Theresa Marie Higley

Friday, July 3, 2009

Theresa Marie Higley, age 87 of Springboro, Ohio, passed away Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Hospice of Dayton. She was born in Garland, Kan., on Dec. 27, 1921, to the late Chester and Louella Johnston. Marie was also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Frank Darrell Higley, and her brother Charley Johnston. Marie graduated from Fort Scott High School in 1940. She was a member of the Neosho Valley Dairy Farmer Records Association and owned and showed grand champion purebred Jersey cattle. In 1941, she was the Kansas State Dairy Queen and went to Memphis to compete in the national competition sponsored by the National Dairy Association. Her love of dairy cattle and farming stayed with her throughout her life. She was a dairy farmer; a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt; a generous friend; and lived most of her life in Fort Scott, Kan. She was active in the 4-H organization both as a youth and later in life as a leader.

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