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Alton Telegraph Obituary Excerpt
ALTON
December 5, 2007 - 4:22 PM
Bruce N. Montgomery, 67, died at 6:35 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2007, at St. Anthony’s Hospital in Alton.
Born Jan. 24, 1940, in Alton, he was the son of Paul N. and Edith (Whiteside) Montgomery.
On Sept. 22, 1962, in Alton, he married the former Norma Sitzes. She survives.
He had worked for Warmann Oil Company in St. Louis and for Alt-Wood Fuel Company in Wood River. He was currently working security at the Loading Dock in Grafton. The U.S. Army Vietnam veteran was a member of the Heartland Baptist Church, Alton Eagles Lodge Foe No. 254 and the VFW Post 1308.
In addition to his wife, survivors include a son, Mark Montgomery of Shawnee, Kan.; and a sister, Darleen Chaney of Austin, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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Tamara Hoagland (Larson)
Bruce was special to me. At one of thelast reunions that we both attended, I reminded him of the East Junior High School Football Queen coronation (1956). Bruce was my escort for that event. It was an exciting time and I was so blessed not only to have been a candidate but to also have been able to hang on tightly to Bruce's arm as we walked down the aisle to the stage. Bruce's older sister and mine were classmates of the 1954 AHS class. Bruce was a quiet gentleman and I am sure he is missed by many.