Kimberly Highsmith Arrington, 49, of Tifton passed away Thursday, June 18, 2020, at Saint Vincent's Riverside Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida. A graveside funeral service will be held for Ms. Arrington at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, 2020, at Union Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery in Lax, where she will be laid to rest. The Rev. Mitchell Deems and the Rev. Sammy Reed will officiate.
Born November 16, 1970 in Titusville, Florida, Ms. Arrington was the daughter of Robert L. and Shirley Highsmith of Cleveland and the late Barbara McWaters Carr. She was also preceded in death by one sister Charity Mayo. She was a homemaker and of the Holiness faith and she loved her grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, Ms. Arrington is survived by her fiancé, John West of Tifton; two sons and one daughter-in-law, Jeremy Arrington and Wesley and Kathy Arrington, all of Alapaha; one brother and sister-in-law, Marvin and Barbara Highsmith of Dade City, Florida; seven sisters and three brothers-in-law, Marie and Len Dick of Chula, Hattie Highsmith of Ambrose, Marjorie Highsmith, Teresa Harper and Jan Merrifield, all of Tifton, Marsha and Phil Laster of Jesup and Sherry and Sammy Reed of Germantown, Ohio; two grandsons, Gavin Arrington and Garrett Arrington; and several nieces, nephews, aunts and uncles.