Wayne County Press
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W. Leslie Montgomery, commonly called “Mutt”, by his more intimate friends, passed away at the Marion Veterans Facility Tuesday at 5:12 p.m.  He had been taken there Monday suffering from hemorrhages of the stomach.  Hospital attendants pronounced his case serious when he arrived there, and notified the ambulance man to notify his relatives.

He had not been in good health for several years, and had spent several weeks at the Facility for ulcers of the stomach and a kidney ailment.  He seemed to improved and was home and active during our 11th annual fair.  The remains were returned to Fairfield and final rites will be conducted Friday afternoon from the Nale Funeral Home, where the body will remain in state until the hour of the funeral. Elder Warren D. Crippen of Cisne will have charge, with interment in Maple Hill

Mr. Montgomery was born in Cisne 52 years ago, son of Jerome and Lou Montgomery.  He was married to Miss Bess Perrine of Fairfield and four children blessed the union, namely; Mary Lynn of Oklahoma City, Okla., David  and Winston at home, and Warren, in the service in Hawaii.  The wife and children survive. The daughter arrived from Oklahoma Wednesday morning.

Mr. Montgomery was a veteran of World War I and had been active for years with the American Legion.  He was recently named director of Veterans Administration in Wayne County and had been active in this line of work in recent weeks.  He was one of the organizers of the Wayne County Fair Association, and one of its best boosters, and loyal workers. He had served as custodian at the Fairfield Elks Lodge for many years, quitting that post for what he thought were more important duties this past summer.

Thus another familiar face around town is gone, and a dependable trooper wends his way along that pathway whence no traveler returns.  Farewell, “Mutt”.  As a new comer to Fairfield, we shall miss you and your pleasant, courteous ways.