remained in that
condition until his death. Henry was crossing the road in front of the
Manual Jackson residence, where he stayed. To give a package to the
driver of a south bound bus, when he was struck. He had flagged the bus
to a stop, and had started across the road as Becker who with his wife
was driving to Martinsville, aproached from the South. The victim had
been employed as a farm laborer by Mr. Jackson. He is survived by 2
sisters, Mrs. Nancy Rayl, Mrs. Zene Lewis, one brother Marshall Hacker.
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