Mexia Daily News - Feb. 4, 2004 edition

Shirley Sue (Richardson) Montgomery

Funeral services for Mrs. Shirley Sue Montgomery, 68, of Mexia, were conducted
Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock in Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home Chapel. Officiating
was the Rev. Marcus Sheffield, pastor of First Baptist Church. Burial was in
Tehuacana Cemetery.

Mrs. Montgomery, born Dec. 24, 1935, at Stewards Mill (Freestone County), died
Friday in Hillcrest Hospital at Waco. She had resided her entire life in this
area, and was a member of First Baptist Church of Tehuacana. She was Dining
Room Supervisor and Dorm Charge at Mexia State School, from where she retired
after 24 years.

Surviving are her children - Anna Thompson of Waco, Tammie Adams and husband
Warren of Burleson, and Rita Battreall of Mexia; two step-daughters, Nell
Montgomery and Catherine Akin, both of Bellmead; four grandchildren - Misty
Adams, Jennifer Battreall, Christopher Adams and Cody Battreall; three
step-grandchildren - Billy, Tonya and Michael Montgomery; 10
step-great-grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Vanetta and Gorden
Medlen of Fort Worth; two brothers and sisters-in-law, James and Suzy
Richardson of Mexia, and Stanley and Georgia Richardson of Crowley.

Pallbearers were Randy Jones, Robert Jones, Glen Medlen, Barry Richardson,
Jordan Richardson and Elex Reed.