- Date Of Birth: May 8, 1927
- Date Of Death: February 2, 2010
- State: Montana
Raymond Elmer Montgomery, age 82, passed away on Tuesday, February 2, 2010 at the Brendan House in Kalispell, Montana. He was born on May 8, 1927 in Mullen, Idaho the son of Clarence Richard and Laura Ellen (Crystal) Montgomery.
He grew up and attended schools in Sandpoint, Idaho. He started working in the woods with his dad at an early age.
He was drafted into the U.S. Army in 1943 and spent most of his service time in Italy until his discharge in 1948. He was able to learn the language very well. Following his discharge he returned home and went to work in the lumber mills. He enrolled in an auto mechanics course and became an excellent mechanic.
On June 26, 1963 he married Joyce Jones in Plains, Montana.
He love to fish and was known to tell some pretty fine fish stories for recreation.
Later in his life he enrolled in a photography school and enjoyed and took many beautiful photographs. He was even rewarded with a gold cup for a photo taken of a house built like a castle.
He and Joyce raised her two youngest children and a grandson and granddaughter until grown. They had 45 joyful years of marriage.
He is survived by his wife Joyce Montgomery of Kalispell, MT; a daughter Shirley Mitchell, a son Allen Mitchell, three step- children, Michael Steele of Monrovia, CA; Emma Krauss of Juneau, AK and Terry Steele of Kalispell, MT.
