Imogene H. Montgomery

Born on March 23, 1930, on the family farm south of Princeton, Missouri, to Bonnie and Howard Heriford, she attended Princeton High School and Northwestern Missouri State Teachers College in Maryville. In 1948 she married Richard Montgomery, and each pursued a career in government service. Imogene worked for the Internal Revenue Service, the Weather Bureau, and as a systems analyst in Oklahoma City for the Department of Transportation, developing the FAA’s payroll accounting system. Richard died in 1995 after a long illness. Imogene collected antiques and had a large collection of geodes, an interest she shared with Richard. She loved flowers and was an ardent gardener, this passion possibly born when she was given a spot in the family vegetable garden at the age of four. Imogene is preceded in death by her parents and her brother William (Bill) Heriford. She is survived by her older sister by ten years, Ethlyn McCleave, and by nieces Judy Heriford, Pam Lynch, and Annasue McCleave Wilson, and nephew Richard Heriford, along with many grand- and great- grand nieces and nephews.

We would like to thank Sandy Mick for her longtime dedication to Imogene and the family, and also the entire staff at Northland Rehab Center for their care and dedication to Imogene.

A memorial service will be held at Newcomer’s White Chapel Funeral Home and White Chapel Cemetery, 6600 N.E. Antioch Road, Gladstone, Missouri, 64119. Please check back for the date and time.