NORTH AUGUSTA, S.C. - Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda DeArmond Hightower, 94, of North Augusta, SC who entered into rest July 14, 2008 will be conducted Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock from the Sweetwater Baptist Church. Dr. Eleazer Benenhaley and Dr. Paul W. Noe officiating. Interment will be in the Sweetwater Baptist Church Cemetery. Mrs. Hightower was a life-long resident of North Augusta. She was a member of the Sweetwater Baptist Church and the Mary Stephens Sunday School Class. She was wife of the late Mr. Hugh A. Hightower, Sr. Survivors include four sons, Paul Hightower, Charleston, SC, Hugh A. Hightower, Jr., Billy C. Hightower and Harry M. Hightower all of North Augusta; eight daughters, Ellen Lacey, Spartanburg, SC, Martha Wilhelm, Crocker, MO, Norma Gilmore, Jenny Prescott MacKenzie both of Apopka, FL, Joyce Tollison, Atlanta, GA, Betty Anderson, Iris Grice and Phyllis Warren, all of Augusta; 20 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren; 3 great-great- grandchildren. Honorary Pallbearers will be members of the Mary Stephens Sunday School Class. Active Pallbearers will be grandsons. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Tuesday evening from 7 to 9. Posey Funeral Directors of North Augusta in charge of arrangements (803-278-1181). Visit the registry online at www.poseyfuneralhome.com . Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
The Augusta Chronicle-July 15, 2008