Mae Anne (Talley) Inman Hightower of Rocky Branch Rd, in Bethel, Haywood County, North Carolina United States was born on April 8, 1915 to John Richmond Tolley and Hattie Tolley. She married Alfred Hightower, Sr., and they had a child Alfred Hightower, Jr.. Mae's partner was James Inman, and they were together until James' death in 1939. They had a child Evelyn Venya Hampton. Mae Inman Hightower died at age 83 years old on January 20, 1999 at Silver Bluff Village 100 Silver Bluff Dr, in Canton, and was buried at Gwyn Cemetery 11653 Cruso Rd, in Canton.