The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1915-06-25
JEFFERSON d. HIGHLEY Sue
CUMBs TO BRIGHTs DISEASE
Respected Citizen and County Of
fetal Passed Away Last Monday.


jefferson d. Highley was born I'M
st. Francois county July IS, 1860, and
died at II p. m. on Monday, June 21,
1915. In February, 1910, he was
married to Mrs. Elizabeth Cook, who
survives him. For more than a year
he had been in failing health, and in
an effort to regain his lost health,
he left for California on November
IA, 1914, and after spending about six
months in southern California he re-
turned to his home in May, 1876 and
on consultation with his physician,
DIR. j. B. Robinson, he was told that
he was fatally ill, being in the adj
vanced stages of Bright's disease, and
was sent to the hospital at Bonne
Terre, where he steadily grew worse
until the end came.
A short while before his death he
expressed desire to join the Catholic
church, whereupon his wife sent for
the resident priest and he was admit
ted to that church and died in that
faith his funeral was conducted by
Father Casey of Desloge, at the Cath
olic church at Pennington, at o'clock
p. m. on Wednesday of this week, and
his remains were laid to rest in the
Catholic cemetery here in this city.
jefferson d. Highley was elected
Sheriff of st. Francois county two
terms, serving from January 1st, 1899
to January 1st, 1903, and after being
out of politics for a few years was the
Democratic nominee for Collector of
this county, being defeated at the
general election by Cy Denman, the
Republican nominee.
To appreciate the character Of JEFF
ferson d. Highley, one had to know
him we'll and to be associated with
him daily; he was not given to much
talk nor was he very demonstrative
in his communications with his friends.
If he was your fried and you his,
the night was not too dark nor the
day too stormy for him to go out of
his way to do you favor; if he did
not like you he said but little, if any
thing, about it. The writer, who has
known him for thirty years, does not
now recall his ever having said to him
an unkind word or uttered an unkind
thought concerning any man; faults
he had, but his virtues were more
than his thoughts, even though the
flesh was weak at times.
For many years he was member Of
the X. P. Lodge, which membership
he kept up until the last, and we feel
sure that he was true friend and
that he bore toward his fellowman
that charity that made his life nobler
and the world better, that benevolence
that not only wished his fellowman
well but at all times was willing to
do well toward him.
His father and mother died while
he was quite young and he was
brought up in the home and under the
influence of his uncle and aunt, Mr..
and Mrs. John B. Highley, and the in
fiuence of that home and the teaching
he received, more especially from Mrs.
John B. Highley were evidenced in
his last illness for it brought him back
to his God and to the faith of that
good woman who loved as her own
son and whom JEFF loved, perhaps, as
we'll or better, thananyon who had
come into his life.
The dates of our birth and death
measure the duration of our lives;
but to those who knew the departed
best only earth circumscribes his in
fluence over them and only eternity
is long enough for the fulfillment of
a joyous experience unfettered by
earthly impediments.