Navarro County Texas Archives Obituaries.....Hightower, Aletha Jane Thompson 1914
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Frost Newspaper
Death of Old Resident

The aged wife, Aletha Jane Thompson Hightower of R. Hightower of Frost, died
Tuesday, Nov. 17th 1914.  The funeral services were held at the Baptist Church
Wednesday morning at 11 p'clock, Rev. W.J. Aiken of Brandon conducting the
sevices, after which the remains were conveyed to the Frost cemetery followed by
a long funeral procession.

Aletha Jane Thompson nee Hightower, was born June 11, 1828 at Tucaloosa Ala.
From there she moved with her parents to Chickasaw County, Miss. where on Dec
18, 1850 she was married to R. Hightower, who still survives her at the age of
nearly 96 years.  Mr. and Mrs. Hightower came to Texas in 1858 settling in Red
River County from which county they moved in 1868 to Kaufman county and in the
fall of 1866, then moved to Navarro county with Mr. Hightower's nephew, R.J.
Sanders. Since then Mr. and Mrs. Hightower have been living south of Frost.

The public school was dismissed an hour Wednesday morning for the funeral. A
large number of friends and relative from different parts of the state were here
Wednesday to attend the funeral.

Additional Comments:
Raleigh (Rolly) died April 17, 1920 and is buried in Frost Cemetery beside his wife.

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