Frances Janet Hightower

Fran Hightower
1933 ~ 2012
Frances Janet Argo passed away on November 27, 2012 in Grand Junction, Colorado. She was born on November 20, 1933, at Ft. Bragg in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to Asa and Mae Argo, the third of seven children. She lived in several areas of the country and graduated from high school in Decatur, Georgia, in 1950.
She married Billy O. Hightower in El Paso, Texas, on December 14, 1956. From this union came three daughters, Katherine Sue, Donna Kay, and Elizabeth Ann. They later divorced. Fran graduated from Mesa College in 1977 with a Bachelor's degree in psychology. She earned a Master of Science degree in cognitive psychology from the University of Utah in 1987.
Fran is survived by her three daughters and their families: Kathy and Mike Augustine of Paonia, CO, and their sons Nick and Orion; Donna and John Garrett of Palisade, CO, and their daughters Darah, Alexis, and Caitlyn; Beth and Ray Paramore of Salt Lake City, UT, and their daughter Danielle. She is also survived by three siblings: sisters Dorothy Bolander of Florida, and Linda Malone of Montana, and brother David Argo of Washington, and numerous nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held at Callahan Edfast Mortuary on Monday, December 3, 2012, at 10 a.m., with interment to follow at Palisade Municipal Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association.