THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Monday, May 27, 1996 TAG: 9605270003
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B4 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: CHESAPEAKE LENGTH: 30 lines
Isaiah Montgomery Jr., of the 1000 block of Chesterfield Terrace, died May 23, 1996, in his residence.
Mr. Montgomery, a native of Sumter, S.C., retired from the U.S. Navy as a boatswain's mate after 20 years of service. He was a member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church.
He leaves to cherish his memory a loving and devoted wife, Charlene Montgomery; a son, Isaiah Montgomery III of Chesapeake; two daughters, Crystal L. Wright and Teresa Y. Montgomery, both of Sumter; his mother, Para Lee Montgomery of Sumter; a grandson, Thomas Wright Jr. of Sumter; three brothers, Major Joshua Montgomery of Virginia Beach, Ray Montgomery of Decatur, Ga., Bernard Montgomery of Sumter; six sisters, Charlene Lewis of Anchorage, Alaska, Linda Canty of Lompoc, Calif., Emma Hastie of Deltona, Fla., Thomasenia Tillman of Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C., Visla Ealy of Charlotte, N.C., and Lisa Dupont of Columbia, S.C. He also leaves a host of uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, and other relatives and friends. He was predeceased by his father, Isaiah Montgomery Sr.
The funeral will be conducted at noon Tuesday by the Rev. Darryl Scott at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. Burial will be in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens with military honors. There will be a wake from 7 to 8 p.m. today at Graves Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends all other times at the residence. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that all donations or contributions be made to the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Building Fund.
KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY by CNB