Mr. Forrest Lavall “Tootie” Montgomery, 80, of York, SC, passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022 at home.

Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, October 1, 2022 at Bethel Baptist Church, 6381 Lake Wylie Road, Lake Wylie, SC with the Rev. Steve Kirby officiating.  The family will receive friends 1 hour before the service at the Church.

Mr. Montgomery was born January 1, 1942 in Latta, SC to the late Clarence B. and Aline Johnson Montgomery.  He was a past member of the S. C. National Guard. Tootie enjoyed camping, flea markets and auctions. He and Helen worked and built an enterprise of businesses through the years. Montgomery’s Groc and Garage and Montgomery’s Used Cars, along with others. He was a friend and mentor to so many small business owners and was always quick to lend a hand and help anyone.

Survivors are his wife of 58 years Helen Weaver Montgomery; daughters Bobbie M. Langley (Lewis) of Clover, SC and Shannon Grady (Matthew) of Myrtle Beach, SC; son Darel Montgomery (Zsonnea) of York, SC and Harold Montgomery of Winnsboro, SC; step-daughter Deborah Gillespie of Rock Hill, SC; step-son Jimmy Whitesides of Rock Hill, SC; brother Harold Montogmery (Linda) of York, SC; twelve grandchildren; numerous great grandchildren and great great grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Hospice & Palliative Care, P. O. Box 470408, Charlotte, NC 28247 www.hpccr.org

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