Janet W. Montgomery was born in Curtis, Oklahoma on September 1, 1936, to John and Eleanor Wilson.

She passed from this life on May 24, 2026, in Topeka, Kansas.

Jan was the Choctaw County Extension Economist for many years.  She then worked Special Assistant in the Division of Agriculture at Oklahoma State University.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Roy Montgomery, her parents, brother Pat Wilson, sisters Betty Mingirelli, Ruth Ann Malm, and Nancy Hanson, grandson Dustin Jackson and son-in-law James Ray.

She is survived by daughters Kim Needham (Bradley), Christy Fry (Marty) and Dee Ann Jackson (Scott).  Grandchildren Benton Ray (Morgan), Kelsey Randall (Randy), Katlyn Baker (Josh), Nate Jackson (Vicky), Morgan Bergert (Nick), Makenzie Echeverry (Jake), and Hunter Ray (Belle).

Great grandchildren Sutton and Bowen Ray, Jazlyn and Trinity Randall, Brayden Baker, Kymberlyn and Lyrica Ludy, Ellie, Henry, and Winnie Jackson, Sam, Logan, Callan and Chandler Bergert, Murphy and Maxine Echeverry.  Brother Mike Wilson, many nieces and nephews.

The family will have a remembrance of Jan's life on Saturday June 27, 2026 at the First Presbyterian Church in Hugo, Oklahoma from 10:00 a.m. and noon.  A family burial will take place at a later date.