Mary Jhovette Hightree

Mary Jhovette Hightree obituary, Gilmer, TX

Mary Jhovette Hightree

Mary Hightree Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by McWhorter Funeral Home - Gilmer on Nov. 1, 2025.

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Graveside services for Mary Jhovette Hightree, 70, of Gilmer, Texas, will be held at 11:00 am, Monday, November 3, 2025, at Oak Hill Cemetery with Bro. Wayne Norvell officiating. Visitation will be held 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm, Sunday, at McWhorter Funeral Home.
Jhovette was born on November 18, 1954, in Roundup, Montana, to Tom Frank Parish and Betty Jo Cook Parish and passed from this life on October 31, 2025, in Gilmer, Texas.
Jhovette worked as a nurse for many years before her retirement. She was a loving wife, mother, and sister, always there for her family.
Those left to cherish her memory are her husband, Doug Hightree; son, Wylie Brandon Hightree (Emily); sisters, Charlotte McCallum, Belinda Drennan (Larry), and Cindy Stewart (Mark); grandchildren, Jonathan Fuller, Mary Fuller, Adrianna Hightree, and Harrison Hightree; and four great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and her daughter, Misty Fuller.
Please visit Jhovette's online registration book at www.mcwhorterfh.com to leave a memory for the family.

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