Ruth A. Montgomery

December 24, 1924 - August 10, 2018

Ruth A. Montgomery, age 93, of Hughesville, died Friday, August 10, 2018 at the Williamsport Home. Her husband of 62 years, James Poust Montgomery, preceded her in death. Born December 24, 1924, in Hughesville, she was the daughter of the late Cyrus M. and Clara (Weitzel) Aderhold. Ruth was a graduate of Hughesville High School Class of 1942, and a 1946 graduate of the Nursing School at Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, MD. She then entered the United States Public Health Service Cadet Nurse Corps. Ruth was employed as Registered Nurse at Muncy Valley Hospital, and the office nurse for Dr. Il Gon Kim, of Hughesville for many years. She also worked at a medical clinic in Picture Rocks, PA. Ruth was a member of Christ United Methodist Church, Hughesville. Surviving are two daughters, Linda M. (Steven) Samler of Andover, MA, Martha M. (Robert) Buono of Little Egg Harbor Twp., NJ; a son, John W. (Melanie) Montgomery of Falls Church, VA; eight grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren; and a sister Lulu Killmon of Florida. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by a sister, Dorothy Webster; and three brothers, Issac, Harold, and Glenn Aderhold. Memorial services will be at 1:00 P.M. on Sunday, August 19, at McCarty-Thomas Funeral Home, 557 E. Water Street, Hughesville, with Pastor Paul Shaner, officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Ruth’s name to: The Beacon United Methodist Church, 148 S. Main Street, Hughesville, PA 17737, or to the Hughesville Public Library, 146 S 5th St, Hughesville, PA 17737. Arrangements are entrusted to McCarty-Thomas Funeral Home, Hughesville. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family at www.mccartythomas.com