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Montgomery, Marilyn M.
Marilyn M. Montgomery, 85, of Brooklyn, died Saturday, May 19, 2012. Funeral Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 22, at First Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, with the Rev. John Reynolds Jr. officiating. Burial will be in Brooklyn Memorial Cemetery. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Kloster Funeral Home, Brooklyn.
Left to celebrate her memory are her husband of 60 years, Dean; daughter, Mary (Craig) Lang of Brooklyn; son, Mike (Mary) Montgomery of Knoxville; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a brother, Ronald (Jan) Read of Malcom; brother-in-law, Robert Wulf of Ankeny; sister-in-law, Darlene Read of Brooklyn; nieces and nephews; and many friends.
Marilyn was preceded in death by an infant daughter, DeAnn, in 1955; her parents, Glen and Margaret Hall Read; brother, Gerald in 1999; and sister, Gladys in 2009.
Memorials may be made to the Christian Appalachian Project (christianapp.org) or Guiding Eyes for the Blind (guidingeyes.org), two of Marilyn's favorite charities.
Online condolences may be extended to family at www.klosterfuneralhome.com.
Published May 21, 2012 in The Gazette
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