Patricia Hightower Obituary
Patricia Ann Hightower
November 2, 1937 - December 21, 2024
Arlington, Texas - Patricia Ann Hightower, 87, a retired auto worker at G.M. Arlington, Passed away peacefully with her children by her side on Saturday December 21, 2024, in Mansfield, Texas.
Services will be held at Moore Funeral Home at 1219 N Davis Dr, Arlington, TX 76012 with a visitation from 4:00pm to 8:00pm on January 3, 2024. A funeral service will be held on Saturday January 4, 2024, at 12:00pm. There will be a graveside service to follow.
Patricia was born on November 2, 1937, in Fulton, Mississippi to parents Herman and Stella Speegle. Her family moved to Fort Worth, Texas where she grew up and graduated from Green B. Trimble Technical Highschool. Shortly after she married her first husband Lee Harmon and raised four children in Euless, Texas. She would later marry her second husband Gaylon Hightower, the couple lived in Arlington, Texas. Patricia retired from General Motors in 1993 and was a member of UAW Local 276.
She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great grandmother. She loved her dogs Chrissy a poodle, Jenny a shih tzu, and Penny a chihuahua. Patricia enjoyed the outdoors; she loved gardening and growing beautiful flowers. She also liked going to the casino and was an avid bingo player. Her passion was The Dallas Cowboys.
She enjoyed going to the parks and zoos, feeding the ducks and the squirrels and riding the miniature trains with her kids and grandkids. She will be dearly missed.
Patricia is survived by her children; David Harmon, Debbie Clark (Ronny), Donna Harmon. Her stepchildren; Terry Hightower (Denise and Austin) and Kevin Hightower. Grandchildren Larry Clark (Stacie), Andy Malone (Vicki), Chasity Frye, Darrell Harmon, Brittainy Harmon, Katie Harms (Josh), and Destinee Smith (Matt). Great Grandchildren; Tucker Clark (Avery), Wayde Clark (Tatiana) Bobbie Jo Clark, Ryan Malone and Haley Malone, Ty Malone, Payton Frye. Great-great grandchildren; Joshua Malone and Dylan Clark. Her sisters; Mary Thomas and Bobbie Speegle. She is also survived by her extended family and many friends.
She is preceded in death by her parents; Herman and Stella Speegle, her husbands; Lee Harmon and Gaylon Hightower, Her son; Darrell Harmon, and her sisters; Sylvia McGuffin and Doris Williams.
Published by Star-Telegram from Dec. 30, 2024 to Jan. 3, 2025.