Son of Lewis F Montgomery and Pearl Cooper Montgomery. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and served in the Pacific for nearly two years, including 36 days fighting in the pivotal battle of Iwo Jima. After Japan's surrender, he served nine months on occupation duty in Japan. He met Lea at a church function in Richmond, Virginia in the autumn of 1946. He had recently been discharged from the Marine Corps and was in college at the University of Richmond; she had recently moved to Richmond. They were married in June 1949. During his long career in the group insurance business, he and Lea moved to eight different cities as his career progressed, including Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, and Jacksonville, FL. He retired in 1990 as Senior Vice President of a Jacksonville-based insurance company. He was preceded in death by his parents; younger sister, Betty Montgomery Marsh; and younger brother, David C Montgomery. Survivors include his wife of 72 years, Lea Pardue Montgomery; children, Richard L Montgomery, M.D. (Laura) of Lewisville, NC, W Michael Montgomery (Mary Lynn) of Lutz, FL, and Melinda Montgomery Yantch (Tony) of Decatur, GA; three grandchildren, Kristen A Montgomery, David M Montgomery, and Julie Montgomery Letaw; and six great-grandchildren.
Son of Lewis F Montgomery and Pearl Cooper Montgomery. He joined the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and served in the Pacific for nearly two years, including 36 days fighting in the pivotal battle of Iwo Jima. After Japan's surrender, he served nine months on occupation duty in Japan. He met Lea at a church function in Richmond, Virginia in the autumn of 1946. He had recently been discharged from the Marine Corps and was in college at the University of Richmond; she had recently moved to Richmond. They were married in June 1949. During his long career in the group insurance business, he and Lea moved to eight different cities as his career progressed, including Chicago, Miami, Atlanta, and Jacksonville, FL. He retired in 1990 as Senior Vice President of a Jacksonville-based insurance company. He was preceded in death by his parents; younger sister, Betty Montgomery Marsh; and younger brother, David C Montgomery. Survivors include his wife of 72 years, Lea Pardue Montgomery; children, Richard L Montgomery, M.D. (Laura) of Lewisville, NC, W Michael Montgomery (Mary Lynn) of Lutz, FL, and Melinda Montgomery Yantch (Tony) of Decatur, GA; three grandchildren, Kristen A Montgomery, David M Montgomery, and Julie Montgomery Letaw; and six great-grandchildren.
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