Carl J. Montgomery

Carl J. Montgomery, 75, of Lee County, Ga., died Sept. 8, 2011, at Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital. Visitation will be 2-4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 17, 2011, at Pinkard Funeral Home. A private interment will follow in Knights of Pythia Cemetery.
A native of Russellville, Ala., born to the late Wallace Russell Montgomery and Ruby Mae Cummings Montgomery, Carl graduated from Russellville High School in 1954 as salutatorian. He served in the U.S. Air Force and moved to the Albany, Ga., area 45 years ago.
Carl was employed with the Mack Truck Co. and Transpower Inc. for more than 50 years and served as parts manager. He was a member of Lakeside Baptist Church and was a former member of Albany Lodge No. 24, Albany Shrine Club, Hasan Shriners and the Directors Staff.
He was preceded in death by a sister, Joyce Ann Morgan.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Montgomery, of Lee County, Ga.; two daughters, Lisa Baxter (Kirk) and Carla Goldman (Michael), all of Columbus, Ga.; two sisters, Dorothy Morgan (Billy) and Margaret Humphries (David); and a brother-in-law, Dennis (Fayrene) Morgan, all of Russellville, Ala.; five grandchildren, Britney Larch, of Clarksville, Tenn., Carlton Baxter, of Columbus, Ga., Ian Baxter, of Kennesaw, Ga., Montgomery Goldman and Joseph Goldman, both of Columbus, Ga.
In lieu of flowers, those desiring may make contributions to the American Lung Association in Georgia, P.O. Box 730, Leesburg, GA 31763 or the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 409410, Atlanta, GA 30384-9410.
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