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Bernard Ancil Hightower

Birth: 27 Dec 1917
Huntsville, Schuyler County, Illinois, USA
Death: 3 May 2008 (aged 90)
Urbana, Champaign County, Illinois, USA
Burial: Oakwood Cemetery

Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID: 26718977 View Source

Bernard A. Hightower, 90, was a son of Rolla and Minnie Ryan Hightower. He married Nellie M. Filbert on March 2, 1942, in Kahoka, Mo. She died Aug. 6, 2004.

He was preceded in death by his wife; three brothers, Rolla Hightower Jr., Kenneth Hightower and Harold Hightower; and six sisters, Lorena Davis, Geraldine Downs, Minnie Gallaher, Betty Hightower, Lilly Resch and Clarise Vincent.

Mr. Hightower retired in 1981 as owner and operator of Lamoine Vendors in Macomb. In retirement, he spent time serving family and friends with acts of personal kindness and financial generosity.

He was a member of the Colchester and Macomb Lions Clubs and Lamoine Amateur Radio Club. He enjoyed winter respites to Texas with his wife and family. He was a dedicated member and deacon of the Macomb Church of God Abrahamic Faith.

Full obituary: News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - May 5, 2008

Bernard A. Hightower, 90, was a son of Rolla and Minnie Ryan Hightower. He married Nellie M. Filbert on March 2, 1942, in Kahoka, Mo. She died Aug. 6, 2004.

He was preceded in death by his wife; three brothers, Rolla Hightower Jr., Kenneth Hightower and Harold Hightower; and six sisters, Lorena Davis, Geraldine Downs, Minnie Gallaher, Betty Hightower, Lilly Resch and Clarise Vincent.

Mr. Hightower retired in 1981 as owner and operator of Lamoine Vendors in Macomb. In retirement, he spent time serving family and friends with acts of personal kindness and financial generosity.

He was a member of the Colchester and Macomb Lions Clubs and Lamoine Amateur Radio Club. He enjoyed winter respites to Texas with his wife and family. He was a dedicated member and deacon of the Macomb Church of God Abrahamic Faith.

Full obituary: News-Gazette, The (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - May 5, 2008

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1914–2004 (m. 1942)

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Added: May 9, 2008
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