The Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 191?-19??, 1919-04-19
HENRY D. WALLACE, LEADING
INSURANCE MAN AND
PROMINENT CITIZEN
WAS A VICTIM OF APoLExY
Funeral Services Will Be Held At
The Residence This Afternoon
At Four O'clock.

At an early hour Thursday morn
ing, soon after coming to his Office
at the corner of Main and Ninth St.,
Henry D. Wallace walked half block
to the Cherokee Building and enter
ing the Office of DR.. j. E. Stone in
quired about the condition of DR..
Austin Bell, who was critically i'll.
DR.. Stone was not in, but the lady
in the Office told him no report had
been received yet. Mr.. Wallace turn
ed and went out and down the six
steps leading to the side walk. AS
he reached the lower steps he sud-
denly sank down and fell with his
body on the steps. A colored woman
in the hall saw him and told DR.. Flen-
er, whose Office was next to the door,
who rushed to him and hastily sum-
moned DR.. F. NJ Sites and together
they lifted him into DR.. Stones Office
still gasping but as they laid him
down he ceased to breath. Death had
come within the period of few sec
onds. He was practically dead when
he fell, uttering no word and show
ing no signs of consciousness when
friends reached him. 4
A little later he was removed to
his home on South Main street.
Biographical.
Henry D. Wallace was born in the
house where he lived all his life on
December 8, 1857. His father was
Col Albert Wallace, one of the eity's
leading citizens. His grandfather
was one of the city's pioneer settlers.
The subject of this sketch was the
third of a family of four children.
The oldest, a daughter, died many
years ago. His surviving brothers
are Alfred H. Wallace, of Newstead,
and Dr. Howe H. Wallace, a retired
physician of this city who is now
engaged in farming.
Henry D. Wallace grew to man.
hood in this city and was educated
in FerrelPs High School, then mill
tary school and was lieutenant of
cadets.
After leaving school he engaged in
business of one kind or another,
eventually settling upon insurance as
his life work
For MANY years he had been one
of the most successful insurance men
in this part of the State. He repre-
sented the Mutual Benefit Life In
surance Company, of Newark, N. j.,
and was one of the leading agents
of that company in the South. He
also had full line of fire companies
and his business was of large proper
tions.
Mr.. Wallace was a man of the
highest sense of honor and the strict
est integrity. He was as modest as
a woman and gentle and unassuming
in his manners. Of genial personal
ity, he was popular with all who
knew him. OF kindly and charita-
BILE disposition, he was held in the
highest esteem by a large circle of |
friends in every walk of life. Espe-
cially did his old schoolmates hold
him in affectionate regard. He was
treasurer of the organization of Ger
relPs Boys" and was deeply interest
ed in the approaching reunion of his
former schoolmates, who are grow
ing fewer in numbers every year.
Since the reunion of August, 1916,
Is have passed away. No one of the
absentees will be more missed than
Henry Wallace.
Mr. Wallace was married Sept. 27,
1887 to Miss Mary Campbell. Their
children were Lieut.. Henry D. Wal
ace, Jr., who died in the service of
S country, Oct. z, 1918; Mrs. Hor-
ace Wilkins and Howe H. Wallace,
If Houston, Tex, and Misses Bessie
ind Margaret Wallace.
The old homestead where his faith
II and grandfather had lived is an
IMPOSING brick mansion of the olden
lines, surrounded by a beautiful
avn. Recently it has been undergo
ng improvements, new porch be-
ng constructed, and the workmen
we're busy upon it when death came
With such shocking suddenness to ,
he owner.
Mr.. Wallace was member Of the
Westminster Presbyterian church /
md was faithful and exemplary
member.
The funeral services will be held ]