Eleanor Hightower

Boyd – Edith Eleanor Hightower, 82, went to be with our Lord on Saturday, July 29, 2023 in Springtown, Texas.

Graveside Service is 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 5, 2023 at West Bridgeport Cemetery. Family will receive friends  9:00-10:30 a.m. prior to the service at Hawkins Funeral Home in Bridgeport.

Eleanor was born on September 30, 1940 to Jesse and May (Daffern) Bolling in Fort Worth, Texas. She was united in marriage to Timothy Carl Hightower on May 16, 1959 in Brock, Texas. Eleanor was a life-long citizen of Wise County where she worked in banking at both Continental State Bank in Boyd and Legend Bank in Decatur. She was voted Best Teller of Wise County in 1997, dedicated much of her time to Crime Stoppers and ran a successful cake business, being dubbed ‘The Cake Lady’ by many. She never met a stranger and was devoted to helping others. She adored her family, loved John Conlee, could bake anything except biscuits, grew award winning squash and could whistle any tune. Above all Eleanor was a beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend to many who will be missed by all that knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband of 62 years, Timothy Hightower; her sister, Jessie Bolling; and her brother, Clyde Bolling.

Those left behind to cherish her memory are her daughter, Carla Daniels of Boyd; her son, Chad Hightower of Boyd; her granddaughter, Leah Wilson-Barnes and husband, Sidney Barnes III of Azle; her sister Mayanell Bolling of Arlington, and her brothers, Cecil Bolling and wife Sammie of Fort Worth; Odell Bolling of De Leon; and Kenneth Bolling and wife Deborah of Boyd; numerous extended family members and friends.

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