Ernest Carroll Hight

Ernest Carroll Hight, 65, Columbia electrician died Saturday, September 9, 2006 at his residence on Shawnee Drive. The family will visit with friends Monday from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Oakes & Nichols. Memorials may be made to Riverside United Methodist Church, 313 Sixth Avenue, Columbia 38401. Notes of sympathy may be sent to www.oakesandnichols.com. The Maury County native was son of the late Ernest Clemmons Hight and Lucille McNeece Hight. He was a member of Riverside United Methodist Church. He worked a number of years as an electrician for Columbia Construction Company and Edenfield Electric Company and was a former member of Union Local 429. Survivors include his wife, Janice Faye Caruthers Hight of Columbia; daughters, Kimberley (Harry) Nace of Chapel Hill and Karen (Mick) McTigrit of Columbia; sons, Chris (Carey) Hight and Kevin (Paige) Hight, both of Columbia; grandchildren, Drew McTigrit, Zach Nace, Max Hight, Bryant Pratt, Gracen Hight, Katie Carol Nace, Mackay McTigrit, Graham McTigrit, Sarah Elizabeth Hight; sister, Joan Hight of Columbia; several nieces and nephews; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Daphine and Gene Caruthers of Columbia. He was preceded in death by a brother, Lloyd "Buddy" Hight.