Alice Beatrice Highsmith, a resident of Willow Springs, passed away early Friday morning, May 14, 2021, while at Willow Care Nursing Home. Alice was one of 14 children born to John and Ada Williamson in New Hope, KY on June 7, 1926. She was 94 years old.
Alice grew up in New Hope and attended school through the 8th grade. She was a country girl at heart who loved the Lord. Alice was a homemaker and together with her first husband raised nine children. It has been said that she was a good mother who dearly loved her children and they loved her as well. She was an avid reader and a devoted Bible scholar. She was an ordained Pentecostal minister and after her marriage in 1971 to Maurice Wayne Highsmith, she and Maurice became involved in street ministry, serving in Illinois and California. She especially appealed to young women who were drawn to her message of salvation. She will be dearly missed by her family, her friends, and all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by her parents, 13 siblings, and two sons.
Alice is survived by her husband; sons: Cal, Mark, and Steven; daughters: Laura, Greta, and Tammy; daughter-in-law, Connie Fikter; 25 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
No services are planned. Arrangements are under the direction of Willow Funeral Home, LLC. Online condolences may be left at www.willowspringsfuneralhome.com
