John Thomas Hight, Jr.

John Thomas Hight Jr. passed away quietly on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, at the age of 96 in Huntsville, Alabama where he lived for the past 6 years. Johnny was born in Hancock County to the late John and Willie Hight but also lived in Augusta, Atlanta, and Sardis, Georgia.

He was a longtime councilman in Sardis, avid fisherman and hunter, antique worker, bio-waste collector, gunsmith, auto parts manager, electrical helper, tomato gardening expert, dune buggy racer, knife maker, horse trader, card shark, camillia horticulturist, and grasscutter extraordinaire. Some of these may or may not be true, but who knows with Johnny! We will all miss his clowning and jokes–if you are reading this, you may very well have been the target of one of his jokes.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death his wife of 49 years, Julia Ellison Hight.

He is survived by two sisters, Mary Evelyn Devereaux and Peggye Sewell; his daughter, Jennifer Elam and son-in-law Gary Elam; two grandsons, Jesse (Krista) and Cason (Emily); as well as five great grandchildren, Jack, Margot, Benjamin, Evelyn and Cameron.

Memorial Services will be held 11:00am Saturday, March 5 at Sardis Baptist Church. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service.

DeLoach-McKerley-Prescott Funeral Home & Cremation Service, 220 East 6th Street, Waynesboro, GA   30830 (706-554-3531). You may sign the guest book at www.deloachfuneralhomes.com .