Services for Florence Highsmith, 86, of Lubbock, will be at 2 p.m. today in Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with James Hare officiating.
Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home.
She died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, at her residence.
She was born May 28, 1914, in Pacific, Mo. She served in the WAC during World War II, and was the 16th woman to sign up in the Seventh Corps, being assigned to the first WAC Special Services Company.
She married John Hart Highsmith on Jan. 23, 1939. He died in 1965. She was a member of Phi Lambda Beta and was a Presbyterian.
She had been a resident of Lubbock since 1949 and was a former employee at Sears, W.D. Wilkins, K-Mart, and Resthaven.
She was a former Worthy Matron of the Order of Eastern Star and Mother Adviser of the Rainbow in Pacific. She had served as past president of the Lubbock Chapter of American Association of Retired People and was an active member of the American Legion Post 575, where she had served as adjutant and as an executive board member. She received an honor from the Department of Veteran Affairs in recognition of more than 10,000 hours of volunteer service at the Lubbock Vet Center.
She had also served as a United Way volunteer and had contributed over 37,000 hours of volunteer work with University Medical Center and at the Big Spring VA Hospital since 1969.
Survivors include two nieces; and four nephews.
Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home.
She died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, at her residence.
She was born May 28, 1914, in Pacific, Mo. She served in the WAC during World War II, and was the 16th woman to sign up in the Seventh Corps, being assigned to the first WAC Special Services Company.
She married John Hart Highsmith on Jan. 23, 1939. He died in 1965. She was a member of Phi Lambda Beta and was a Presbyterian.
She had been a resident of Lubbock since 1949 and was a former employee at Sears, W.D. Wilkins, K-Mart, and Resthaven.
She was a former Worthy Matron of the Order of Eastern Star and Mother Adviser of the Rainbow in Pacific. She had served as past president of the Lubbock Chapter of American Association of Retired People and was an active member of the American Legion Post 575, where she had served as adjutant and as an executive board member. She received an honor from the Department of Veteran Affairs in recognition of more than 10,000 hours of volunteer service at the Lubbock Vet Center.
She had also served as a United Way volunteer and had contributed over 37,000 hours of volunteer work with University Medical Center and at the Big Spring VA Hospital since 1969.
Survivors include two nieces; and four nephews.
Services for Florence Highsmith, 86, of Lubbock, will be at 2 p.m. today in Resthaven's Abbey Chapel with James Hare officiating.
Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home.
She died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, at her residence.
She was born May 28, 1914, in Pacific, Mo. She served in the WAC during World War II, and was the 16th woman to sign up in the Seventh Corps, being assigned to the first WAC Special Services Company.
She married John Hart Highsmith on Jan. 23, 1939. He died in 1965. She was a member of Phi Lambda Beta and was a Presbyterian.
She had been a resident of Lubbock since 1949 and was a former employee at Sears, W.D. Wilkins, K-Mart, and Resthaven.
She was a former Worthy Matron of the Order of Eastern Star and Mother Adviser of the Rainbow in Pacific. She had served as past president of the Lubbock Chapter of American Association of Retired People and was an active member of the American Legion Post 575, where she had served as adjutant and as an executive board member. She received an honor from the Department of Veteran Affairs in recognition of more than 10,000 hours of volunteer service at the Lubbock Vet Center.
She had also served as a United Way volunteer and had contributed over 37,000 hours of volunteer work with University Medical Center and at the Big Spring VA Hospital since 1969.
Survivors include two nieces; and four nephews.
Burial will be in Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Resthaven Funeral Home.
She died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2000, at her residence.
She was born May 28, 1914, in Pacific, Mo. She served in the WAC during World War II, and was the 16th woman to sign up in the Seventh Corps, being assigned to the first WAC Special Services Company.
She married John Hart Highsmith on Jan. 23, 1939. He died in 1965. She was a member of Phi Lambda Beta and was a Presbyterian.
She had been a resident of Lubbock since 1949 and was a former employee at Sears, W.D. Wilkins, K-Mart, and Resthaven.
She was a former Worthy Matron of the Order of Eastern Star and Mother Adviser of the Rainbow in Pacific. She had served as past president of the Lubbock Chapter of American Association of Retired People and was an active member of the American Legion Post 575, where she had served as adjutant and as an executive board member. She received an honor from the Department of Veteran Affairs in recognition of more than 10,000 hours of volunteer service at the Lubbock Vet Center.
She had also served as a United Way volunteer and had contributed over 37,000 hours of volunteer work with University Medical Center and at the Big Spring VA Hospital since 1969.
Survivors include two nieces; and four nephews.
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