Statler Family Obituaries
Golightly, Isaac Sanford
~"Uncle Ike" Golightly, 90, Died Friday~
Isaac S. Golightly, better known to all Charleston as "Uncle Ike", a pioneer settler of Mississippi County and a Veteran of the Civil War, died at the home of his daughter Mrs. Hugh Wilson, at 2:45 Friday morning at the age of 90 years, 7 months and 4 days. He was one of four oldest residents of the county, and maintained to the end a wonderful physical condition despite his advanced age.
He was born in Massac County, Ill., May 2, 1845, the fifth child of a family of eleven. In 1861 he volunteered as member of the Sixth Illinois Calvary and served until the end of the war, and was stationed at Montgomery, Alabama at its close. He had one brother slain in the Civil War.
In 1870, he came to Mississippi County and for the remaining 65 years made his home in this county, for a time in the Bertrand community and later at Charleston. In 1871, he was married to Miss Martha Lett, who died about nine years ago, since which time he has made his home with the daughter, Mrs. Wilson, here in Charleston.
Despite his nine score years, Uncle Ike was able to read without the aid of glasses and though he carried a cane he never used it for walking purposes but was in the habit of jumping over it as he held it extended before him. He was able to do a "buck and wing" dance that would have done credit to many a man fifty years younger than himself, and liked to talk of the early conditions of Southeast Missouri as they were when he came here. He was able to be uptown until about two weeks before his death and had been confined to his bed only from the Tuesday before. Death was due to complications of age. His father lived to be 94 years of age and his grandfather, 105, it was stated.
He is survived by the one son, William Golightly of St. Louis, three daughters, Mrs. Lizzie Hollen and Mrs. I.H. Duvall of St.Louis, Mrs. Hugh Wilson of Charleston, and 23 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
The funeral services were held at the Wilson home on West Commercial street, Saturday afternoon at two o'clock, conducted by Rev. A. B. Cooper, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Burial was in the Oak Grove cemetery.
Obituary found at the Find A Grave website and was printed in the Charleston (Mississippi Co.), Missouri newspaper
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