Our American Family - Person Sheet
Our American Family - Person Sheet
NameFaye Roberta HIGGINS 
Birth Date26 Dec 1914
Birth PlaceEldorado, Jackson County, Oklahoma
Death Date28 Aug 2004 Age: 89
Death PlaceCanyon Lake, Comel County, Texas
Burial PlaceClarendon, Donley County, Texas, Citizens Cemetery
FatherHomer Grady HIGGINS (1891-1976)
MotherTemmie Katherine DYKES (1894-1981)
Spouses
Birth Date6 Feb 1914
Birth PlaceClarendon, Donley County, Texas
Death Date17 Sep 2002 Age: 88
Death PlaceTexas
Burial PlaceClarendon, Donley County, Texas, Citizens Cemetery
Family ID9209
Marr Date1 Jul 1934
Div Date7 Jan 1974
Div PlaceBriscoe, Wheeler County, Texas
ChildrenS. N. (1943-)
Notes for Faye Roberta HIGGINS
Memorial services for Faye R. Montgomery will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Aug. 30, at Covenant Presbyterian Church with Rev. Davis Price officiating. Burial services will follow at 5 p.m. at Citizens Cemetery in Clarendon under direction of Robertson's Funeral Home in Clarendon. Faye entered into the Peaceable Kingdom on Aug. 28, 2004, at Carillon House in Lubbock, where she had been a resident for 23 years.
Faye was born to Homer and Temmie Higgins in Eldorado, Okla., on Dec. 26, 1914. She married Bill Montgomery on July 1, 1934. They lived on a farm and ranch in Hall, Donley, and Briscoe counties for 39 years. She resided in Clarendon and Amarillo before moving to Lubbock in 1980 where she was a member of Covenant Presbyterian. Prior to that, she was a member of First Presbyterian in Clarendon for 41 years and First Presbyterian in Amarillo for six years.
As a faithful member of the church community, she was an avid student of Christian and social issues. In her thirst for knowledge, she became a self-taught scholar and patron of libraries. She treasured her richly diverse and vast collection of books.
Faye was a gifted writer and poet. She was an active volunteer and tireless advocate for many meaningful causes, particularly those that championed the rights of the oppressed and promoted peace, including Amarillo Opportunity School for underprivileged children, and the Overground Railroad for Central American refugees. She was also a Sunday school teacher and Bible study leader. Faye endowed the Shalom Fund in memory of her son, William Grady Montgomery, to serve God's peace and justice in all dimensions by nurturing inner peace and personal growth and promoting interpersonal and community relations.
Faye is survived by daughters, JoAnne Moore and husband James of Canyon Lake, and Sherry Semrad and husband James of Pine, Ariz.; grandchildren, Terri Truitt Griffiths, Tanya Puroff, Melissa, Matt, and Michelle Semrad; six great-grandchildren; one grea t- great-granddaughter; and three sisters, Juanita McAnear of Clarendon, Lee Perkins of Durant, Okla., and Connie Holland of Turkey. She was preceded in death by her parents, son, and sisters, Nina Lindley of Lubbock and Bonnie Mitchell of Baytown. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts honoring Faye's memory be given to the Shalom Fund at Covenant Presbyterian Church of Lubbock, to bring Shalom into the lives of others.
Faye Roberta Higgins was born to Homer Grady Higgins and Temmie Katherine Dykes. She was the oldest of the six daughter. She married William Smith Montgomery on the 1st of July, 1934 at Memphs, Hall County, Texas. They are the parents of:
1. Jo Anne Montgomery
2. William Grady Montgomery born 22 Oct 1936 Died 17 Dec 1969
3. Sherry Noel Montgomery
On Find A Grave.
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Faye was born to Homer and Temmie Higgins in Eldorado, Okla., on Dec. 26, 1914. She married Bill Montgomery on July 1, 1934. They lived on a farm and ranch in Hall, Donley, and Briscoe counties for 39 years. She resided in Clarendon and Amarillo before moving to Lubbock in 1980 where she was a member of Covenant Presbyterian. Prior to that, she was a member of First Presbyterian in Clarendon for 41 years and First Presbyterian in Amarillo for six years.
As a faithful member of the church community, she was an avid student of Christian and social issues. In her thirst for knowledge, she became a self-taught scholar and patron of libraries. She treasured her richly diverse and vast collection of books.
Faye was a gifted writer and poet. She was an active volunteer and tireless advocate for many meaningful causes, particularly those that championed the rights of the oppressed and promoted peace, including Amarillo Opportunity School for underprivileged children, and the Overground Railroad for Central American refugees. She was also a Sunday school teacher and Bible study leader. Faye endowed the Shalom Fund in memory of her son, William Grady Montgomery, to serve God's peace and justice in all dimensions by nurturing inner peace and personal growth and promoting interpersonal and community relations.
Faye is survived by daughters, JoAnne Moore and husband James of Canyon Lake, and Sherry Semrad and husband James of Pine, Ariz.; grandchildren, Terri Truitt Griffiths, Tanya Puroff, Melissa, Matt, and Michelle Semrad; six great-grandchildren; one grea t- great-granddaughter; and three sisters, Juanita McAnear of Clarendon, Lee Perkins of Durant, Okla., and Connie Holland of Turkey. She was preceded in death by her parents, son, and sisters, Nina Lindley of Lubbock and Bonnie Mitchell of Baytown. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts honoring Faye's memory be given to the Shalom Fund at Covenant Presbyterian Church of Lubbock, to bring Shalom into the lives of others.
Faye Roberta Higgins was born to Homer Grady Higgins and Temmie Katherine Dykes. She was the oldest of the six daughter. She married William Smith Montgomery on the 1st of July, 1934 at Memphs, Hall County, Texas. They are the parents of:
1. Jo Anne Montgomery
2. William Grady Montgomery born 22 Oct 1936 Died 17 Dec 1969
3. Sherry Noel Montgomery
On Find A Grave.
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Notes for William Smith “Bill” (Spouse 1)
CLARENDON - William Smith "Bill" Montgomery, 88, died Tuesday, Sept.
17, 2002.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in First Presbyterian Church with
Rick Massick, lay pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Citizens
Cemetery by Robertson Funeral Directors.
Mr. Montgomery went to be with the Lord on Tuesday. He was born in
Clarendon on Feb. 6, 1914. He grew up in the home that is still
occupied by family. He received his education in the Clarendon
schools.
He continued his education as an apprentice to his father in farming
and ranching. His father, Will, and twin brother, Jim, homesteaded
land in Hall County when they were 18 years of age in 1890. He was
always mindful of his heritage and remained a faithful steward of the
land he farmed and ranched.
He owned and operated independent farming and ranching businesses in
Hall and Briscoe counties. His family continues their connections to
the land. Cattle ranching was his avocation and his hobby. A rare
individual, who truly loved what he did for a profession, he was still
riding his horse at 80 years of age. He never really retired. He was
the last of the true cowboys.
He married Faye R. Higgins on July 1, 1934, in the parlor of First
Presbyterian Church of Memphis. Three children were born to them,
JoAnne Montgomery Moore, William Grady Montgomery and Sherry Noel
Montgomery Semrad. Grady preceded his father in death in 1969.
Mr. Montgomery was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church in
Clarendon, where he served as an elder just like his father before
him. His parents were the first couple to marry in the First
Presbyterian Church of Clarendon.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William M. and Sarah; two
brothers, Paul and Joe; and a sister, Edna Louise Smith.
Survivors include two daughters, JoAnne Moore and husband, James, of
Canyon Lake and Sherry Semrad and husband, James, of Tucson, Ariz.;
five grandchildren, Terri Truitt Griffiths and husband, John, of
Houston, Tanya Truitt Puroff and husband, Chris, of Amarillo, Melissa
Semrad and husband, Marco Vera, of St. Paul, Minn., Matt Semrad and
wife, Shelly Watkins, of Dallas and Michelle Semrad of Los Angeles;
and five great-grandchildren, Nicholas and Leah Puroff, both of
Amarillo, Katrin Snider and Mateo Vera, both of St. Paul, and Ari
Vaclav Hardarson of Los Angeles.
The family suggests memorials be to First Presbyterian Church of
Clarendon; or BSA Hospice of Amarillo.
The family will be at 7701 Stuyvesant in Amarillo.
On Find A Grave.
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17, 2002.
Services will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in First Presbyterian Church with
Rick Massick, lay pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Citizens
Cemetery by Robertson Funeral Directors.
Mr. Montgomery went to be with the Lord on Tuesday. He was born in
Clarendon on Feb. 6, 1914. He grew up in the home that is still
occupied by family. He received his education in the Clarendon
schools.
He continued his education as an apprentice to his father in farming
and ranching. His father, Will, and twin brother, Jim, homesteaded
land in Hall County when they were 18 years of age in 1890. He was
always mindful of his heritage and remained a faithful steward of the
land he farmed and ranched.
He owned and operated independent farming and ranching businesses in
Hall and Briscoe counties. His family continues their connections to
the land. Cattle ranching was his avocation and his hobby. A rare
individual, who truly loved what he did for a profession, he was still
riding his horse at 80 years of age. He never really retired. He was
the last of the true cowboys.
He married Faye R. Higgins on July 1, 1934, in the parlor of First
Presbyterian Church of Memphis. Three children were born to them,
JoAnne Montgomery Moore, William Grady Montgomery and Sherry Noel
Montgomery Semrad. Grady preceded his father in death in 1969.
Mr. Montgomery was a lifelong member of First Presbyterian Church in
Clarendon, where he served as an elder just like his father before
him. His parents were the first couple to marry in the First
Presbyterian Church of Clarendon.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William M. and Sarah; two
brothers, Paul and Joe; and a sister, Edna Louise Smith.
Survivors include two daughters, JoAnne Moore and husband, James, of
Canyon Lake and Sherry Semrad and husband, James, of Tucson, Ariz.;
five grandchildren, Terri Truitt Griffiths and husband, John, of
Houston, Tanya Truitt Puroff and husband, Chris, of Amarillo, Melissa
Semrad and husband, Marco Vera, of St. Paul, Minn., Matt Semrad and
wife, Shelly Watkins, of Dallas and Michelle Semrad of Los Angeles;
and five great-grandchildren, Nicholas and Leah Puroff, both of
Amarillo, Katrin Snider and Mateo Vera, both of St. Paul, and Ari
Vaclav Hardarson of Los Angeles.
The family suggests memorials be to First Presbyterian Church of
Clarendon; or BSA Hospice of Amarillo.
The family will be at 7701 Stuyvesant in Amarillo.
On Find A Grave.
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