Obituary Record

Harry Higley
Died on 3/3/1919
Buried in Blair Cemetery

#1 Published in the Washington County, Nebraska Enterprise March 7, 1919

Harry Higley, who suffered a paralytic stroke, on the 15th, of last month, passed away at this home in this city on last Monday night. He was one of the pioneer settlers of Blair, locating here when a small boy, with his mother in 1869, the year the town started and has resided here ever since. He was born in Wisconsin in1860. Beside his wife, two children, Myron, of Ogden, Utah, and Mrs. Eva Cook, of this city survive.

Funeral service was held at the Episcopal Church, Rev. Marsh, Pastor of the church, officiating, and remains laid to rest in the Blair Cemetery on Wednesday P.M.

#2 Date and name of this Blair newspaper not recorded

Harry Higley seemed to improve for several days after the stroke he suffered on Saturday morning, Feb. 15, but later he began to fail and death came at 11 o’clock Monday night to relieve him of his suffering. The funeral will be held today at St. Mary’s Episcopal church at 2 o’clock, Rev. A.E. Marsh officiating. The services at the grave will be in charge of the Knights Templar. Deceased was born at Waukesha, Wis. Sept. 12, 1860, and therefore was past 58 years of age at the time of his death. He came to this county with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Higley, settling at Cuming City, so he was a real pioneer in this part of the county. When Blair was started in 1868 they moved here and this has been his home ever since, with the exception of a few years spent up at Decatur. He was married to Miss Mary Cain at O’Neill, Neb. October 22nd, 1884, and five children were born to them, three of whom died in childhood, Clarence, Vivian and Carlysle. The two surviving are Mrs. Eva Cook and Myron Higley, of Ogden, Utah. Myron was here last week and when his father seemed to be improving, he returned to his work and did not return for the funeral. His first wife died April 12th, 1903 and on June 8th, 1904, he was married to her sister, Mrs. Sadie Cain, who survives him. He leaves one full brother Vernon, of Davenport, Ia., who was also here last week. Also, a half-brother, Tom, of Omaha, and one half-sister, Mrs. Minnie Rosenkrantz, of Lincoln, both of whom are here for the funeral. Mr. Higley was a member of all the Masonic bodies, Blue Lodge Chapter ad Commandery, and had held about all the offices in each of them. He was also a Shriner, being a member of the Tangier Temple in Omaha. He belonged to the Eastern Star, Knights of Pythias and Modern Woodmen of America, carrying a policy of $2,000 in the latter and a like amount in two other insurance companies. Mr. Higley conducted a stationery and soft drink store here for a good many years, being manager of the first Bell telephone exchange in the city. He was connected with a number of other business ventures, recently retiring from a partnership in the Home theatre with C.J. Robinson. His sudden passing will be a great shock to the entire community, as well as to the immediate family, who have the sincere sympathy of all. A good citizen has passed from among us and we all mourn with the immediate family for he was possessed of many good qualities and the memory of him will long be with us.

Pilot 26 Feb 1919

There seems to be not much change to Harry Higley's condition so far. Mrs. Stanley Pierce came up from Ft. Calhoun Monday to help Mrs. Higley care for him. His brother, Vernon, came from Davenport, Ia., last Friday and returned Monday, and his son, Myron, arrived from Ogden, Utah, Monday and will remain until the last of the week.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings and leaflets on file in the Public Library, Blair, Nebraska ~~~

Grave Memorial #80400530

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clipping on file at the Blair Public Library.~~~

Printed in the Washington County Enterprise on 3/7/1919


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