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northward past 844 Main and around the corner to the Henning Garage at the corner of <br />Walnut and the alley. They may have been paid for by the Henning family for the <br />Henning Mortuary, but the surviving rock piles are in front of 836 Main. <br />The following photo shows the Henning Mortuary clock as it appeared in 2007. It had by <br />then stopped working. Funeral homes have a long history of having public clocks. <br />Mortuary clocks were a reminder of the passage of time and the inevitably of death. The <br />date that the Hennings put up the clock could not be determined, but some older <br />Louisville residents recall that some part of it would be lit up in red for the duration of <br />funeral services taking place inside. <br />G.R. & Marguerite Henning Contributions to Louisville <br />The Hennings made numerous contributions to the town from the time of their arrival in <br />1923. <br />G.R. Henning served as the Mayor of Louisville from 1926 to 1930. He played an active <br />role in making improvements such as the construction of sidewalks. He also is said to <br />have been instrumental in getting Louisville High School built in 1939-40. He was <br />President and Trustee of the First State Bank of Louisville. <br />GR Henning's dog was "Chappy." Mrs. Henning would send Chappy to go up and down <br />Main Street to find Mr. Henning when he was needed. Chappy, who according to the <br />Henning family lived from 1929 to 1943, is shown here on one of the rock piles that <br />used to extend in front of the Mortuary: <br />11 <br />