Barren County Obituaries

Lydia McGuire

Submitted by Sandi Gorin. She notes:
"I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information."

Name: Mrs Lydia McGuire
Residence: Temple Hill, KY
Died: Last Friday (bef 26 June 1918)
Cause; Suicide by jumping into a deep hole in Skaggs Creek.
Husband: Roscoe McGuire
Children: 3 sons
Parents: Mr and Mrs Lute Smith ofTemple Hill (where she died) Had carried a bucket of water to her father who was working in the field. On her return, hung her hat and bucket on a fence and ran across the corn patch and plunged into the creek. Had just returned from an asylum about 3 weeks previous.
Brothers & Sisters: Gaither, Sam, Mart, Albert, Ben and Howard Smith; Mrs Luther Ellott and Misses Lena and Vena Smith.
Burial; Family burial ground

Glasgow Republican 26 June 1918.


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