Ada Margaret Montgomery Allen

Ada Margaret Allen, age 60, of Bloomington, died Thursday at her residence. Born April 8, 1951 in Louisville, Kentucky, she was the daughter of Frank Wilford Montgomery, Jr. and Sylvia Adrian (Zickel) Montgomery. She was also the step-daughter of Ethel (Gutermuth) Uler Montgomery who helped raise her along with her father. She attended school in the Louisville area and graduated from Western High School in Shively, Kentucky, class of 1969, and later graduated from Sullivan Business School in Louisville. She worked a total of 39 years for Indiana University Physical Plant and later in the Central Heat Plant where she was an office clerk. She enjoyed watching her sons and later her grandchildren play baseball and softball at Danny Smith Memorial Park. She is survived by her loving family including her husband, Roger Allen; two sons and daughters-in-law, Brian and Heather Allen, of Bloomington and Mike and Stephanie Allen, of Indianapolis; three sisters, Sylvia Frances Hale, of High Point, North Carolina, Dorothy Baker, of Louisville and Florence Shelton, of Bloomington, one brother, Frank Wilford Montgomery III, of Hopkinsville, Kentucky and three grandchildren, Mitchell Allen, Lily Allen and Ruby Allen. She was preceded in death by her parents and step-mother. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday at 1:00 P.M. at the Unionville Church of Christ with Bro. Dale Lisby officiating. Burial of her remains will be at a later date in Little Union Baptist Church Cemetery. Friends may visit the family on Monday from 2:00 to 8:00 P.M. at Day Funeral Home in Bloomington. The family would especially like to thank I.U. Health; Bloomington Hospice for their care and concern, especially Charmaine Matavuli during Ada’s illness. The family suggests memorial contributions be given to Danny Smith Memorial Park, P.O. Box 7511; Bloomington, IN 47407