La Grande, Oregon
September 3, 2004
Ted Hightower
Formerly of La Grande
1926-2004
Ted Dale Hightower, 78, of Sweet Home and formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 20 in Portland.
Mr. Hightower was born May 19, 1926, to Francis P. and Dollie E. Hightower in Kansas City, Mo. He served in the Navy and lived in the La Grande area for 30 years. The couple worked as rural carriers for The Observer for five years in Cove and five years in Union, and moved to Sweet Home in 2002. He was a man of few words with a heart of gold.
Survivors include his wife Helen of Sweet Home; children and their spouses, Gloria and John Eastland of Reno, Nev., Geneva Hall of Alta Loma, Calif., Twyla and Leroy Eastland of Fletcher, Okla., Dollie and Andy Moszer of Lebanon, and Paul and Robin Lane of San Bernardino, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. A son, Michael Pirot, a grandchild and three sisters all died earlier.
La Grande, Oregon
September 3, 2004
Ted Hightower
Formerly of La Grande
1926-2004
Ted Dale Hightower, 78, of Sweet Home and formerly of La Grande, died Aug. 20 in Portland.
Mr. Hightower was born May 19, 1926, to Francis P. and Dollie E. Hightower in Kansas City, Mo. He served in the Navy and lived in the La Grande area for 30 years. The couple worked as rural carriers for The Observer for five years in Cove and five years in Union, and moved to Sweet Home in 2002. He was a man of few words with a heart of gold.
Survivors include his wife Helen of Sweet Home; children and their spouses, Gloria and John Eastland of Reno, Nev., Geneva Hall of Alta Loma, Calif., Twyla and Leroy Eastland of Fletcher, Okla., Dollie and Andy Moszer of Lebanon, and Paul and Robin Lane of San Bernardino, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. A son, Michael Pirot, a grandchild and three sisters all died earlier.
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