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"Obituary - Pearl Rebecca Highley"
Name: Pearl Rebecca Highley
Birth date: September 29, 1876
Birth location: Unknown
Married: Austin Peter Goodin
Death date: April 18, 1942
Death location: St. Francois County, Missouri
Burial date: Unknown
Burial location: Bonne Terre Cemetery, Bonne Terre, St. Francois County, Missouri.
Name of newspaper publication: The Lead Belt News
Newspaper location: Flat River, St. Francois County, Missouri.
Date published: April 24, 1942
"Transcript of the above obituary"
Pioneer
Couple Died Day Apart
Joint funeral services for Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Goodin of Desloge, who died
Saturday and Sunday within 24 hours, were held Tuesday afternoon at the Desloge
Methodist Church, conducted by Rev. A. C. Johnson of Farmington, assisted by
Rev. C. W. Griffin, the pastor. Burial was in the Bonne Terre Cemetery. Boyer
service.
Austin Peter Goodin was born November 3, 1872, a son of Austin and Lucy Fletcher
Goodin of Primrose, Mo., and died April 19, 1942, aged 69 years 4 months 16
days.
Pearl Rebecca Highley, daughter of Robert and Ann Westover Highley, was born
September 29, 1876, and died April 18, 1942, aged 65 years 6 months 19 days.
They were united in marriage on July 26, 1897, and to this union were born nine
children, all of whom survive: Lois, Paul, Donald, Dorothy, Aline, Mary Frances,
Ruth, Ben and Jim. They also leave twelve grandchildren, four nieces and three
nephews. Mr. Goodin is survived by two sisters, Mrs. E. H. Suhre of Muskogee,
Okla., and Mrs. J. J. Doss of Wilmington, Calif. Mrs. Goodin's only sister is
Mrs. Alice Evans of Washington, D. C.
Mr. and Mrs. Goodin were both members of pioneer families of this section of
Missouri. Mrs. Goodin's ancestors fought in the Revolutionary war and her father
in the Civil War. The Highley and Westover families were early settlers here,
coming with Moses Austin.
Mr. Goodin was engaged in business with the Goff Mercantile firm for forty
years, retiring in 1932. He conducted a store in Leadwood for twenty years, from
1906 to 1926, and the business houses of Leadwood closed for two hours during
the funeral service.
Mrs. Goodin served St. Francois County as Democratic Committeewoman for two
terms and Mr. Goodin was also active in Democratic activities of the county.
The sympathy of the community goes out to the doubly bereft children in the loss
of both parents. The passing of this fine couple is mourned by their loved ones
and friends.
Transcribed by David H. Drumm, 18 Aug. 2005.
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