Major General Gillespie V Sonny Montgomery

1920 - 2006  (85 years)

• Name	Gillespie V Sonny Montgomery  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Title	Major General
  Birth	5 Aug 1920	Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  Gender	Male
  CMSI Member	0020  [15]
  Family Search ID	L24K-X1G
  Residence	1930	Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA   [6]
  Residence	1 Apr 1940	Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA   [7]
  Military Service	10 Feb 1943	Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA   [10]
  	Camp Shelby
  Occupation	Between 1967 and 1997	Mississippi, USA   [1, 8, 11]
  	US House of Representatives
  Burial	2006	Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA   [5, 13, 14]
  	Magnolia Cemetery
  Death	12 May 2006	Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA   [1, 3, 4, 5, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14]
  		Montgomery, Gillespie V Sonny (1920-2006) Flowers of the Forest Obituary from Gardien Newsletter of Clan Montgomery Society International
  Person ID	I11797	MontyHistNotes_II
  Last Modified	6 Sep 2025

  
  

  Father	Gillespie Montgomery,   b. 9 Jul 1895, Clarksdale, Coahoma, Mississippi, USA d. Aug 1929, Starkville, Oktibbeha, Mississippi, USA (Age 34 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Frances Emily Jones,   b. 11 Apr 1899, Mississippi, USA d. 2 Dec 1987, Jackson, Hinds, Mississippi, USA (Age 88 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	28 Sep 1916	Mississippi, USA
  Family ID	F5489	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 5 Aug 1920 - Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1930 - Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA Residence - 1 Apr 1940 - Greenwood, Leflore, Mississippi, USA Military Service - Camp Shelby - 10 Feb 1943 - Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi, USA Occupation - US House of Representatives - Between 1967 and 1997 - Mississippi, USA Burial - 2006 - Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA Death - 12 May 2006 - Meridian, Lauderdale, Mississippi, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Histories » Slide Show		Montgomery, Gillespie V Sonny (1920-2006) Article from Gardien Newsletter of Clan Montgomery Society International
  		Montgomery, Gillespie V Sonny (1920-2006) Website link to article in "Wikipedia"
  		Montgomery, Gillespie V Sonny (1920-2006) Website link to article in "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress"

  
  

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