Jerry William Hightower was born in Los Angeles, California on November 5th, 1952 to two wonderful parents, Johnson (John) Hightower Jr. and Mattie Hightower Jackson. Jerry relocated to Phoenix, Arizona to be with his wife, Kathy Neese Hightower and his only son, Troy Hightower until he went home to be with the Lord.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mattie Hightower, and brothers, John (Bobo) Hightower, and Anthony (Tony) Hightower.
He leaves to cherish his memories, his wife Kathy Neese Hightower, brother Michael Hightower and wife Brenda, seven grandchildren, LaTroya, Troran, Tae, Toya, Troy Jr., Jerry, Charles and nine great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, cousins, brothers and sisters of the Lord and friends. Also, his Pastors Ernest and Cynthia Reed.
Jerry was an amazing person and a man of God. He was a son, brother, husband, father, grandfather, and great grandfather. Jerry loved life and he lived it to the fullest. He loved for everybody to be happy and to be able to tell them about the goodness of the Lord and to always have faith in God. Jerry had a unique gift of encouraging others to have faith.
Jerry was also known to others as ‘Jug’. Nobody was a stranger to him. He was a smooth talker. He loved being outdoors, he had a passion for the outdoors. Jug enjoyed listening to music and singing, he loved jazz, blues, rhythm and blues. He had a style of his own and he loved to dress up in his suits and Stacey Adams shoes, for going out! In his younger years, Jug was a plaster. As he got older, he worked in maintenance in a building supply warehouse.
He will be missed by all!
