Forest “Frosty” Harvey Montgomery
Forest “Frosty” Harvey Montgomery, 92, of Greenwood and formerly of Logansport, passed away at 7:15 a.m. Monday, Jan.5, at Aspen Trace in Greenwood.
Born on Jan. 21, 1922, in Van Buren Township of Pulaski County, he was the son of the late Everett Henry and Lena (Kimbell) Montgomery.
On Dec. 28, 1941, he married Alice Irene Bonnell, who survives. He and Alice were married for 73 years.
Forest was a farmer and a former locomotive engineer with the Pennsylvania Railroad and the Penn Central Railroad. He also held two terms as the clerk of Cass County and two terms as the treasurer of Cass County. Along with his wife Alice, he co-owned Montgomery Realty in the Logansport area.
He was a member of the Main Street United Methodist Church and a longtime member of the board of the Logansport Savings Bank. He was also longtime member of the Democratic Party and after retirement, enjoyed wintering with his wife in North Fort Myers, Florida.
Forest served in the U.S. Army from Sept. 1942, until he was honorably discharged in Nov. of 1945. He served as a locomotive engineer with the Persian Gulf Command in what was then called Persia.
Forest is survived by his wife Alice Irene Montgomery of Greenwood; daughter Marsha Lynn [David] Sander of Indianapolis; son Philip [Paula Dittrick] Montgomery of Houston, Texas; granddaughters: Sarah Elaine [Sam] Schilling of Northampton, Massachusetts, Elizabeth Irene Sander of Indianapolis, and Anna Michelle [Adam] King of Greenwood; grandson Zachary Hugo [Elissa] Sander of Mesa, Arizona; brothers: Junior Harold [Bonnie] Montgomery of Rochester, and Donald [Betty] Montgomery of Peru; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents Everett Henry and Lena (Kimbell) Montgomery; and brother Darrell Everett Montgomery.
Visitation was held one hour prior to the services on Saturday in the Gundrum Funeral Home. A celebration of life was held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at the funeral home. Pastor Damon Soper officiated. Burial with full military rites was at the Buck Cemetery in Thornhope.
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