Death of spouse causes insanity

Description: Myra Schillings transcribed interview of Trish OHare about a woman who went insane after her husbands death. According to OHare, the woman refuses to do anything because she is waiting for her husband to come back to life and do everything.
Origin: 1971-10-20
Source: http://indstate.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/folklore/id/2301
Collection: Indiana State University Folklore Archives
Subjects: Legends
People
Spouses
Death
Death & burial
Mentally ill persons
Folklore

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