HIGHLAND OBITUARIES, Henry County, Missouri
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HIGHLAND, Frances Camella HAMPTON SPARKS 1904 - 1995

Frances Camella Highland, 91, Warrensburg, died Sunday, June 25, 1995, at the 
Ridge Crest Nursing Center in Warrensburg. She was born May 31, 1904, in 
Johnson County, the daughter of Mary Frances Elizabeth Shore Hampton and 
William Silas Hampton. She was a graduate of Tipton High School and attended 
the Warrensburg Normal School for a short time. On Aug 25, 1930, in Kingsville, 
she married Basil Ray Sparks. He preceded her in death Oct 4, 1951. On April 3, 
1954, she married Dr. Samuel E. Highland, who also preceded her in death. They 
lived in Warrensburg and southern Missouri and Clinton before returning to 
Warrensburg in 1994. Mrs. Highland worked for Southwestern Bell in Centerview 
and Warrensburg and was chief operator of telephone communications at 
Whiteman Air Force Base. She was a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus 
Christ of Latter Day Saints and a former member of Eastern Star. Survivors 
include two stepdaughters, Ladorna Rich, Warrensburg; and Celesta Highland, 
Edwards; and one great-niece. Following cremation, a memorial service will be 
held at 2 p. m., Sunday, July 2, at the RLDS Church in Warrensburg. Consalus 
Funeral Home of Clinton is in charge of arrangements.


HIGHLAND, Samuel Elmer Dr. 1898 - 1994

Dr. Samuel Elmer Highland, D. C., 96, Warrensburg, died Friday, November 11, 
1994, at the Ridge Crest Nursing Center in Warrensburg. A memorial service will 
be held at 2 p. m. November 20, at the RLDS Church in Warrensburg. The family 
suggests memorial contributions to the Autumn Court Alzheimer's Unit at Ridge 
Crest, 706 S. Mitchell St., Warrensburg. The contributions will go toward 
establishing an atrium fund for the unit. Consalus Funeral Home in Clinton, is in 
charge of arrangements. Cremation. Dr. Highland was born July 13, 1898, in 
Chadwick, to Inez Lyons Highland and Samuel McKesson Highland and was the 
third of four brothers, three of whom are deceased, and one sister, also deceased. 
He attended Graceland College in Lamoni, IA, and graduated from Western 
Chiropractic College in Kansas City in 1929. He practiced chiropractic in 
Warrensburg until his retirement in 1969, at which time he moved to southern 
Missouri near his place of birth. In 1990, he moved to Clinton and to Warrensburg 
in April of 1994. While practicing his profession, he had also been involved in 
farming and the raising of livestock. In April of 1954 he married Frances C. 
Sparks, who survives at the home; two daughters, Ladorna M. Rich, Warrensburg, 
and Celesta Highland, Edwards; one brother, Harry L. Highland, Clinton.

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