Frances Janet Argo
Marriages
Billy O. Hightower - December 14, 1956
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 6B - November 30, 2012
Frances Janet Argo, 79, Grand Junction, died Nov. 27,
2012, at St. Mary’s Hospital. Services will be at 10 a.m.
Monday at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary.
Burial will take place at Palisade Municipal Cemetery.
Ms. Argo was a homemaker. Survivors include three
daughters, Katherine Augustine of Paonia, Donna Garrett
of Palisade and Elizabeth Paramore of Salt Lake City; one
brother, David Argo of Washington state; two sisters, Dorothy
Bolander of Florida and Linda Malone of Montana; and
four grandchildren. Memorial contributions to American
Diabetes Association, 2480 W. 26th Ave., Denver, 80211
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3D - December 2, 2012
Frances Janet Argo was born on
November 20, 1933, at Ft. Bragg
in Fayetteville, North Carolina, to
Asa and Mae Argo, the third of
seven children. She lived in several
areas of the country and
graduated from high school in
Decatur, Georgia, in 1950.
She married Billy O. Hightower
in El Paso, Texas, on December
14, 1956. From this union came three daughters, Katherine Sue,
Donna Kay, and Elizabeth Ann. They later divorced.
Fran graduated from Mesa College in 1977, with a Bachelor's degree
in psychology. She earned a Master of Science degree in cognitive
psychology from the University of Utah in 1987.
Fran is survived by her three daughters and their families, Kathy
and Mike Augustine of Paonia, CO, and their sons, Nick and Orion;
Donna and John Garrett of Palisade, CO, and their daughters, Darah,
Alexis, and Caitlyn; Beth and Ray Paramore of Salt Lake City, U T,
and their daughter, Danielle. She is also survived by three siblings,
sisters, Dorothy Bolander of Florida, and Linda Malone of Montana,
and brother, David Argo of Washington, and numerous nieces and
nephews.
A memorial service will be held at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary o n
Monday, December 3, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., with interment to follow
at Palisade Municipal Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be
made to the American Diabetes Association.