Richard Eugene “Gene” Highfill's obituary , Passed away on October 20, 2024 in Fort Myers, Florida

Richard Eugene “Gene” Highfill

July 26, 1928 - October 20, 2024 (96 years old)

Fort Myers, Florida

Richard Eugene “Gene” Highfill's obituary , Passed away on October 20, 2024 in Fort Myers, Florida

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Fort Myers Memorial Gardens

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Richard Eugene “Gene” Highfill

July 26, 1928 - October 20, 2024 (96 years old)

Fort Myers, Florida

Richard Eugene Highfill Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Richard Eugene Highfill of Fort Myers, Florida, born in Cherokee, Oklahoma, who passed away at the age of 96, on October 20, 2024. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

As we bid Richard Eugene farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Richard Eugene is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Mattie Goldie (Mitchell) and John Wesley Highfill; and his daughter Terry Highfill. He is survived by: his wife Ann; his children, Sharon Farrar (John), Karen Baker and John Highfill (Linda); and his sister Mary Sharp (H. D.) of Sachse. He is also survived by 12 Grandchildren, 22 Great Grandchildren, 2 Great-Great Grandchildren.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Fort Myers Memorial Gardens



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