Margaret Veronica Hightower, 88 lovingly known as “Mima,” passed from this earth, Friday, April 29, 2022, surrounded by her loving family.
A Celebration of Life Gathering will be held for Margaret’s family and friends, Saturday, May 14 from 1 to 3 p.m. at her daughter’s home, Jennifer Hightower.
Margaret was born in Trinidad, West Indies, Dec. 15, 1933, to the late Louis Morgan and Veronica Rodrigues Berry. She spent most of her adult life in the Houston area. Margaret married James Hightower on Aug. 28, 1966. She worked for many years in the insurance industry as a policy writer, later going to work for “AEC Washateria,” where she served her surrounding community for numerous years. Margaret enjoyed the interaction with her customers and developed many friends. In early 1990, Margaret went to work for St. Anne’s Catholic School, caring for young pre-K children in the after school program. Her long 25-year career there touched the lives of many young kids and her loving nature helped them grow and succeed. Along with her siblings, Margaret enjoyed trying her luck with the Texas Lotto Scratch Off tickets and playing the Pick Three. Margaret dearly loved her children and her grandchildren, and they loved their “Mima.” Margaret loved to laugh and have a good time with family and friends and she will be deeply missed.
Margaret was preceded in death by her parents, Louis and Veronica Berry; brothers, Reece Louis Berry and James “Jim” Vernon Berry; sister-in-law, Ann Collier; and brother-in-law, Fred Hightower.
Margaret leaves to cherish her memory, her loving husband of 56 years, James Hightower; devoted daughters, Jennifer Hightower and her wife Tracy, and Geneva Rodriguez and her husband Kristofer; her sister and “partner in crime,” Joyce Berry; five loving grandchildren, Kasey Rodriguez, Gabriela Rodriguez, Caleb Hightower, Jayden Hightower and Elijah Hightower; sisters-in-law, Dolly Joseph and her husband Don, and Ann Hightower; nieces and nephews, Cyndi Miller and her husband Carl, Carol Berry and her wife Tena, Lori Harvey and her husband Jim, Steve Berry and his wife Misty, Lance Hightower and his wife Dixie, and Tamara Lovelady and her husband Phil; along with numerous great-nieces and great-nephews and other loving family.
Memorial donations in Margaret’s honor are requested to The Shriner’s Hospital for Crippled Children, St. Jude’s Hospital or Special Olympics.
Thoughts and memories may be shared online at the funeral home website www.gracefuneralhome.net.