Mrs. Lanelle Jones Hightower Obituary (1941

Mrs. Lanelle Jones Hightower, 83, passed away on September 8, 2024, at Dugan Memorial Home in West Point. Mrs. Lanelle was born on July 11, 1941, in Ackerman, to the late Frank and Grace Ledbetter Bagwell. Lanelle was a caregiver for many children over the years, both in a daycare and in her home. She enjoyed vegetable and flower gardening. She was an avid and accomplished cook, perfecting meatloaf and spaghetti. She was affectionately known as "Maw Maw" Jones to everyone. She was loving wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, and friend. She married Galen Lenoir Jones on October 27, 1961, and he predeceased her on June 14, 2006. She then married Willie Hightower on July 31, 2010, in Ackerman. She was a member of Siloam Baptist Church. In addition to her parents and her first husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Martha Whitmire. Visitation will be Thursday, September 12, 2024, from 5:00-7:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home in West Point. Graveside services will be Friday, September 13, 2024, at 10:00 A.M. from Enon Cemetery in Ackerman with Bro. Rob Faulk officiating and assisted by Bro. Roger Miller and Bro. Gary Blair. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is honored to be entrusted with the arrangements. Survivors include her husband, Willie Hightower of West Point: one daughter, Lucretia Moss (Ron) of Ackerman: one son, Virgil Jones (Kandie) of Ackerman: one step-son, Jimmy Hightower (Nikki) of Jacksonville, Florida: ten grandchildren: fifteen great-grandchildren: three sisters-in-law, Martha Alford (James) of Ackerman, Carolyn Hood (Kenneth) of Pickensville, Alabama, and Carolyn Adams (S. E.) of Manassas, Virginia, one brother-in-law, Lavon Jones of Reform, and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Dillon Jones, Dawson Jones, Ryan Miller, Matt Moss, Chance Bowie, Landon Wells, Alex Burton, and Ben Smith. Honorary Pallbearers will be Andy White, Charles Tabb, Kevin Clark, Wayne Cohea, Nurses and Staff of Dugan Memorial Home, Nurses and Staff of Sanctuary Hospice, her many friends at Siloam Baptist Church, and her many friends at Antioch Church in Reform. Memorials may be made to Charity of the donor's choice. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com.