Mrs. Ottis Highley obit
Mrs. Rusha Elnora Moon Highley, the second daughter of Thomas and Ophelia Moon, and the affectionate wife of Ottis Highley, of Desloge, Mo., was born near Bonne Terre, Mo., April 22, 1883, and died in great triumph at her home in Desloge, at 6:20 P.M., Sunday, October 12, 1913, aged 30 years, 5 months and 20 days.
Ten months ago her father preceded her to the Celestial City, besides three brothers who had gone before.
Mrs. Highley leaves a husband and three children, Euin, aged 9, Vernon, aged 7, and Rendell aged 5, also a mother, Mrs. T. G. Moon, of Bonne Terre, Mo.; five brothers as follows: Bert and Ed Moon, of St Louis; Tilden Moon, of East St. Louis, Ill.,; Wendell Moon, of Bonne Terre, and Tom Moon, of St. Louis, and three sisters, Mrs. Bert Clay, of Leadwood, Mo.; Mrs. Perry Degonia and Miss Ophelia Moon, of Bonne Terre, Mo., besides a host of friends to mourn an unspeakable grief.
About fifteen years ago she gave her heart to God, professed faith in Christ and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at Desloge, Mo., under the ministry of a Rev. A.R. Williams, in which she proved a faithful and consistent Christian the rest of her life.
Mrs. Highley's parents moved to Desloge when she was 7 years of age, and with the exception of these 7 years her entire life was spent in Desloge, where she was loved and respected by all who knew her.
June 24, 1903, she was very happily married to Ottis Highley, Rev. A.S. Coker, of Bonne Terre, officiating. I doubt if there was ever a happier union effected at the hymenal altar or a more beautiful devotion of husband and wife to each other. Their hearts were indeed one in the golden hands of love.
Mrs. Highley was sick but a short time, but through it all she proved to be one of the brightest and happiest Christians. Although everything possible was done to alleviate her suffering and restore her to health, the half of her suffering could not be told. She was always found wholly resigned to the divine will of God, cheerful and with a strong and abiding faith in Christ. She never murmured nor complained but always gave evidence that she believed that things worked together for her temporal and eternal good.
There was nothing that medical science could not do that was left undone by her family physician. So patiently the loving mother and husband were devoted to their dear one, from sunrise to sunset remain her unflinchingly to the last when medical aid had failed and watched the last flickering ray of light, ready to grasp at any ray of hope no matter how small.
The greatest consolation that I vouchsafed, is the sweet realization of the fact that our beloved is at peace. The one upon whom we have lavished our affection is now in the land "where the weary are at rest."
Bending over the open casket, looking at the folded hands which will never clasp ours again in this world, gazing upon the closed eyes in which we will never more see our image reflected on this earth, the scalding tears fall as we realize that our earthly companionship with this one is forever at an end.
Our only consolation is that our heart's idol has heard the words from the Father's lips, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joys of the Lord."
The consolation is found in a consideration of the fact that our treasure is in heaven. The poor, worn frame will never more be racked with the agonies of pain, suffering is at an end.
The high esteem in which Mrs. Highley was held by her church and friends was in evidence by the great number who attended the funeral service, and followed her to the grave.
As a Christian she was above reproach; as a wife, she was true and faithful; as a daughter always obedient and devoted; as a sister, affectionate; a friend, never failing.
The funeral service was conducted at the M. E. Church, at Desloge, Mo., Tuesday, October 14, 1913, at 11:30 A.M., by Rev. George Walker, of Fornfelt, Mo. Her funeral was one of the largest ever held in Desloge. The body was laid to rest in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Desloge.
The precious influence of her stay among us rests as a benediction upon all of her acquaintances. May the Holy Spirit comfort her brokenhearted loved ones, and the word of God be their consolation.
O.M. (Ophelia Moon]
Mrs. Rusha Elnora Moon Highley, the second daughter of Thomas and Ophelia Moon, and the affectionate wife of Ottis Highley, of Desloge, Mo., was born near Bonne Terre, Mo., April 22, 1883, and died in great triumph at her home in Desloge, at 6:20 P.M., Sunday, October 12, 1913, aged 30 years, 5 months and 20 days.
Ten months ago her father preceded her to the Celestial City, besides three brothers who had gone before.
Mrs. Highley leaves a husband and three children, Euin, aged 9, Vernon, aged 7, and Rendell aged 5, also a mother, Mrs. T. G. Moon, of Bonne Terre, Mo.; five brothers as follows: Bert and Ed Moon, of St Louis; Tilden Moon, of East St. Louis, Ill.,; Wendell Moon, of Bonne Terre, and Tom Moon, of St. Louis, and three sisters, Mrs. Bert Clay, of Leadwood, Mo.; Mrs. Perry Degonia and Miss Ophelia Moon, of Bonne Terre, Mo., besides a host of friends to mourn an unspeakable grief.
About fifteen years ago she gave her heart to God, professed faith in Christ and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at Desloge, Mo., under the ministry of a Rev. A.R. Williams, in which she proved a faithful and consistent Christian the rest of her life.
Mrs. Highley's parents moved to Desloge when she was 7 years of age, and with the exception of these 7 years her entire life was spent in Desloge, where she was loved and respected by all who knew her.
June 24, 1903, she was very happily married to Ottis Highley, Rev. A.S. Coker, of Bonne Terre, officiating. I doubt if there was ever a happier union effected at the hymenal altar or a more beautiful devotion of husband and wife to each other. Their hearts were indeed one in the golden hands of love.
Mrs. Highley was sick but a short time, but through it all she proved to be one of the brightest and happiest Christians. Although everything possible was done to alleviate her suffering and restore her to health, the half of her suffering could not be told. She was always found wholly resigned to the divine will of God, cheerful and with a strong and abiding faith in Christ. She never murmured nor complained but always gave evidence that she believed that things worked together for her temporal and eternal good.
There was nothing that medical science could not do that was left undone by her family physician. So patiently the loving mother and husband were devoted to their dear one, from sunrise to sunset remain her unflinchingly to the last when medical aid had failed and watched the last flickering ray of light, ready to grasp at any ray of hope no matter how small.
The greatest consolation that I vouchsafed, is the sweet realization of the fact that our beloved is at peace. The one upon whom we have lavished our affection is now in the land "where the weary are at rest."
Bending over the open casket, looking at the folded hands which will never clasp ours again in this world, gazing upon the closed eyes in which we will never more see our image reflected on this earth, the scalding tears fall as we realize that our earthly companionship with this one is forever at an end.
Our only consolation is that our heart's idol has heard the words from the Father's lips, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joys of the Lord."
The consolation is found in a consideration of the fact that our treasure is in heaven. The poor, worn frame will never more be racked with the agonies of pain, suffering is at an end.
The high esteem in which Mrs. Highley was held by her church and friends was in evidence by the great number who attended the funeral service, and followed her to the grave.
As a Christian she was above reproach; as a wife, she was true and faithful; as a daughter always obedient and devoted; as a sister, affectionate; a friend, never failing.
The funeral service was conducted at the M. E. Church, at Desloge, Mo., Tuesday, October 14, 1913, at 11:30 A.M., by Rev. George Walker, of Fornfelt, Mo. Her funeral was one of the largest ever held in Desloge. The body was laid to rest in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Desloge.
The precious influence of her stay among us rests as a benediction upon all of her acquaintances. May the Holy Spirit comfort her brokenhearted loved ones, and the word of God be their consolation.
O.M. (Ophelia Moon]
Mrs. Ottis Highley obit
Mrs. Rusha Elnora Moon Highley, the second daughter of Thomas and Ophelia Moon, and the affectionate wife of Ottis Highley, of Desloge, Mo., was born near Bonne Terre, Mo., April 22, 1883, and died in great triumph at her home in Desloge, at 6:20 P.M., Sunday, October 12, 1913, aged 30 years, 5 months and 20 days.
Ten months ago her father preceded her to the Celestial City, besides three brothers who had gone before.
Mrs. Highley leaves a husband and three children, Euin, aged 9, Vernon, aged 7, and Rendell aged 5, also a mother, Mrs. T. G. Moon, of Bonne Terre, Mo.; five brothers as follows: Bert and Ed Moon, of St Louis; Tilden Moon, of East St. Louis, Ill.,; Wendell Moon, of Bonne Terre, and Tom Moon, of St. Louis, and three sisters, Mrs. Bert Clay, of Leadwood, Mo.; Mrs. Perry Degonia and Miss Ophelia Moon, of Bonne Terre, Mo., besides a host of friends to mourn an unspeakable grief.
About fifteen years ago she gave her heart to God, professed faith in Christ and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at Desloge, Mo., under the ministry of a Rev. A.R. Williams, in which she proved a faithful and consistent Christian the rest of her life.
Mrs. Highley's parents moved to Desloge when she was 7 years of age, and with the exception of these 7 years her entire life was spent in Desloge, where she was loved and respected by all who knew her.
June 24, 1903, she was very happily married to Ottis Highley, Rev. A.S. Coker, of Bonne Terre, officiating. I doubt if there was ever a happier union effected at the hymenal altar or a more beautiful devotion of husband and wife to each other. Their hearts were indeed one in the golden hands of love.
Mrs. Highley was sick but a short time, but through it all she proved to be one of the brightest and happiest Christians. Although everything possible was done to alleviate her suffering and restore her to health, the half of her suffering could not be told. She was always found wholly resigned to the divine will of God, cheerful and with a strong and abiding faith in Christ. She never murmured nor complained but always gave evidence that she believed that things worked together for her temporal and eternal good.
There was nothing that medical science could not do that was left undone by her family physician. So patiently the loving mother and husband were devoted to their dear one, from sunrise to sunset remain her unflinchingly to the last when medical aid had failed and watched the last flickering ray of light, ready to grasp at any ray of hope no matter how small.
The greatest consolation that I vouchsafed, is the sweet realization of the fact that our beloved is at peace. The one upon whom we have lavished our affection is now in the land "where the weary are at rest."
Bending over the open casket, looking at the folded hands which will never clasp ours again in this world, gazing upon the closed eyes in which we will never more see our image reflected on this earth, the scalding tears fall as we realize that our earthly companionship with this one is forever at an end.
Our only consolation is that our heart's idol has heard the words from the Father's lips, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joys of the Lord."
The consolation is found in a consideration of the fact that our treasure is in heaven. The poor, worn frame will never more be racked with the agonies of pain, suffering is at an end.
The high esteem in which Mrs. Highley was held by her church and friends was in evidence by the great number who attended the funeral service, and followed her to the grave.
As a Christian she was above reproach; as a wife, she was true and faithful; as a daughter always obedient and devoted; as a sister, affectionate; a friend, never failing.
The funeral service was conducted at the M. E. Church, at Desloge, Mo., Tuesday, October 14, 1913, at 11:30 A.M., by Rev. George Walker, of Fornfelt, Mo. Her funeral was one of the largest ever held in Desloge. The body was laid to rest in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Desloge.
The precious influence of her stay among us rests as a benediction upon all of her acquaintances. May the Holy Spirit comfort her brokenhearted loved ones, and the word of God be their consolation.
O.M. (Ophelia Moon]
Mrs. Rusha Elnora Moon Highley, the second daughter of Thomas and Ophelia Moon, and the affectionate wife of Ottis Highley, of Desloge, Mo., was born near Bonne Terre, Mo., April 22, 1883, and died in great triumph at her home in Desloge, at 6:20 P.M., Sunday, October 12, 1913, aged 30 years, 5 months and 20 days.
Ten months ago her father preceded her to the Celestial City, besides three brothers who had gone before.
Mrs. Highley leaves a husband and three children, Euin, aged 9, Vernon, aged 7, and Rendell aged 5, also a mother, Mrs. T. G. Moon, of Bonne Terre, Mo.; five brothers as follows: Bert and Ed Moon, of St Louis; Tilden Moon, of East St. Louis, Ill.,; Wendell Moon, of Bonne Terre, and Tom Moon, of St. Louis, and three sisters, Mrs. Bert Clay, of Leadwood, Mo.; Mrs. Perry Degonia and Miss Ophelia Moon, of Bonne Terre, Mo., besides a host of friends to mourn an unspeakable grief.
About fifteen years ago she gave her heart to God, professed faith in Christ and joined the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, at Desloge, Mo., under the ministry of a Rev. A.R. Williams, in which she proved a faithful and consistent Christian the rest of her life.
Mrs. Highley's parents moved to Desloge when she was 7 years of age, and with the exception of these 7 years her entire life was spent in Desloge, where she was loved and respected by all who knew her.
June 24, 1903, she was very happily married to Ottis Highley, Rev. A.S. Coker, of Bonne Terre, officiating. I doubt if there was ever a happier union effected at the hymenal altar or a more beautiful devotion of husband and wife to each other. Their hearts were indeed one in the golden hands of love.
Mrs. Highley was sick but a short time, but through it all she proved to be one of the brightest and happiest Christians. Although everything possible was done to alleviate her suffering and restore her to health, the half of her suffering could not be told. She was always found wholly resigned to the divine will of God, cheerful and with a strong and abiding faith in Christ. She never murmured nor complained but always gave evidence that she believed that things worked together for her temporal and eternal good.
There was nothing that medical science could not do that was left undone by her family physician. So patiently the loving mother and husband were devoted to their dear one, from sunrise to sunset remain her unflinchingly to the last when medical aid had failed and watched the last flickering ray of light, ready to grasp at any ray of hope no matter how small.
The greatest consolation that I vouchsafed, is the sweet realization of the fact that our beloved is at peace. The one upon whom we have lavished our affection is now in the land "where the weary are at rest."
Bending over the open casket, looking at the folded hands which will never clasp ours again in this world, gazing upon the closed eyes in which we will never more see our image reflected on this earth, the scalding tears fall as we realize that our earthly companionship with this one is forever at an end.
Our only consolation is that our heart's idol has heard the words from the Father's lips, "Well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter thou into the joys of the Lord."
The consolation is found in a consideration of the fact that our treasure is in heaven. The poor, worn frame will never more be racked with the agonies of pain, suffering is at an end.
The high esteem in which Mrs. Highley was held by her church and friends was in evidence by the great number who attended the funeral service, and followed her to the grave.
As a Christian she was above reproach; as a wife, she was true and faithful; as a daughter always obedient and devoted; as a sister, affectionate; a friend, never failing.
The funeral service was conducted at the M. E. Church, at Desloge, Mo., Tuesday, October 14, 1913, at 11:30 A.M., by Rev. George Walker, of Fornfelt, Mo. Her funeral was one of the largest ever held in Desloge. The body was laid to rest in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery at Desloge.
The precious influence of her stay among us rests as a benediction upon all of her acquaintances. May the Holy Spirit comfort her brokenhearted loved ones, and the word of God be their consolation.
O.M. (Ophelia Moon]
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