Daphne Diann Montgomery, age 81, of Grapeland, TX, passed away on January 10, 2024.
Diann was born to Clarence and Mary Wilkey on October 18, 1942. Diann grew up in Houston, Texas and enjoyed childhood with her dear friend Carolyn Jackson. She loved to dance and was captain of Company A of the Scottish Brigade. After graduating from Stephen F. Austin High School, she went to Sam Houston State University and graduated from the University of Houston, where she met the love of her life Jerrell Montgomery. She said, "Once I met him, I didn't want to let a good thing get away." Their marriage of 59 years was a testament to unrelenting love. Diann loved to teach students and made an impact on students at LaMarque ISD and Alvin ISD. She was the department head for business and taught classes ranging from typing to computers. Diann loved to teach something she felt was an applicable skill for life. She retired from Alvin ISD in 1996. In her spare time, you could find Diann supporting her daughter Marla and active in the Texas All Breeds Horse Club often leading as the horse show chairperson. She loved spending time with neighbors: Dorothy and Skeet Thorton, Dorothy and Newt Fincher, and Bob and Jo Holl. She was an active member of Pearland United Methodist Church and enjoyed volunteering in the library and attending the Searchlight class with her close friends. She and her daughter were avid travelers, along with her dear friends Edith and Bob Willman, and their grandson Robert, and trips ranged from Canada to California to most of the mountainous states in the US.
Diann was an avid bridge player and loved volunteering at the library at Grapeland United Methodist Church. Her love of research led to a passion for genealogy. Diann found joy in learning about history and relatives and traveled to multiple states in her quest to learn more.
She was preceded in death by her grandmother Mattie Wilkey, parents Clarence Wilkey, Mary Wilkey, sister-in-law Glenda Wilkerson, her aunt Nell Smith and husband Tom, her aunt Margaret Appling and husband Dick, her aunt Catherine Parr and husband Raymond, and her aunt Dell Tigner and husband HB.
Diann is survived by her loving husband Jerrell, of Grapeland, Texas, daughter and son-in-law, Marla and Jason Jones, grandchildren Andrew and Ella Jones of Aledo, Texas, sister-in-law Brenda and Gene Parker of Huntsville, TX, nephew Justin Parker of San Diego, CA, nieces Jana Parker, of Conroe & Amy Carrington of Elkhart, cousins Janet Gardner of Falls Church, VA, Jim Bill and Kathy Parr of Fort Worth and Pat Parr of San Francisco and numerous relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Grapeland Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held at Grapeland Methodist Church at 3pm on Saturday, January 13 and interment will follow at Parker Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 2pm prior to the service.
Diann was born to Clarence and Mary Wilkey on October 18, 1942. Diann grew up in Houston, Texas and enjoyed childhood with her dear friend Carolyn Jackson. She loved to dance and was captain of Company A of the Scottish Brigade. After graduating from Stephen F. Austin High School, she went to Sam Houston State University and graduated from the University of Houston, where she met the love of her life Jerrell Montgomery. She said, "Once I met him, I didn't want to let a good thing get away." Their marriage of 59 years was a testament to unrelenting love. Diann loved to teach students and made an impact on students at LaMarque ISD and Alvin ISD. She was the department head for business and taught classes ranging from typing to computers. Diann loved to teach something she felt was an applicable skill for life. She retired from Alvin ISD in 1996. In her spare time, you could find Diann supporting her daughter Marla and active in the Texas All Breeds Horse Club often leading as the horse show chairperson. She loved spending time with neighbors: Dorothy and Skeet Thorton, Dorothy and Newt Fincher, and Bob and Jo Holl. She was an active member of Pearland United Methodist Church and enjoyed volunteering in the library and attending the Searchlight class with her close friends. She and her daughter were avid travelers, along with her dear friends Edith and Bob Willman, and their grandson Robert, and trips ranged from Canada to California to most of the mountainous states in the US.
Diann was an avid bridge player and loved volunteering at the library at Grapeland United Methodist Church. Her love of research led to a passion for genealogy. Diann found joy in learning about history and relatives and traveled to multiple states in her quest to learn more.
She was preceded in death by her grandmother Mattie Wilkey, parents Clarence Wilkey, Mary Wilkey, sister-in-law Glenda Wilkerson, her aunt Nell Smith and husband Tom, her aunt Margaret Appling and husband Dick, her aunt Catherine Parr and husband Raymond, and her aunt Dell Tigner and husband HB.
Diann is survived by her loving husband Jerrell, of Grapeland, Texas, daughter and son-in-law, Marla and Jason Jones, grandchildren Andrew and Ella Jones of Aledo, Texas, sister-in-law Brenda and Gene Parker of Huntsville, TX, nephew Justin Parker of San Diego, CA, nieces Jana Parker, of Conroe & Amy Carrington of Elkhart, cousins Janet Gardner of Falls Church, VA, Jim Bill and Kathy Parr of Fort Worth and Pat Parr of San Francisco and numerous relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Grapeland Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held at Grapeland Methodist Church at 3pm on Saturday, January 13 and interment will follow at Parker Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 2pm prior to the service.
Daphne Diann Montgomery, age 81, of Grapeland, TX, passed away on January 10, 2024.
Diann was born to Clarence and Mary Wilkey on October 18, 1942. Diann grew up in Houston, Texas and enjoyed childhood with her dear friend Carolyn Jackson. She loved to dance and was captain of Company A of the Scottish Brigade. After graduating from Stephen F. Austin High School, she went to Sam Houston State University and graduated from the University of Houston, where she met the love of her life Jerrell Montgomery. She said, "Once I met him, I didn't want to let a good thing get away." Their marriage of 59 years was a testament to unrelenting love. Diann loved to teach students and made an impact on students at LaMarque ISD and Alvin ISD. She was the department head for business and taught classes ranging from typing to computers. Diann loved to teach something she felt was an applicable skill for life. She retired from Alvin ISD in 1996. In her spare time, you could find Diann supporting her daughter Marla and active in the Texas All Breeds Horse Club often leading as the horse show chairperson. She loved spending time with neighbors: Dorothy and Skeet Thorton, Dorothy and Newt Fincher, and Bob and Jo Holl. She was an active member of Pearland United Methodist Church and enjoyed volunteering in the library and attending the Searchlight class with her close friends. She and her daughter were avid travelers, along with her dear friends Edith and Bob Willman, and their grandson Robert, and trips ranged from Canada to California to most of the mountainous states in the US.
Diann was an avid bridge player and loved volunteering at the library at Grapeland United Methodist Church. Her love of research led to a passion for genealogy. Diann found joy in learning about history and relatives and traveled to multiple states in her quest to learn more.
She was preceded in death by her grandmother Mattie Wilkey, parents Clarence Wilkey, Mary Wilkey, sister-in-law Glenda Wilkerson, her aunt Nell Smith and husband Tom, her aunt Margaret Appling and husband Dick, her aunt Catherine Parr and husband Raymond, and her aunt Dell Tigner and husband HB.
Diann is survived by her loving husband Jerrell, of Grapeland, Texas, daughter and son-in-law, Marla and Jason Jones, grandchildren Andrew and Ella Jones of Aledo, Texas, sister-in-law Brenda and Gene Parker of Huntsville, TX, nephew Justin Parker of San Diego, CA, nieces Jana Parker, of Conroe & Amy Carrington of Elkhart, cousins Janet Gardner of Falls Church, VA, Jim Bill and Kathy Parr of Fort Worth and Pat Parr of San Francisco and numerous relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Grapeland Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held at Grapeland Methodist Church at 3pm on Saturday, January 13 and interment will follow at Parker Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 2pm prior to the service.
Diann was born to Clarence and Mary Wilkey on October 18, 1942. Diann grew up in Houston, Texas and enjoyed childhood with her dear friend Carolyn Jackson. She loved to dance and was captain of Company A of the Scottish Brigade. After graduating from Stephen F. Austin High School, she went to Sam Houston State University and graduated from the University of Houston, where she met the love of her life Jerrell Montgomery. She said, "Once I met him, I didn't want to let a good thing get away." Their marriage of 59 years was a testament to unrelenting love. Diann loved to teach students and made an impact on students at LaMarque ISD and Alvin ISD. She was the department head for business and taught classes ranging from typing to computers. Diann loved to teach something she felt was an applicable skill for life. She retired from Alvin ISD in 1996. In her spare time, you could find Diann supporting her daughter Marla and active in the Texas All Breeds Horse Club often leading as the horse show chairperson. She loved spending time with neighbors: Dorothy and Skeet Thorton, Dorothy and Newt Fincher, and Bob and Jo Holl. She was an active member of Pearland United Methodist Church and enjoyed volunteering in the library and attending the Searchlight class with her close friends. She and her daughter were avid travelers, along with her dear friends Edith and Bob Willman, and their grandson Robert, and trips ranged from Canada to California to most of the mountainous states in the US.
Diann was an avid bridge player and loved volunteering at the library at Grapeland United Methodist Church. Her love of research led to a passion for genealogy. Diann found joy in learning about history and relatives and traveled to multiple states in her quest to learn more.
She was preceded in death by her grandmother Mattie Wilkey, parents Clarence Wilkey, Mary Wilkey, sister-in-law Glenda Wilkerson, her aunt Nell Smith and husband Tom, her aunt Margaret Appling and husband Dick, her aunt Catherine Parr and husband Raymond, and her aunt Dell Tigner and husband HB.
Diann is survived by her loving husband Jerrell, of Grapeland, Texas, daughter and son-in-law, Marla and Jason Jones, grandchildren Andrew and Ella Jones of Aledo, Texas, sister-in-law Brenda and Gene Parker of Huntsville, TX, nephew Justin Parker of San Diego, CA, nieces Jana Parker, of Conroe & Amy Carrington of Elkhart, cousins Janet Gardner of Falls Church, VA, Jim Bill and Kathy Parr of Fort Worth and Pat Parr of San Francisco and numerous relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Grapeland Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held at Grapeland Methodist Church at 3pm on Saturday, January 13 and interment will follow at Parker Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 2pm prior to the service.
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