Eldene Fowers Montgomery's Obituary
Our beloved Eldene Fowers Montgomery, 90, passed away in her home on January 18, 2023. Eldene was born in Henefer, Utah to George Leroy Fowers and Mary Elizabeth Jones on November 21, 1932. She attended Weber High School. Eldene married Dean S. Montgomery on November 21, 1949 in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they had one daughter and five sons. They made their home in Adrian/Nyssa, Oregon for a little while before moving to their home in Hooper, Utah where she has lived for the last 53 years.
Eldene was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She was a wonderful homemaker and mother, and her greatest accomplishment was her children. She was very accomplished in crocheting and knitting and she made over 100 doilies, in fact, there were no flat surfaces in her home without a doily on it. She entered many of her crochet art in the Weber County Fair, and won best of show many times.
She was an amazing cook and she was especially known for her Turkey Stuffing (especially the “burnt” parts of it, and we as family would fight over who got to eat it), she also made the best banana bread in these circular tubes and they would turn out perfect every time. She enjoyed collecting rocks especially petrified wood that was found in the Oregon Desert, she also drove the beet truck on their farm in Oregon. She loved to raise chickens and ducks and that earned her the title of “Grandma Duck” to her grandchildren. Eldene loved spending her time with Dean at their cabin in the Henefer Franklin Canyon in Summit County.
Eldene was the Co-owner of The Montgomery’s Ranch House located in Hooper, Utah, where they were known for their deep-fried mushrooms, cauliflower, and spud potatoes. She also worked in various jobs throughout her life.
She was a breast cancer survivor of 20 years.
She is survived by her children, Janet Ryan, Steven (Deborah) Montgomery, Douglas (Dixie) Montgomery, Roger (Tania) Montgomery, Lane (Donna) Montgomery, and Marc (Jodi) Montgomery, 29 grandchildren, 58 great grandchildren and 4 great great grandchildren and one brother, Max (Joan) Fowers.
She was preceded in death by her husband Dean, two granddaughters, Sara and Katie, her parents and four sisters.
Funeral Services will be held Monday, January 23, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at the Hooper 4th Ward, 4675 West 5500 South, Hooper, Utah. A viewing will be held prior to services from 10:00-10:45 a.m. at the church.
Interment Hooper City Cemetery.
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