Sharon Montgomery

Sharon enjoyed tennis and fishing. She was an avid poker player and loved to play online poker. She was ruthless in her ability to bluff and rarely had a hand she could not play. Sharon graduated from Princess Anne High School and volunteered for the Peace Corps in the 1960’s. She once met John F. Kennedy and could not get over the fact that he had red hair.

In 1977, Sharon married the love of her life, Mays E. Montgomery. Mays was a retired Poultry Farmer from Athens, Alabama who had already raised a family, but chose to raise another. Sharon and Mays bought a house in Jones Valley in Huntsville, and raised Jack and Cissy Stephenson… Sharon’s children. Sharon and Mays, with the help of Mildred Bayne (Sharon’s Nanny growing up) raised Jack and Cissy in Huntsville. As Jack and Cissy became older, Sharon and Mays semi- retired to Fort Myers, Florida. It was there where Sharon and Mays would eventually fully retire and reside.

The Funeral Service will be Monday November 16, 2015 at 2 P.M. at McConnell Memorial Chapel with Bradley Griggs officiating. Visitation will be from 12-2 P.M. at McConnell Funeral Home. Burial will be in Athens City Cemetery.

Sharon is preceded in death by her daughter, Sharon (Cissy) Perry Walsh; her husband Mays E. Montgomery; her father, Johnny Ray Mansfield; her sister, Diane Ray Mansfield; and her brother, Stephen Dallas Mansfield.

She is survived by her son, Jack Stephenson and his wife Laura, along with her grandson, Jacob.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider a donation to your local Humane Society or Animal Rescue organization.