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| Tommy Joe Highfill September 20, 1939 October 22, 2008 |
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| Comments from friends and relatives May this tribute bring comforting words and pleasant memories during this difficult time. It has been an honor serving your family. Lanman Funeral Home Staff Name = Eddie Garcia E-mail = Eddie.Garcia@oja.ok.gov Memorial Name = Tommy Highfill Comments = My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. I am so sorry for your loss. Name = Jim Scribner E-mail = junky_gem@yahoo.com Phone Number = 580 327 1313 Memorial Name = Tommy Highfill Comments = My condolenses on your loss. Tom always had a smile for me where ever i saw him. God bless you all, Jim. Name = Jim Baker E-mail = gr8bakes@comcast.net Memorial Name = Tommy Highfill Comments = I am saddened to hear of the passing of a friend and classmate from the class of '57, Tom always had a good word and I have fond memories of our years together in Cherokee. Name = Pamela Couch Hightower E-mail = pkhightower@brightok.net Phone Number = 918-435-2281 Memorial Name = Tommy Highfill Comments = So sorry to read of Tom's death. I did not hear about it until this morning. I know he will be missed by his family. A special hello to his sisters. I hope to see you soon. Your family always has such a positive energy each time I see you. I know you will miss your big brother. Love, Pam Name = Bev Couch E-mail = bcouchosu@cox.net Phone Number = 405.470.2017 Memorial Name = Tommy Highfill Comments = Girls and Boyde Jack. So sorry Tom is gone. We will miss him at our Tuxhorn Family reunions, but we know there were lots of Tuxhorn/Highfill family to welcome him. Dad and Grandpa Dague would have loved the part written about "He could take the heart out of a baler and repair it like a surgeon repairs a human heart." My memory as a kid was looking up at that big ole tall guy with all the blonde hair. Sorry I was unable to be with you at the service. Love to all, Bev Name = raymond knabe E-mail = knabe2008@sbcglobal.net Memorial Name = Tommy Highfill Comments = i am sorry this is late.i knew tommy for several years.but never really knew him until the last few years.i admire tommy so much for taking in his two grandsons,at his age.he never missed a soccer,football,basketball game or track meet that demmi was in.im going to miss you tommy Name = toni means E-mail = emmaedna@yahoo.com Phone Number = 580-596-6166 Memorial Name = Tommy Highfill Comments = Tom was one of the most honest people I ever met and he was a good friend to me. Cherokee lost another chunk of it's soul when Tom died. I miss him everyday. |
| Cherokee-Tommy Joe Highfill of Cherokee passed away on Wednesday, October 22, 2008 at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was born on September 20, 1939 to Jack Highfill and Lorene Tuxhorn Highfill in Cherokee. He graduated from Cherokee High School in 1957. Tom was self employed as a custom hay baler and mechanic. He could take the heart out of a baler and repair it like a surgeon repairs a human heart. Tom served in the U.S. Army from 1962-1963 and won several awards for his marksmanship. He was loved by many, many people and did many behind the scenes “acts of kindness.” Tom raised his grandchildren, Nick and Deme. They were the apple of his eye and were the motivation that kept him going. Tom is survived by a son, Brian; a daughter, Becky; two grandchildren, Nick and Deme; one brother, Boyde; four sisters, Meron Gipson, Vickey Marsh, Jenny Newell and Bobbie Jewell. He was preceded by his parents, Jack and Lorene; two brothers, Al and Toby. A memorial service will be Saturday, October 25, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. at First Baptist Church with Rev. Tom Cooksey officiating. Interment will at Cherokee Municipal Cemetery with arrangements by Lanman Funeral Home, Inc. of Cherokee. The memorial book will be available to sign on Friday from 9:00 A.M. until 5:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the "Tommy Joe Highfill Memorial" through the funeral home. |
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