Memorial services for Faye R. Montgomery will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 30, at Covenant Presbyterian Church with Rev. Davis Price officiating. Burial services will follow at 5 p.m. at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon under direction of Robertson's Funeral Home in Clarendon. Faye entered into the Peaceable Kingdom on Aug. 28, 2004, at Carillon House in Lubbock, where she had been a resident for 23 years.
Faye was born to Homer and Temmie Higgins in Eldorado, Okla., on Dec. 26, 1914. She married Bill Montgomery on July 1, 1934. They lived on a farm and ranch in Hall, Donley, and Briscoe counties for 39 years. She resided in Clarendon and Amarillo before moving to Lubbock in 1980 where she was a member of Covenant Presbyterian. Prior to that, she was a member of First Presbyterian in Clarendon for 41 years and First Presbyterian in Amarillo for six years.
As a faithful member of the church community, she was an avid student of Christian and social issues. In her thirst for knowledge, she became a self-taught scholar and patron of libraries. She treasured her richly diverse and vast collection of books.
Faye was a gifted writer and poet. She was an active volunteer and tireless advocate for many meaningful causes, particularly those that championed the rights of the oppressed and promoted peace, including Amarillo Opportunity School for underprivileged children, and the Overground Railroad for Central American refugees. She was also a Sunday school teacher and Bible study leader. Faye endowed the Shalom Fund in memory of her son, William Grady Montgomery, to serve God's peace and justice in all dimensions by nurturing inner peace and personal growth and promoting interpersonal and community relations.
Faye is survived by daughters, JoAnne Moore and husband James of Canyon Lake, and Sherry Semrad and husband James of Pine, Ariz.; grandchildren, Terri Truitt Griffiths, Tanya Puroff, Melissa, Matt, and Michelle Semrad; six great-grandchildren; one grea t- great-granddaughter; and three sisters, Juanita McAnear of Clarendon, Lee Perkins of Durant, Okla., and Connie Holland of Turkey. She was preceded in death by her parents, son, and sisters, Nina Lindley of Lubbock and Bonnie Mitchell of Baytown. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts honoring Faye's memory be given to the Shalom Fund at Covenant Presbyterian Church of Lubbock, to bring Shalom into the lives of others.
Faye Roberta Higgins was born to Homer Grady Higgins and Temmie Katherine Dykes. She was the oldest of the six daughter. She married William Smith Montgomery on the 1st of July, 1934 at Memphs, Hall County, Texas. They are the parents of:
1. Jo Anne Montgomery
2. William Grady Montgomery born 22 Oct 1936 Died 17 Dec 1969
3. Sherry Noel Montgomery
Faye was born to Homer and Temmie Higgins in Eldorado, Okla., on Dec. 26, 1914. She married Bill Montgomery on July 1, 1934. They lived on a farm and ranch in Hall, Donley, and Briscoe counties for 39 years. She resided in Clarendon and Amarillo before moving to Lubbock in 1980 where she was a member of Covenant Presbyterian. Prior to that, she was a member of First Presbyterian in Clarendon for 41 years and First Presbyterian in Amarillo for six years.
As a faithful member of the church community, she was an avid student of Christian and social issues. In her thirst for knowledge, she became a self-taught scholar and patron of libraries. She treasured her richly diverse and vast collection of books.
Faye was a gifted writer and poet. She was an active volunteer and tireless advocate for many meaningful causes, particularly those that championed the rights of the oppressed and promoted peace, including Amarillo Opportunity School for underprivileged children, and the Overground Railroad for Central American refugees. She was also a Sunday school teacher and Bible study leader. Faye endowed the Shalom Fund in memory of her son, William Grady Montgomery, to serve God's peace and justice in all dimensions by nurturing inner peace and personal growth and promoting interpersonal and community relations.
Faye is survived by daughters, JoAnne Moore and husband James of Canyon Lake, and Sherry Semrad and husband James of Pine, Ariz.; grandchildren, Terri Truitt Griffiths, Tanya Puroff, Melissa, Matt, and Michelle Semrad; six great-grandchildren; one grea t- great-granddaughter; and three sisters, Juanita McAnear of Clarendon, Lee Perkins of Durant, Okla., and Connie Holland of Turkey. She was preceded in death by her parents, son, and sisters, Nina Lindley of Lubbock and Bonnie Mitchell of Baytown. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts honoring Faye's memory be given to the Shalom Fund at Covenant Presbyterian Church of Lubbock, to bring Shalom into the lives of others.
Faye Roberta Higgins was born to Homer Grady Higgins and Temmie Katherine Dykes. She was the oldest of the six daughter. She married William Smith Montgomery on the 1st of July, 1934 at Memphs, Hall County, Texas. They are the parents of:
1. Jo Anne Montgomery
2. William Grady Montgomery born 22 Oct 1936 Died 17 Dec 1969
3. Sherry Noel Montgomery
Memorial services for Faye R. Montgomery will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 30, at Covenant Presbyterian Church with Rev. Davis Price officiating. Burial services will follow at 5 p.m. at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon under direction of Robertson's Funeral Home in Clarendon. Faye entered into the Peaceable Kingdom on Aug. 28, 2004, at Carillon House in Lubbock, where she had been a resident for 23 years.
Faye was born to Homer and Temmie Higgins in Eldorado, Okla., on Dec. 26, 1914. She married Bill Montgomery on July 1, 1934. They lived on a farm and ranch in Hall, Donley, and Briscoe counties for 39 years. She resided in Clarendon and Amarillo before moving to Lubbock in 1980 where she was a member of Covenant Presbyterian. Prior to that, she was a member of First Presbyterian in Clarendon for 41 years and First Presbyterian in Amarillo for six years.
As a faithful member of the church community, she was an avid student of Christian and social issues. In her thirst for knowledge, she became a self-taught scholar and patron of libraries. She treasured her richly diverse and vast collection of books.
Faye was a gifted writer and poet. She was an active volunteer and tireless advocate for many meaningful causes, particularly those that championed the rights of the oppressed and promoted peace, including Amarillo Opportunity School for underprivileged children, and the Overground Railroad for Central American refugees. She was also a Sunday school teacher and Bible study leader. Faye endowed the Shalom Fund in memory of her son, William Grady Montgomery, to serve God's peace and justice in all dimensions by nurturing inner peace and personal growth and promoting interpersonal and community relations.
Faye is survived by daughters, JoAnne Moore and husband James of Canyon Lake, and Sherry Semrad and husband James of Pine, Ariz.; grandchildren, Terri Truitt Griffiths, Tanya Puroff, Melissa, Matt, and Michelle Semrad; six great-grandchildren; one grea t- great-granddaughter; and three sisters, Juanita McAnear of Clarendon, Lee Perkins of Durant, Okla., and Connie Holland of Turkey. She was preceded in death by her parents, son, and sisters, Nina Lindley of Lubbock and Bonnie Mitchell of Baytown. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts honoring Faye's memory be given to the Shalom Fund at Covenant Presbyterian Church of Lubbock, to bring Shalom into the lives of others.
Faye Roberta Higgins was born to Homer Grady Higgins and Temmie Katherine Dykes. She was the oldest of the six daughter. She married William Smith Montgomery on the 1st of July, 1934 at Memphs, Hall County, Texas. They are the parents of:
1. Jo Anne Montgomery
2. William Grady Montgomery born 22 Oct 1936 Died 17 Dec 1969
3. Sherry Noel Montgomery
Faye was born to Homer and Temmie Higgins in Eldorado, Okla., on Dec. 26, 1914. She married Bill Montgomery on July 1, 1934. They lived on a farm and ranch in Hall, Donley, and Briscoe counties for 39 years. She resided in Clarendon and Amarillo before moving to Lubbock in 1980 where she was a member of Covenant Presbyterian. Prior to that, she was a member of First Presbyterian in Clarendon for 41 years and First Presbyterian in Amarillo for six years.
As a faithful member of the church community, she was an avid student of Christian and social issues. In her thirst for knowledge, she became a self-taught scholar and patron of libraries. She treasured her richly diverse and vast collection of books.
Faye was a gifted writer and poet. She was an active volunteer and tireless advocate for many meaningful causes, particularly those that championed the rights of the oppressed and promoted peace, including Amarillo Opportunity School for underprivileged children, and the Overground Railroad for Central American refugees. She was also a Sunday school teacher and Bible study leader. Faye endowed the Shalom Fund in memory of her son, William Grady Montgomery, to serve God's peace and justice in all dimensions by nurturing inner peace and personal growth and promoting interpersonal and community relations.
Faye is survived by daughters, JoAnne Moore and husband James of Canyon Lake, and Sherry Semrad and husband James of Pine, Ariz.; grandchildren, Terri Truitt Griffiths, Tanya Puroff, Melissa, Matt, and Michelle Semrad; six great-grandchildren; one grea t- great-granddaughter; and three sisters, Juanita McAnear of Clarendon, Lee Perkins of Durant, Okla., and Connie Holland of Turkey. She was preceded in death by her parents, son, and sisters, Nina Lindley of Lubbock and Bonnie Mitchell of Baytown. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts honoring Faye's memory be given to the Shalom Fund at Covenant Presbyterian Church of Lubbock, to bring Shalom into the lives of others.
Faye Roberta Higgins was born to Homer Grady Higgins and Temmie Katherine Dykes. She was the oldest of the six daughter. She married William Smith Montgomery on the 1st of July, 1934 at Memphs, Hall County, Texas. They are the parents of:
1. Jo Anne Montgomery
2. William Grady Montgomery born 22 Oct 1936 Died 17 Dec 1969
3. Sherry Noel Montgomery
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