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

Pat Highley, 77, of Big Spring died Sunday, May 23, 2004, at her residence. Memorial Service will be at 4:00 PM Wednesday at Myers & Smith Chapel with Rev. Dennis Teeters, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating. The family will receive friends at Myers & Smith Funeral Home following the service. An additional Memorial Service will be at 5:00 PM Friday at the First United Methodist Church of Blooming Grove, Texas with Rev. Jonathan Speegle, pastor, officiating.

She was born December 22, 1926, in Kerens, Texas to Adren Westbrook and Lula McSpadden Westbrook. She married Darel Highley, December 25, 1948, at Blooming Grove, Texas. They came to Big Spring in 1952 from Lubbock. Mr. Highley preceded her in death, October 16, 1976. Mrs. Highley was a homemaker, and had also taught school and sold real estate. She later worked several years at Howard County Abstract and Walton Morrison Law Offices. She was very active in the PTA and was President of the State PTA. She was a member of the Big Spring Kennel Club, Beta Sigma Phi, the Encouragers, which was a grief support group for widows and widowers, and the First Presbyterian Church.

She is survived by one daughter: Marka Mitchell and her husband Clay of Sanderson; two sons: Dee Highley and his wife Kathy of Big Spring and Bob Highley and his wife Shellye of Lubbock; two sisters: Wanda Sanders of Kaufman and Babe Crider of Breckenridge; nine grandchildren: Tanya Hartman of Bangs, Texas, Charlet Robinson of Albany, Oregon, Kaley Highley of Abilene, Carol Dockrey of Lamesa, Trey Mitchell of Sanderson, Ryan Highley of Lubbock, Colby Mitchell of Sanderson, Keith Woodruff of Dallas, and Christina Woodruff of Big Spring; two great grandchildren: Maegan Hartman and Katie Hartman both of Bangs.

Arrangements are by Myers & Smith Funeral Home. Pay your respects online at www.myersandsmith.com

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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