Cinda Wall Wellman, a well-known Woodford County resident and the wife of journalist Ferrell Wellman, died after she was injured in a freak accident in Traverse City, Mich.
Mrs. Wellman, 59, was in a hammock between two trees along the shore of Long Lake when one of the trees fell on her, said her husband, who was with her at the time.
"One of the trees, and this was a large mature tree that was supporting the hammock, cracked and fell on her and hit her on the chest," he said.
"It was just the two of us just down by the lake," he said.
At her death, Mrs. Wellman was a counselor for the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet. For many years before that she was an after-school coordinator for Woodford County schools, working at Huntertown Elementary. Mrs. Wellman also previously worked at the Cleveland Home, a treatment facility for troubled teen girls.
She was active in a local homemakers' club and she had been involved in a local chapter of the Red Hat Society.
"I was on television off and on for 30 years, but in Versailles, she was never my wife; I was always her husband. And that was kind of cool," Ferrell Wellman said.
But, he added, "The whole key to Cinda was being a great mom. ... She was proud of her sons, and more than anything else, she just wanted to be a good mother."
Mrs. Wellman was the mother of two sons, Chad Wellman, who lives in Versailles, and Dale Wellman, who lives in Williamstown, Mass.
Ferrell Wellman was to debut July 24 in a talk show focusing on politics and regional topics on WLAP-630 AM radio in Lexington. WLAP program director Kevin Bell said yesterday that Wellman's start date could change.
The former reporter for WAVE-TV in Louisville was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in April.
His acceptance speech surprised his wife, he said. "I said I would never have done it without her. She was my number-one supporter, my number-one cheerleader, my best friend."
Mrs. Wellman, a Cincinnati native, danced with the Cincinnati Civic Ballet as a teenager. She went on to receive a bachelor of science degree in psychology from the University of Kentucky in 1969.
"She loved the ballet. And she loved golden retrievers," her husband said.
After the tree fell, Mrs. Wellman's golden retriever, Murphy, stayed by her side while she and her husband waited for paramedics to arrive.
The Wellmans were staying in Traverse City with Mrs. Wellman's parents, Donald and Ursula Wall, who also have a home in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Wellman had vacationed in Traverse City nearly every year for the past 35 years. She had often sat in the hammock, Ferrell Wellman said.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on Harrodsburg Road in Lexington. Memorial gifts are suggested to the Woodford Humane Society.
Mrs. Wellman, 59, was in a hammock between two trees along the shore of Long Lake when one of the trees fell on her, said her husband, who was with her at the time.
"One of the trees, and this was a large mature tree that was supporting the hammock, cracked and fell on her and hit her on the chest," he said.
"It was just the two of us just down by the lake," he said.
At her death, Mrs. Wellman was a counselor for the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet. For many years before that she was an after-school coordinator for Woodford County schools, working at Huntertown Elementary. Mrs. Wellman also previously worked at the Cleveland Home, a treatment facility for troubled teen girls.
She was active in a local homemakers' club and she had been involved in a local chapter of the Red Hat Society.
"I was on television off and on for 30 years, but in Versailles, she was never my wife; I was always her husband. And that was kind of cool," Ferrell Wellman said.
But, he added, "The whole key to Cinda was being a great mom. ... She was proud of her sons, and more than anything else, she just wanted to be a good mother."
Mrs. Wellman was the mother of two sons, Chad Wellman, who lives in Versailles, and Dale Wellman, who lives in Williamstown, Mass.
Ferrell Wellman was to debut July 24 in a talk show focusing on politics and regional topics on WLAP-630 AM radio in Lexington. WLAP program director Kevin Bell said yesterday that Wellman's start date could change.
The former reporter for WAVE-TV in Louisville was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in April.
His acceptance speech surprised his wife, he said. "I said I would never have done it without her. She was my number-one supporter, my number-one cheerleader, my best friend."
Mrs. Wellman, a Cincinnati native, danced with the Cincinnati Civic Ballet as a teenager. She went on to receive a bachelor of science degree in psychology from the University of Kentucky in 1969.
"She loved the ballet. And she loved golden retrievers," her husband said.
After the tree fell, Mrs. Wellman's golden retriever, Murphy, stayed by her side while she and her husband waited for paramedics to arrive.
The Wellmans were staying in Traverse City with Mrs. Wellman's parents, Donald and Ursula Wall, who also have a home in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Wellman had vacationed in Traverse City nearly every year for the past 35 years. She had often sat in the hammock, Ferrell Wellman said.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on Harrodsburg Road in Lexington. Memorial gifts are suggested to the Woodford Humane Society.
Cinda Wall Wellman, a well-known Woodford County resident and the wife of journalist Ferrell Wellman, died after she was injured in a freak accident in Traverse City, Mich.
Mrs. Wellman, 59, was in a hammock between two trees along the shore of Long Lake when one of the trees fell on her, said her husband, who was with her at the time.
"One of the trees, and this was a large mature tree that was supporting the hammock, cracked and fell on her and hit her on the chest," he said.
"It was just the two of us just down by the lake," he said.
At her death, Mrs. Wellman was a counselor for the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet. For many years before that she was an after-school coordinator for Woodford County schools, working at Huntertown Elementary. Mrs. Wellman also previously worked at the Cleveland Home, a treatment facility for troubled teen girls.
She was active in a local homemakers' club and she had been involved in a local chapter of the Red Hat Society.
"I was on television off and on for 30 years, but in Versailles, she was never my wife; I was always her husband. And that was kind of cool," Ferrell Wellman said.
But, he added, "The whole key to Cinda was being a great mom. ... She was proud of her sons, and more than anything else, she just wanted to be a good mother."
Mrs. Wellman was the mother of two sons, Chad Wellman, who lives in Versailles, and Dale Wellman, who lives in Williamstown, Mass.
Ferrell Wellman was to debut July 24 in a talk show focusing on politics and regional topics on WLAP-630 AM radio in Lexington. WLAP program director Kevin Bell said yesterday that Wellman's start date could change.
The former reporter for WAVE-TV in Louisville was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in April.
His acceptance speech surprised his wife, he said. "I said I would never have done it without her. She was my number-one supporter, my number-one cheerleader, my best friend."
Mrs. Wellman, a Cincinnati native, danced with the Cincinnati Civic Ballet as a teenager. She went on to receive a bachelor of science degree in psychology from the University of Kentucky in 1969.
"She loved the ballet. And she loved golden retrievers," her husband said.
After the tree fell, Mrs. Wellman's golden retriever, Murphy, stayed by her side while she and her husband waited for paramedics to arrive.
The Wellmans were staying in Traverse City with Mrs. Wellman's parents, Donald and Ursula Wall, who also have a home in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Wellman had vacationed in Traverse City nearly every year for the past 35 years. She had often sat in the hammock, Ferrell Wellman said.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on Harrodsburg Road in Lexington. Memorial gifts are suggested to the Woodford Humane Society.
Mrs. Wellman, 59, was in a hammock between two trees along the shore of Long Lake when one of the trees fell on her, said her husband, who was with her at the time.
"One of the trees, and this was a large mature tree that was supporting the hammock, cracked and fell on her and hit her on the chest," he said.
"It was just the two of us just down by the lake," he said.
At her death, Mrs. Wellman was a counselor for the Kentucky Personnel Cabinet. For many years before that she was an after-school coordinator for Woodford County schools, working at Huntertown Elementary. Mrs. Wellman also previously worked at the Cleveland Home, a treatment facility for troubled teen girls.
She was active in a local homemakers' club and she had been involved in a local chapter of the Red Hat Society.
"I was on television off and on for 30 years, but in Versailles, she was never my wife; I was always her husband. And that was kind of cool," Ferrell Wellman said.
But, he added, "The whole key to Cinda was being a great mom. ... She was proud of her sons, and more than anything else, she just wanted to be a good mother."
Mrs. Wellman was the mother of two sons, Chad Wellman, who lives in Versailles, and Dale Wellman, who lives in Williamstown, Mass.
Ferrell Wellman was to debut July 24 in a talk show focusing on politics and regional topics on WLAP-630 AM radio in Lexington. WLAP program director Kevin Bell said yesterday that Wellman's start date could change.
The former reporter for WAVE-TV in Louisville was inducted into the Kentucky Journalism Hall of Fame in April.
His acceptance speech surprised his wife, he said. "I said I would never have done it without her. She was my number-one supporter, my number-one cheerleader, my best friend."
Mrs. Wellman, a Cincinnati native, danced with the Cincinnati Civic Ballet as a teenager. She went on to receive a bachelor of science degree in psychology from the University of Kentucky in 1969.
"She loved the ballet. And she loved golden retrievers," her husband said.
After the tree fell, Mrs. Wellman's golden retriever, Murphy, stayed by her side while she and her husband waited for paramedics to arrive.
The Wellmans were staying in Traverse City with Mrs. Wellman's parents, Donald and Ursula Wall, who also have a home in Cincinnati.
Mrs. Wellman had vacationed in Traverse City nearly every year for the past 35 years. She had often sat in the hammock, Ferrell Wellman said.
Funeral arrangements were pending at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home on Harrodsburg Road in Lexington. Memorial gifts are suggested to the Woodford Humane Society.
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