The Old Hancock County Jail
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Hancock County's Only Female Sheriff Passes Away
Ora Mathis Seal, 86, of Sneedville, Tennessee, the only female sheriff of Hancock County, passed away Wednesday. She spent her life raising nine children. She was appointed to finish the term of her husband, Kyle, after his death in 1973. Living in the old Hancock County jail, with five children still at home, she fulfilled the sheriff duties until 1974.
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