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Grace Hightower Obituary
Funeral services will be held at Bidwell Chapel, for Grace Hightower at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006.
Grace Willia Wingginton Hightower, age 90, born to William and Allie Wigginton on Feb. 14, 1916 , in Mt. View, Okla., went home to be with the Lord Nov 3, 2006.
Grace, married to Willie Hightower in 1932 in Braden, Okla., moved to Chico, Calif., in 1937 where they settled and raised their children. Married for 33 years, Willie preceded Grace in death in 1965. Grace continued to live in the house she and Willie had built with their own hands.
Grace retired from many years of service at Enloe Hospital. She enjoyed family gatherings, cooking, sewing, playing the piano and singing. She was a long-time member of Pleasant Valley Baptist Church.
Grace is survived by her five children: Willie Dean Hightower (Elsie); Allie Miguel (Tony); Dorothy Keyawa (Reggie); Gerald "Jerry" Hightower (Cheryl), and Philip Hightower (Kathy); 15 grandchildren, ten great-grandchildren, two of her six siblings- Lona McMahon and Lula Wigginton, and many nieces and nephews.
Grace lived a full life and will be missed dearly by her family and friends.
Visitation will be on Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2006, at Bidwell Chapel, from 12-5 p.m. Brusie Funeral Home of Chico is handling the arrangement. .
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Memories and Condolences
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Dexter Kahanamoku
November 11, 2006
Jerry,
Please accept my condolences in your loss.
Tommy Herseth
November 9, 2006
Jerry & Cheryl..........I'm sorry for your loss....thoughts and prayers....
Sheila (Chase) Englund
November 8, 2006
Your mom was always so friendly and sweet. I remember her famous red onion and tomato sandwiches-when we were kids. She also kept her wonderful laugh through the years--it just bubbled. She's the last of the Glenwood-Oak Way mothers to go.
Wonderful lady-she will be missed.
Lora Ann Most
November 7, 2006
To Dean, Allie, Dorothy, Gerald and Phillip---I really enjoyed the last visit that I had with Aunt Grace---she was upbeat and very proud of herself for losing weight- She was making a Journal that was very interesting. Love, Your Cousin,
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