Betty Strader Montgomery

Betty Strader Montgomery, 79, went home to be with her Lord on January 26, 2020 at Hospice of Rockingham County. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Draper Christian Church, burial will follow at Mt. Carmel United Methodist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00PM on Tuesday at Wilkerson Funeral Home and other times at the home of Dwane Strader. Betty was born on January 17, 1941 to the late Allen and Maggie Strader in Rockingham County. A graduate of Ruffin High School, she later went on to work at Pillowtex-Fieldcrest as an administrative assistant. Betty was a member of Draper Christian Church and was also a loyal member of the Lady’s Circle. She was a loving and devoted mother to her three boys and will be missed by all who knew her. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Walter D. Montgomery; brothers, Robert M. Strader, and Charles A. Strader. She is survived by her sons Ernie Roach (Lisa), Kenneth Roach, and Timothy Roach (Kris); grandchildren, Catherine (Mike), Phillip Roach (Melissa), Richard Roach (Autumn), Kaitlynn, Heather Craw (Justin), Ashley Roach (Stan), Tiffany Roach (Brent), Kimberly Roach (Zeke), William Roach (Ashley), Heath Bridges, Cassie Bridges, and Brandon Bridges.; great-grandchildren, Kyliegh, Jaevian, Carter, Ivy, Laykin, Kaitlyn, Madeline, Evalyn, Christian, Timothy, Hannah, Praisley, Lincoln, Annie, and Malakhi; brother, Dwane Strader (Terri); and sister, Faye D. Bowen. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Rockingham County, HRC at PO Box 281, Wentworth, NC 27375.