Jacqueline "Jackie" Duke Hightower Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

To view the service of Jaqueline "Jackie Duke Hightower via Livestream please click here. Jacqueline “Jackie” Duke Hightower age 85 of Grayson, GA., passed away Friday, March 11th 2022. Jackie is survived by her two children, Craig Hightower (Lynn) and Claire Evans (Tom); grandchildren, Geoffrey Hightower, Eli Evans and John Paul Evans; sister, Connie Wood of Carrollton, GA; and sister-in-law, Bonnie Hodge of Clarkesville, TN; several nephews and nieces. Jackie was a native of Cedartown, Georgia. She was born on November 11th, 1936 in Putnam, CT, and has lived in Georgia most of her entire life. Jackie is a graduate of Cedartown High School, attended Wesleyan College for one year, and graduated from Emory University, where she was a member of Tau Kappa Delta and earned a Bachelor’s in Sociology. Throughout her years, Jackie had various jobs in consumer credit, teaching reading, insurance and customer service, until she retired in 2001. Jackie volunteered with the Cedartown Junior League and for many years in her church. Most importantly, was her faithful time as a mother to her two children, wife, daughter, sister and grandmother. Jackie and her late husband, Harold, were married on March 25th, 1961. Over the years, Jackie and Harold were members at St. James Episcopal Church in Cedartown, GA, Holy Cross Anglican Church in Loganville, GA, and St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church in Snellville, GA. Jackie was a devout woman of faith who enjoyed life, her family and her pets. She enjoyed traveling, especially to St. Simon’s Island and various bed and breakfasts in the South, reading, crossword puzzles, needlepoint and spending time with Harold. Jackie was a devoted wife and a loving, wonderful mother and grandmother. The memorial service to celebrate the life of Jacqueline “Jackie” Duke Hightower will be held on Tuesday, March 15, 2022 at 11:00 AM at Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel, Snellville, GA. The family will receive friends on Tuesday prior to the service from 10:00 AM until the service time of 11:00 AM at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (CHOA), www.choa.org. Due to COVID-19 regulations, our staff is committed to taking care of our guests and families that we serve. We also ask all guests and family members attending visitations and services to please continue social distancing and if desired to bring and wear a mask. Condolences may be sent or viewed at www.wagesfuneralhome.com. Tom M. Wages Funeral Service, A Family Company, 3705 Highway 78 West, Snellville, GA 30039 (770-979-3200) has been entrusted with the arrangements.

Jacqueline "Jackie" Duke Hightower

November 11, 1936 - March 11, 2022