Jackson County OR Archives Obituaries.....High, Lester V. April 7, 1899 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/or/orfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Eellitta Stone russetred@msn.com December 15, 2009, 9:00 pm The Morning Oregonian March 1, 1900 page 4 column 2 FUNERAL OF AN “OREGON” SAILOR Died in Cuban Hospital, buried in old home in Ashland ASHLAND, Or., Feb. 28. - For the third time this month Ashland has given a public and military funeral to one of its brave sons who took part in the late war. Flags were displayed at half - mast and business was suspended today during the funeral of Lester V. High, who, as a sailor on the battleship Oregon, took part in the battle of Santiago Bay, and whose body arrived here Sunday from Clenfuegos, Cuba, where he died April 7, 1899. He died in the Naval Hospital of fever contracted in the service. Delegations from Jacksonville, Medford, Gold Hill and other points were present to attend the funeral, which was conducted by the local G.A.R. post and Spanish American War Veterans. Lieutenant H.S. Evans, of the Oregon National Guard, delivered a touching address at the grave. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/or/jackson/obits/h/high4058gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/orfiles/ File size: 1.5 Kb