Nona Jean Montgomery, 92, of El Dorado passed away, January 11, 2020 and went to her heavenly home to meet her Lord and Savior and live there for eternal life. Nona died in her long time family home under the care of Hospice Home Care and her sister.
She was a member of Holy Redeemer Catholic Church since graduating from St. Vincent's Infirmary, Little Rock in 1945 as a Registered Nurse. Nona's nursing career began in private duty nursing, followed by 9 years as the office nurse for Dr. L.E. Fitch when he opened his OB/GYN practice. She moved to Warner Brown Hospital, where she completed her career as the Night Nursing Supervisor. After 47 years in service to others, she retired from nursing in 1992.
Nona was a lifelong avid reader, artist skilled in painting, origami, and calligraphy. She enjoyed and appreciated the arts and bird watching/identification. In her younger days, (until age 65) she was active in water and snow skiing, kayaking, horseback riding and sailing with family. Her favorite was water skiing. She taught many of her nursing friends, her sisters, and all of her nieces and nephews to water ski, so that she could live out her motto of "Let's go to the river" (and ski), She had her own white horse named Cedilanid (named after a heart medication that makes your heart beat faster) that she loved to ride.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her sister, Billie Don Deason-Lynch; and a niece; Julie Ann Deason.
Her living relatives include her sister, Mary T. “Betsy” Chandler of El Dorado, Arkansas; nephews, H. Lee Deason, James Deason (Ann) all of El Dorado and Steve Chandler (Tami) of London, Arkansas; nieces, Rebecca Chandler-Pate (Eric) of Naples, Florida and Kathleen Chandler-Tanner of Little Rock, Arkansas; nine great nephews and 3 great nieces who loved and admired "our Aunt Nona".
Family visitation will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 17, 2020 at Holy Redeemer Catholic Church in El Dorado. Funeral Mass will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Father Edward D'Almeida officiating. A private family interment of the ashes will be held under the direction of Young’s Funeral Directors.
Memorials may be made to Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 440 W. Main, El Dorado, AR 71730 or to the Life Touch Hospice, 2301 Champagnolle Rd., El Dorado 71730.
An online registry is available at www.youngsfuneralhome.com
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