Elizabeth Montgomery Obituary

MONTGOMERY, E. KINGSTREE - Mrs. Elizabeth Conyers Montgomery Montgomery, 100, died December 26, 2005, at her residence. Mrs. Montgomery was born December 13, 1905, in Greeleyville, SC, a daughter of the late Samuel Warren and Florence Evans Montgomery. She was a graduate of Kingstree High School, Winthrop College (1927) and received her Master's Degree from the University of South Carolina in 1951. She was a retired school teacher and guidance counselor, having taught at Poyner Junior High in Florence and Williamsburg Academy in Kingstree. She was a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Pi Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma. Mrs. Montgomery was a member of Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, where she taught the Ervin Bible Class and Circle 1 of the women's group. She was also a member of the Presbyterian Women of Williamsburg. Surviving: her sister, Katherine Montgomery Dickson of Kingstree; sister-in-law, Lal Montgomery of Kingstree, nieces and nephews, Jean Montgomery Martin of Kingstree, Wells (Jhone) Dickson of Mt. Pleasant, Ed (Lessie Gayle) Dickson of Orangeburg, Elizabeth Dickson (David) Mitchell of Summerville, Meg Dickson (Mike) Lemaire of Evans, Ga., Warren (Barbara) Montgomery of Florence, numerous grandnieces and grandnephews, as well as many cousins of the extended Montgomery and Evans families. She also had a close relationship with her sister-in-law, Ruth Montgomery of Florence, and Ruth's son, Henry (Lin) Montgomery of Wilmington, NC, and other nieces and nephews of her late husband, Robert White (Bob) Montgomery of Bishopville, SC, who died in July 1950, and her caregivers, Heather Garren and Anna Nesmith, both of Kingstree. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, in the Williamsburg Funeral Home Chapel with visitation one hour prior to services. Burial will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday, in Mt. Zion Presbyterian Cemetery in Lee County. The family suggests memorials to Williamsburg Presbyterian Church, Williamsburg Academy, or the grant-in-aid fund of Pi Chapter, Delta Kappa Gamma, c/o Sunny Poston, 5627 Squirrel Run Road, Hemingway, S.C. 29554. Visit our guestbook at www.charleston.net/deaths.