EXHIBIT 31.1



CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) UNDER THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED



I, David H. Gill, Chief Executive Officer, certify that:



|1. | I have reviewed this Form 10-K of Henry County Bancshares, Inc.
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|2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
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|3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report.
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|4. | The registrants other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-14 and
15d-15(e)) for the registrant and have:
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| | (a) | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information
relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this annual report is being prepared;
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| | (b) | Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the controls and
procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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| | (c) | Disclosed in this report any change in the registrants internal controls that occurred during the registrants most recent fiscal quarter (the registrants fourth
fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal controls over financial reporting.
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|5. | The registrants other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal controls, to the registrants auditors and the audit
committee of registrants board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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| | (a) | All significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrants ability to record, process,
summarize and report financial information; and
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| | b) | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal controls over financial reporting.
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|March 9, 2004 |  | /s/ David H. Gill      
|              |  | DAVID H. GILL          
|              |  | Chief Executive Officer