Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Phoebe HIGDAY ************************************************************************ Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, May 2005 © All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ************************************************************************ Died: Saturday morning, Jan. 27, Mrs. Phoebe Maria Bullis Higday, aged 51 years, of rheumatism and heart failure. She was born in the Town of Albion in 1848 where she spent her life until December 18, 1876, when she married Mr. Geo. A. Highday and moved to the brick house on the Washington Higday farm just west of this city, and lived there until a few years ago when Mr. Higday built a larger house farther west. The deceased has been battling against a complication of diseases for several years but owing to a remarkable consitution has been spared to her family until the above date. She was a sympathetic and helpufl neighbor and loving wife and mother. Mrs. Higday leaves besides a husband, a father eighty-six years old, five children, John, who is attending the dairy school at Madison, Alice, who has been the faithful housekeeper and constant companion of her mother for the past four years; Robert, who attends school at the Seminary and Jane and Elma who are at home district school. Mrs. Higday was a very ambitious, hard-working woman and though an invalid for several years was very hopeful of being restored to health. The funeral which was held from the late home Monday afternoon was largely attended by sympathizing friends. Rev. Mr. Millar of this city officiated. Interment was made in Evansville cemetery. February 3, 1900, The Badger, p. 1, col. 4, Evansville, Wisconsin