Obituaries, Headstones and Death Certificates

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

sample image DEATH CERTIFICATES
FAMILY HEADSTONE PHOTOS
BAKER RELATED OBITUARIES
HIGHLEY RELATED OBITUARIES
MCHENRY RELATED OBITUARIES
MOON RELATED OBITUARIES
MURPHY RELATED OBITUARIES
POSTON RELATED OBITUARIES
MISCELLANEOUS OBITUARIES


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

Russell HIGHLEY

 

May 30, 1962

Russell Highley, 70, retired carpenter, died of a heart attack at 2 a.m. Monday at his home on West Locust St., A native of Bath county, he was a son of the late William and Nancy McClain Highley, and a member of the Christian Church. Devoted to his family he was admired and respected by many friends throughout this section.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs., Eliza Ann Pergram Highley two daughters; Mrs. Colonel Warren, Mt. Sterling; and Mrs James Clark, Ft. Lauderdale, Fl., three sons, Bradley Highley, Richmond; Charles Edward and Russell Highley Jr., Mt. Sterling; a sister, Mrs. Nannie Combs, Williamstown; a brother Stanley Highley, Bath County ; and 7 grandchildren.

Burial was in Macheplah Cemetery.
 


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.

Sources:
 

Email, Letters, Family Members and Websites.
Genealogy Bank
 

Family faces are magic mirrors.  Looking at people who belong to us,  we see the past, the present and the future.