Over the years I have collected many obituaries from many different resources.  I either received them from family members, emails, letters or websites.

Kansas City Star, The (MO) - February 11, 2003
Deceased Name: EARL WRIGHT HIGHLEY
Earl Wright Highley, 83, of Kalispell, Montana, formerly of Kansas City, KS died Wednesday, February 5, 2003 at the Montana Veterans Home in Columbia Falls, MT. Funeral Service and Masonic Service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, February 15, at the Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, KS. Friends may call 9-10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Chapel Hill Cemetery. Earl was born August 23, 1919, in Hooker, OK, and had lived in Kansas City, KS since 1965 until 3 years ago when he moved to Montana to be near his daughter. Earl was an Army veteran of World War II. He had been a machinist foreman with Progressive Manufacturing before retiring in 1981 and had previously been employed with Cessna Aviation in Hutchison, KS. for 15 years. He was a Methodist and member and past master of the Nickerson, KS Masonic Lodge, and the National Association of Retired Federal Employees. His wife, Rita Jean Highley preceded him in death in 1999. Survivors include his daughter Janice E. McManus, Kalispell, Montana, two grandchildren, and five
great-grandchildren. (Arrangements: Porter Funeral Home, 1835 Minnesota Ave, Kansas City, KS 913-621-6400)

Most of my family members came from St. Francois County, Missouri.  Others came from Illinois, Kansas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Virginia and Germany.  If you would like to contribute a photo, please email me at: rebecca@digginforroots.com.

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