Mary Ellen James Montgomery's Obituary
Mary Ellen James Montgomery, 104, owner of Continental Southern Insurance Agency, widow of W.E. (Monty) Montgomery stepped into the arms of her Lord Jesus on August 27, 2014 at home. She was born in Gibson County, TN on Feb. 21, 2010 to Thomas and Susan James. Besides her parents and her husband, she was preceded in death by 11 brothers and sisters, and two sons-in-law. Ellen, “Nannie,” is survived by her two daughters, Linda Kennedy and Kaye Fields, five grandchildren, Jim Fields (Kay), Mike Fields (Kathy), Sandy Hunt (Jason), Lisa Kennedy, Monti McCauley (Mike), 10 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren, and her two special caregivers Trice Marshall and Katonya Moore. Her love of Jesus and her faith in Him was evident to anyone who was ever around her, and her hope was that everyone would have the same trust and love in Him as she did. She has been a member of Bellevue Baptist Church since 1934, and attended the former Mary Martha Sunday School Class. The visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at Memorial Park Funeral Home from 1:30 p.m., until the service time at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, Nannie would have requested memorials be given to charity, especially two that were close to her heart. Kim’s Ministries, 516 Colgate, W. Memphis AR 72301, or Abiding Above Ministries, P.O. Box 3916 Cordova TN 38088.
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