DENISON – George K. Montgomery, Sr., 82, passed away Monday, April 25, 2011 at Beacon Hill Nursing Home in Denison.
Visitation will be at 2:00 P.M., Friday, April 29, 2011 at Bratcher Funeral Home Chapel.
Funeral service will be held at 3:00 P.M., Friday, April 29, 2011 at Bratcher Funeral Home Chapel, with Todd Catteau officiating. Pallbearers will be Kris Montgomery, Landon Montgomery, Gerad Montgomery, Josh Montgomery, Dale
Sumrall & Ray Leavitt.
Burial with full military honors will follow at Fairview Cemetery, 1501 N. State Hwy. 91, Denison, TX 75020.
George was born May 27, 1928 in Louin, Mississippi, the son of William Tolbert Montgomery (1896-1988) & Leila Mae Shoemaker (1904-1978), both of Louin, Mississippi. He married Lillie La Verne Bruce February 2, 1952 in Denison, Texas.
He retired from the USAF at the rank of Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt.); was a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam Wars; last two major commands were the 39th Air Rescue Squadron Cam Ranh AB, Vietnam and HQ ARRS (Air Rescue & Recovery Service) Scott AFB, Illinois; he retired in 1975, after 27 years of service. In 1996, he retired from Modern Exploration, Inc., Sherman, Texas as Senior Vice President.
He enjoyed family and friends; cook outs; his vegetable garden; fixing anything that needed fixing; loved watching his grandkids grow up, and, of course, football.
He is survived by his wife Lillie of Denison; children George Koehiel Montgomery, Jr. & wife Donna of Allen, Texas,
Lonnie Edwin Montgomery of Coppell, Texas; grandchildren Kristopher George Montgomery & wife Teri of Bonham, Texas, Landon Tolbert Montgomery & wife Rachel of Coppell, Texas, Stacy LeAnn Adams & husband Christopher of Anna, Texas, Gerad Keith Montgomery of Carrollton, Texas, Joshua Samuel Montgomery of Coppell, Texas; siblings Wilma Imogene Leavitt & husband Sidney "Ray" of Bay Springs, Mississippi, Ora Aliqueen Gibson of Augusta, Georgia, Ina Lynn McLelland & husband Douglas of Hattiesburg, Mississippi; in-laws (brother & sister) Ronnie & Ginger Bruce of Denison, Texas, Linda
& Ken Bell of Denison, Texas; eleven great-grandchildren.



Herald Democrat
December 27, 2012

DENISON – Lillie LaVerne Montgomery passed away Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012 at Texoma Medical Center.
Funeral service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012 at Bratcher Funeral Home Chapel, 401 W. Woodard St., Denison, with Todd Catteau officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery, 1501 TX Hwy 91 N., Denison.
Pallbearers will be Kristopher George Montgomery, Landon Tolbert Montgomery, Gerad Keith Montgomery, Joshua Samuel Montgomery, Christopher Lee Adams and Matthew Dale Campbell.
Lillie was born Sunday, Nov. 3, 1935 in Denison, the daughter of George Wells and Johnnie Sue Ashbury. She was married George Koehiel Montgomery, Sr. on Feb. 2, 1952 and he preceded her in death on April 25, 2011. She was a military wife
for 27 years.
She is survived by sons, George Koehiel Montgomery, Jr. and wife Donna of Allen, Lonnie Edwin Montgomery of Coppell; brother, Ronnie Bruce and wife Ginger of Ravenna; sister, Linda Bell and husband Ken of Denison; five grandchildren, Kristopher George Montgomery and wife Teri of Bonham, Landon Tolbert Montgomery and wife Rachel of Coppell, Stacy LeAnn Adams and husband Christopher of Anna, Gerad Keith Montgomery of Carrolton, Joshua Samuel Montgomery of Coppell; and 12 great-grandchildren.