Funeral service for William Claude “Bill” Montgomery, Jr., age 73, of Decatur, will be Saturday, July 19, 2014, 2:00 p.m. at Shelton Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends for one hour prior to service. Interment will be in Roselawn Cemetery.
Mr. Montgomery, who died Tuesday, July 15, 2014, at Decatur Morgan Hospital following an extended illness, was born September 30, 1940, in Nashville, TN. He was the son of the late W. C. “Monty” Montgomery, and the late Ernestine Barrow Montgomery. Bill had lived in Decatur since he was a child. At the time of his death he was a resident of Riverside Senior Living in Decatur.
Bill served in the Army two years during the Vietnam War, with time spent in Vietnam. He worked at the Princess Theater in the 1960’s, but found his true vocation during his 20+ years at the Decatur Boys’ Club as Activities Director. He never married, nor had children of his own, but he considered the hundreds of boys he coached in baseball and basketball to be “his” boys. After he left the Boys’ Club, he became a scorekeeper for the Decatur Dixie Youth Central League (which closed in 2006). Between 1975-2006, he scored over 4000 games.
He is survived by his brother, Steven Montgomery of Huntsville; Steven’s wife, Cyndia; his sister, Dianne Montgomery Lear of Oceanside, CA, and her husband, Bob; nieces Jessica Ehler and Lesley Hunter; nephew Ryan Hunter; several grand-nephews; and one grand-niece.
In lieu of flowers, the family respectfully requests memorial donations be made to the Boys’ & Girls’ Clubs of North Central Alabama, P. O. Box 1431, Decatur, AL 35602.
