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Submitted: 11/8/13 • Approved: 11/8/13 • Last Updated: 11/11/13 • R945710-G945710-S3
Lelon 7 Jun 1912 - 19 May 1983
Married 7 Jun 1945
Hazel 17 Jun 1919 - 19 Sept 2012
*Obituary
Shreveport Times
September 23, 2012, page A12
SHREVEPORT, LA - Hazel Ellen Montgomery was born June 17, 1919 and passed away September 19, 2012 in Franklin Tennessee due to a sudden illness, she was 93 years old. Hazel owned and operated Hazel's Café' on North Market and also sold custom fitted bras/prosthesis in the North Louisiana and surrounding areas. She was a member of Bellaire Baptist Church in Bossier City. She is preceded in death by her husband, Leland "Monty" Montgomery and son, Frankie Joe Montgomery. She is survived by her 4 sons: Chris Montgomery and wife Juanelda Kay; Bennie Don Montgomery and wife Treva; Larry Montgomery and wife Karen (Charli); Mark Montgomery and wife Gayle. She has 7 grandchildren: Troy Montgomery, Brian Montgomery, Debbie Montgomery, Tammy Montgomery Day, Susan Montgomery Capriotti, Franki Montgomery and Matthew Kennedy. She also had 11 great grandchildren and 3 great-great grandchildren and many cousins.
Hazel loved life and the people that she met. Hazel was a great story teller, from Elvis sitting on the telephone pole on North Market to when she was a little girl growing up in Walker Creek. She loved her Boys, their wives, grand children, great grand children, great-great grandchildren. We were so blessed to have her this long.
Viewing will be at Rose-Neath Funeral Home on Marshall Street in Shreveport, La., Saturday September 22, 2012 from 8amclosing. Funeral services will be Sunday September 23, 2012 at 2pm at Rose-Neath Marshall Street Chapel, Shreveport, La., with the Rev. Brian Montgomery of Jordan Hill Pentecostal Church in Winnfield, La., conducting the service.
Pallbearers will be Troy Montgomery, Terry Williams, Michael Long, Steven Long, Matthew Kennedy and Julian Montgomery.
Rose-Neath Funeral Home
Marshall St. Chapel 222-0348
Contributed on 11/8/13
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