John Field Montgomery - Submitted for the USGenWeb by Richard P. Sevier 4/10/2012 USGenWeb NOTICE: All documents placed in the USGenWeb remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities, when written permission is obtained from the contributor, so long as all notices and submitter information are included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. ************************************************************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. ************************************************************************************************ John Field Montgomery - Madison Parish, Louisiana From Tallulah Madison Journal, November 16, 1978 The funeral of John Field Montgomery, 78, of Tallulah was held Monday in the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ned officiating. Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Tallulah, under direction of Crothers Funeral Home. Mr. Montgomery died Friday morning at his residence in Goldsboro, N.C., after a brief illness. He was a native of Tennessee and had lived in Tallulah for 40 years. He a retired real estate dealer, a Shriner and a member of Aruba Temple and First United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Coralie Gilfoil Montgomery of Tallulah; a daughter Mrs. Garnet M. Watts of Fort Smith, Ark. ; a son Field Montgomery Jr. of Goldsboro, N.C.; four sisters, Mrs. Martha Ludlum and Mrs. Ellen Schraisen, both of Bastrop, Mrs. Winfred East of Daphne, Ala., and Mrs. Mary Norman of Crosset, Ark.; five grandchildren; and a number of nieces and nephews. Pallbearers were Vance Herring, Phillip Watson, Edgar Lancaster Jr., Collins Thomas, Cliff Adams, Edward Yerger, W.C. Norman Jr. and Bob Davis.