Smoot Woman Buried Thursday

After a lingering illness of five months, Mrs Wallace Henderson of Smoot passed away in the L D S hospital at Salt Lake City, Utah on December 5th 1943.
Mrs Henderson became ill on the first day of July. At that time it was discovered she was suffering from a stomach ulcer. The ulcer caused a hemorrhage and she became very weak from the loss of blood. After being treated at the hospital in Afton, she was taken to the clinic at Salt Lake City. She was X-rayed and at that time the ulcers were found to be almost healed. Mrs Henderson returned home and it seemed she had taken a slight cold. She was then treated for bronchitis. Her condition continued to grow worse. She was X-rayed and her lungs were found to be in a serious condition. The X-ray was sent to Basin Wyo Her case was then taken to the Sanatorium at Ogden, Utah. After being carefully observed for one month, it was found she did not have tuberculosis. It was discovered that she had a very rare, but non-contagious disease, Fungi of the lungs caused by a bacteria that is breathed from plant life. She was then taken to the L.D.S. hospital in Salt Lake City. There she was placed under the care of the best doctors available and all was done that possibly could be done, but her condition grew steadily worse, and she passed away at 1:00 p. m. on December 5, 1943.
All her children were at her bedside.
Katie Stumpp Henderson, was born the 22, of October, 1892 at Murry Utah, the daughter of John Stumpp and Annie Krebs. Mrs Henderson spent her entire life in Star Valley.
In the year of 1912 she was united in marriage to Thomas W. Henderson, in the temple at Logan, Utah. To this union were born ten children. Four sons and six daughters. one son, Larn Lee, proceeded her in death, having passed away a few days after his birth. Two sons, Dewey and Carl, and four daughters, Mae Kingston, Millie Henderson, Mable Baird and Bessie Davis are married and have separate homes. Two daughters and one son are still at home, Eva 13, Lelsie 11, and Leoyce 9. She is also survived by two brothers and one sister, John Stumpp, William Stumpp and Anna Warren, and eight grandchildren.
She will be greatly missed by all, but especially by her husband and the little ones at home.
Mrs Henderson was a woman blessed with an abundance of patience, even in all suffering she was never cross. She was a lover of children and all children loved her dearly. For a number of years she worked in the Primary association in Smoot. She also worked in the M.I.A. and in the Relief Society. She has an honest industrious, peace loving woman.
Funeral services were held in Smoot Thursday, december the 9th. Bishop James L. Bruce presiding.
Song "Thy Will Be Done" by the Singing Mothers.
Prayer: Edwin Howell,
Speaker: Wilford W. Cranney
Male Quartet: "Mother" by Gordon Waring, Douglas Findlay, Ben Canning and Lyman Bruce.
Speaker: John Stumpp.
Song: "The Lord is My Shepherd" by Singing Mothers.
A poem written by Grace Henderson was red by Mrs. George Lancaster.
Closing Prayer by Joseph Allen.
Interment was in the Afton Cemetery.

Henderson, Kate Stumpp (16 Dec 1943)Star Valley Independent

Mrs T. W. Henderson of Smoot passed away in Salt Lake City the fore part of the week from an illness of long standing.
She was taken to Utah several weeks ago in an effort to prolong her life, or cure her if possible. However, she did not rally and passed away the first of this week.
Funeral services were held in Smoot today, and she was buried in the Afton cemetery.
We are sorry we are unable to give more details of her life, and illness at this time, but will try to get a short sketch of her life for our next issue.

Henderson, Mrs. T W (9 Dec 1943)Star Valley Independent

Katherine Stumpp is the daughter of Johann Jakob STUMPP and Anna KREBS
Katherine STUMPP married Thomass Wallace HENDERSON 24 Oct 1912 in