Rev. Brister Hightower, age 80, of Athens, GA passed January 14, 2020.

Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at New Grove Baptist Church, 1228 Moores Grove Rd, Winterville, GA, with interment in Evergreen Memorial Park. Public viewing, Monday 1-7 PM, at the funeral home.

Survivors include: daughter, Afiwaa L. (Jeffery) Hightower-Mack; son, Brister Kofi (Isabel Templeton) Hightower; and their mother, Sarah Allen; grandchildren, Jeffery Almasi, Jessica, Jaavan, Jairus and Bridget Mack and Tyreon Milsap; devoted nephew, Johnny Allen; siblings, Earnestine (Willie) Cooper, Lenora Rahming, Alvin (Veresa) Hightower, Johnny (Pauline) Hightower and Jasper Hightower.

Arrangements by Jackson-McWhorter Funeral Home. www.jacksonmcwhorterfuneralhome.com