Charles H. Hightower^{[1, 2]}

Abt 1915 - 2003  (~ 88 years)

• Name	Charles H. Hightower
  Born	Abt 1915
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Aug 2003  [3]
  Buried	Open Door Cemetery
  Person ID	I86543	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Mar 2004

  
  

  Father	Vol Hugh Hightower,   b. 22 Nov 1899, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Jan 1957  (Age 57 years)
  Mother	Effie Valentine,   b. 8 Feb 1901,   d. 13 Sep 1995  (Age 94 years)
  Family ID	F31606	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mabel H. Lane,   b. 3 May 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Mar 2004, Newport, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Married	Abt 1946
  Children	+ 1. Mike Hightower,   b. 29 May 1947,   d. 19 Nov 2009, Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F31610	Group Sheet

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 134. [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 5 Mar 2004. Mable Lane Hightower obituary [S24] The Newport Plain Talk, (http://www.newportplaintalk.com), 17 Aug 2003. Charles H. Hightower, age 78, of Newport, passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2003, at his home after a brief illness. He was born May 15, 1925. He attended Open Door Church. He retired from Bell South after 45 years of service. He was a member of Newport Lodge #234 and a 32nd Degree Mason, and had recently received his 50-year pin. He was also a member of the Newport Shrine Club. He was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army 88 Chemical Battalion. He was preceded in death by his parents, Vol and Effie Hightower; brother, Hugh William Hightower; and mother-in-law, Alma Lane. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Mable Lane Hightower; son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Pat Hightower; granddaughter and grandson-in-law, Angie and Randy Swann; great-grandchildren, Travis and Lauren Swann; sister and brother-in-law, Marcia and Bill Wallin; also brothers-in-law and wives, Hubert and Joyce, Earl B. and Betty Lane, all of Newport. He also leaves several nieces, nephews, and friends. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Manes Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Scott Gorrell, Rev. J.D. Sisk, and Rev. Hal Kirk officiating. Interment will be in Open Door Cemetery. Family received friends Monday evening from 6 until 9 p.m. at the funeral home. Manes in charge.