PEORIA - Carlos Ramon Hightower, 31, of 2912 N. Mission Road, Peoria, Ill., passed away at 4:50 a.m. Sunday, May 27, 2012, at his home.
Carlos was born on July 22, 1980, in Peoria to Tisha Wooten and Larry Hightower.
Carlos is survived by his mother and stepfather, Tisha (Marcus) Burnside Sr., and his father, Larry Hightower, all of Peoria; He also is survived by his maternal grandmother, Elsie Miller of Kansas City, Mo.;two sons, Keagan Belk and Mykai Parks, both of Peoria; two daughters, Alexa and Kemry Hightower, both of Peoria; one brother, Couri Hightower of Peoria; three sisters, Quanita (Stevie) Hughes Jr., Chautauqua Hightower and Shaneice Fields; one stepbrother, Marcus Burnside Jr.; five stepsisters, Natasha and Chantal Burnside, Chayana Thomas, Tekeia Davis and Dyiamend Jones, all of Peoria; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.
Carlos was a 1998 graduate of Woodruff High School.
He was a machinist with the Parker Vansco Electronic Controls Division in Morton.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012, at the Greater City of Refuge Worship Center, with a visitation one hour prior beginning at 9 a.m. Bishop Timothy E. Criss, Pastor, and the Rev. Jimmie Burnside, Pastor of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, will officiate. Carlos will be interred at Swan Lake Memory Gardens. Family and friends will be received at 2127 W. Cindy Lane.
Simons Mortuary has been entrusted with arrangements.
Published in Peoria Journal Star on June 1, 2012∼Two Central Peorians are dead in what authorities are calling an apparent murder-suicide.
Carlos R. Hightower, 31, and Shauna C. Parks, 30, both of 2912 N. Mission Road, were pronounced dead shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday at their residence, according to Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll.
The man's brother called 911 shortly after 4 a.m. to ask officers to check on the welfare of the couple, according to police.
Officers arrived to find Hightower's body in the home's driveway with what authorities believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, according to Ingersoll. A handgun was found lying near the body, she said.
Parks' body was discovered nearby inside the home's unattached garage. An autopsy performed Sunday showed that she died of multiple gunshot wounds.
The Peoria Police Department is investigating the details of the incident. Authorities could not say Sunday whether the couple had a history of domestic violence.
Hightower and Parks lived together but were not married. They had recently moved back in together after a period of separation, Ingersoll said.
The couple had three children, according to Parks' aunt, who declined to give her name or comment further. Ingersoll said none of the children were in the home at the time of the incident. Fortunately, they were in the St. Louis area at the time of the murder/suicide.
Printed in the Peoria Journal Star 5/27/12.
Carlos was employed by Parker Hannifin at the time of his suicide.
He also is survived by his maternal grandmother, Elsie Miller of Kansas City, Mo.
Arrangements to be handled by Simons Mortuary, Peoria.
Carlos was born on July 22, 1980, in Peoria to Tisha Wooten and Larry Hightower.
Carlos is survived by his mother and stepfather, Tisha (Marcus) Burnside Sr., and his father, Larry Hightower, all of Peoria; He also is survived by his maternal grandmother, Elsie Miller of Kansas City, Mo.;two sons, Keagan Belk and Mykai Parks, both of Peoria; two daughters, Alexa and Kemry Hightower, both of Peoria; one brother, Couri Hightower of Peoria; three sisters, Quanita (Stevie) Hughes Jr., Chautauqua Hightower and Shaneice Fields; one stepbrother, Marcus Burnside Jr.; five stepsisters, Natasha and Chantal Burnside, Chayana Thomas, Tekeia Davis and Dyiamend Jones, all of Peoria; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.
Carlos was a 1998 graduate of Woodruff High School.
He was a machinist with the Parker Vansco Electronic Controls Division in Morton.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012, at the Greater City of Refuge Worship Center, with a visitation one hour prior beginning at 9 a.m. Bishop Timothy E. Criss, Pastor, and the Rev. Jimmie Burnside, Pastor of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, will officiate. Carlos will be interred at Swan Lake Memory Gardens. Family and friends will be received at 2127 W. Cindy Lane.
Simons Mortuary has been entrusted with arrangements.
Published in Peoria Journal Star on June 1, 2012∼Two Central Peorians are dead in what authorities are calling an apparent murder-suicide.
Carlos R. Hightower, 31, and Shauna C. Parks, 30, both of 2912 N. Mission Road, were pronounced dead shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday at their residence, according to Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll.
The man's brother called 911 shortly after 4 a.m. to ask officers to check on the welfare of the couple, according to police.
Officers arrived to find Hightower's body in the home's driveway with what authorities believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, according to Ingersoll. A handgun was found lying near the body, she said.
Parks' body was discovered nearby inside the home's unattached garage. An autopsy performed Sunday showed that she died of multiple gunshot wounds.
The Peoria Police Department is investigating the details of the incident. Authorities could not say Sunday whether the couple had a history of domestic violence.
Hightower and Parks lived together but were not married. They had recently moved back in together after a period of separation, Ingersoll said.
The couple had three children, according to Parks' aunt, who declined to give her name or comment further. Ingersoll said none of the children were in the home at the time of the incident. Fortunately, they were in the St. Louis area at the time of the murder/suicide.
Printed in the Peoria Journal Star 5/27/12.
Carlos was employed by Parker Hannifin at the time of his suicide.
He also is survived by his maternal grandmother, Elsie Miller of Kansas City, Mo.
Arrangements to be handled by Simons Mortuary, Peoria.
PEORIA - Carlos Ramon Hightower, 31, of 2912 N. Mission Road, Peoria, Ill., passed away at 4:50 a.m. Sunday, May 27, 2012, at his home.
Carlos was born on July 22, 1980, in Peoria to Tisha Wooten and Larry Hightower.
Carlos is survived by his mother and stepfather, Tisha (Marcus) Burnside Sr., and his father, Larry Hightower, all of Peoria; He also is survived by his maternal grandmother, Elsie Miller of Kansas City, Mo.;two sons, Keagan Belk and Mykai Parks, both of Peoria; two daughters, Alexa and Kemry Hightower, both of Peoria; one brother, Couri Hightower of Peoria; three sisters, Quanita (Stevie) Hughes Jr., Chautauqua Hightower and Shaneice Fields; one stepbrother, Marcus Burnside Jr.; five stepsisters, Natasha and Chantal Burnside, Chayana Thomas, Tekeia Davis and Dyiamend Jones, all of Peoria; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.
Carlos was a 1998 graduate of Woodruff High School.
He was a machinist with the Parker Vansco Electronic Controls Division in Morton.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012, at the Greater City of Refuge Worship Center, with a visitation one hour prior beginning at 9 a.m. Bishop Timothy E. Criss, Pastor, and the Rev. Jimmie Burnside, Pastor of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, will officiate. Carlos will be interred at Swan Lake Memory Gardens. Family and friends will be received at 2127 W. Cindy Lane.
Simons Mortuary has been entrusted with arrangements.
Published in Peoria Journal Star on June 1, 2012∼Two Central Peorians are dead in what authorities are calling an apparent murder-suicide.
Carlos R. Hightower, 31, and Shauna C. Parks, 30, both of 2912 N. Mission Road, were pronounced dead shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday at their residence, according to Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll.
The man's brother called 911 shortly after 4 a.m. to ask officers to check on the welfare of the couple, according to police.
Officers arrived to find Hightower's body in the home's driveway with what authorities believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, according to Ingersoll. A handgun was found lying near the body, she said.
Parks' body was discovered nearby inside the home's unattached garage. An autopsy performed Sunday showed that she died of multiple gunshot wounds.
The Peoria Police Department is investigating the details of the incident. Authorities could not say Sunday whether the couple had a history of domestic violence.
Hightower and Parks lived together but were not married. They had recently moved back in together after a period of separation, Ingersoll said.
The couple had three children, according to Parks' aunt, who declined to give her name or comment further. Ingersoll said none of the children were in the home at the time of the incident. Fortunately, they were in the St. Louis area at the time of the murder/suicide.
Printed in the Peoria Journal Star 5/27/12.
Carlos was employed by Parker Hannifin at the time of his suicide.
He also is survived by his maternal grandmother, Elsie Miller of Kansas City, Mo.
Arrangements to be handled by Simons Mortuary, Peoria.
Carlos was born on July 22, 1980, in Peoria to Tisha Wooten and Larry Hightower.
Carlos is survived by his mother and stepfather, Tisha (Marcus) Burnside Sr., and his father, Larry Hightower, all of Peoria; He also is survived by his maternal grandmother, Elsie Miller of Kansas City, Mo.;two sons, Keagan Belk and Mykai Parks, both of Peoria; two daughters, Alexa and Kemry Hightower, both of Peoria; one brother, Couri Hightower of Peoria; three sisters, Quanita (Stevie) Hughes Jr., Chautauqua Hightower and Shaneice Fields; one stepbrother, Marcus Burnside Jr.; five stepsisters, Natasha and Chantal Burnside, Chayana Thomas, Tekeia Davis and Dyiamend Jones, all of Peoria; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents.
Carlos was a 1998 graduate of Woodruff High School.
He was a machinist with the Parker Vansco Electronic Controls Division in Morton.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, June 2, 2012, at the Greater City of Refuge Worship Center, with a visitation one hour prior beginning at 9 a.m. Bishop Timothy E. Criss, Pastor, and the Rev. Jimmie Burnside, Pastor of Mount Moriah Missionary Baptist Church, will officiate. Carlos will be interred at Swan Lake Memory Gardens. Family and friends will be received at 2127 W. Cindy Lane.
Simons Mortuary has been entrusted with arrangements.
Published in Peoria Journal Star on June 1, 2012∼Two Central Peorians are dead in what authorities are calling an apparent murder-suicide.
Carlos R. Hightower, 31, and Shauna C. Parks, 30, both of 2912 N. Mission Road, were pronounced dead shortly before 5 a.m. Sunday at their residence, according to Peoria County Coroner Johnna Ingersoll.
The man's brother called 911 shortly after 4 a.m. to ask officers to check on the welfare of the couple, according to police.
Officers arrived to find Hightower's body in the home's driveway with what authorities believe was a self-inflicted gunshot wound to his head, according to Ingersoll. A handgun was found lying near the body, she said.
Parks' body was discovered nearby inside the home's unattached garage. An autopsy performed Sunday showed that she died of multiple gunshot wounds.
The Peoria Police Department is investigating the details of the incident. Authorities could not say Sunday whether the couple had a history of domestic violence.
Hightower and Parks lived together but were not married. They had recently moved back in together after a period of separation, Ingersoll said.
The couple had three children, according to Parks' aunt, who declined to give her name or comment further. Ingersoll said none of the children were in the home at the time of the incident. Fortunately, they were in the St. Louis area at the time of the murder/suicide.
Printed in the Peoria Journal Star 5/27/12.
Carlos was employed by Parker Hannifin at the time of his suicide.
He also is survived by his maternal grandmother, Elsie Miller of Kansas City, Mo.
Arrangements to be handled by Simons Mortuary, Peoria.
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