S. Montford "Monty" Inman

S. MONTFORD (MONTY) INMAN met the Lord, whom he served faithfully as a Baptist minister for over sixty-five years, on January 2, 2002. Rev. Inman preached his first sermon at the Star of Hope Mission on Fannin Street in Houston when he was a teenager. He later said, "My text was, 'Jesus, the light of the world,' and I hadn't been preaching three minutes until we were all in total darkness." Monty Inman was ordained as a minister at First Baptist Church in Houston on July 25, 1934. While attending Baylor University he served as pastor at Gena, Texas, Tennessee Valley, Texas (now under Lake Belton) and Oenaville, Texas. Upon graduation from Baylor he was called to Third Baptist Church in Houston. When Monty Inman began his ministerial career he asked the Lord to use him in smaller churches rather than larger ones. He once remarked that he thanked the Lord for taking him at his word. During his years as a minister he served as pastor in El Campo, Freer, Iago, Balmorhea, and Fort Davis, Texas. In 1999 he came full circle to serve again at Third Baptist Church in Houston where he was elected Pastor Emeritus. In addition to his work in the ministry, Rev. Inman worked with troubled youths for over twenty years, first as a juvenile probation officer for Harris County and later in various positions for the State of Texas. He retired from the state in 1979. He was a past President of the Texas Probation and Parole Association. For the last ten years, he served as a volunteer Chaplain at Saint Luke's Hospital, completing over three thousand hours of volunteer work and visiting over 25,000 patients. Rev. Inman was a native Houstonian, born at the old Memorial Hospital to Alma Reeves Inman and Stuart Montford Inman on January 28, 1913. He is survived by his wife, Sylvia Inman; his children: Jeanine Inman Macey of Livingston, Texas; Norma Sue Inman Schmelling of Bandera, Texas; Stuart Montford Inman, III, of Houston, Texas; and Travis Binford Inman of N. Hollywood, California; grandson, Michael Macey of Greene, Maine and great grandchildren, Joshua and Montanna Macey. Rev. Inman graduated from the old Sam Houston High School in 1930. He worked his way through Baylor University during the depression graduating in 1936. While at Baylor he was elected to the National Social Science Honor Society, Pi Gamma Mu. He received a Masters in Social Work from Sam Houston University and was elected to Alpha Kappa Delta, the National Sociology Honor Society. He was a member of the Baylor Heritage Club and South Main Baptist Church of Houston. The family wishes to acknowledge and thank: Corum Health Care, The Heart Failure Clinic, The Heart Institute, the cardiology staff at St. Luke's Hospital, Professional Home Care Staff. Special thanks go to nurse, Becky Livingston, neighbors Susan and Peter Dobrolski , and sister-in-law Barbara Farley. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m., Friday, at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 5th, South Main Baptist Church of Houston, 4100 Main, with private burial at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Baylor University Ministerial Scholarship Fund, The Heart Institute at St. Luke's Hospital, American Heart Association or the charity of choice. "His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord." Matthew 25:21