Brenda Leigh Montgomery

Brenda Leigh Montgomery, 86, of Moulton, passed away Thursday, October 15, 2026 at her home. Visitation will be from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Monday, October 19, 2026 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. The funeral service will be at 1:00 PM on Tuesday, October 20, 2026 at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with Bro. Neil Carter and Bro. Robert Smith officiating. Burial will be at Montgomery Cemetery with Lawrence Funeral Home directing.

Born on August 16, 1940 in Moulton to the late Hadley and Annie Ruth Stewart Key, Brenda was a 1959 graduate of Lawrence County High School then attended Florence State University (UNA). She was a Sunday School Teacher and Wednesday Night Girls Teacher at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church where she was a member since 1962. Brenda loved gardening, cooking, spending time with her grand and great-grand children, and going on Mission Trips. She was a widow and mother of three lifetime members of the Moulton Fire Department.

Survivors include her children, Caren Stewart, and Wesley (Joyce) Montgomery; grandchildren, Courtney (Cricket) Terry, Jenniffer (Will) Watson, Leslie (Mitch) Faust, Nicole (Andrew) Montgomery-Loyd, and David Stisher; great-grandchildren, Bayden (Katilyn) Wood, Ellie Faust, Brayleigh Coan, Autumn Cate Watson, Ridge Terry, Tori (Terry) Windom, Courtney (Ryan) Bozarth, Zane Clemons, and Willow Clemons; great-great-grandchildren, Jax Wood, Hayden, Rylan, and Ryder Windom, and Oakley Bozarth; sisters, Sandra (Andy) Betterton, Carolyn (Anthony) Turner, Benita Key, Donna Key, Jewel Key, Marilyn (Gary) Campbell, Kathy (Jerrald) Blankenship; sisters-in-law, Carolyn Steele, and Letha Hardyman; brother-in-law, Ronnie (Brenda) Montgomery; and a host of nieces, nephews, and children who called her "Grandmother".

Brenda was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Richard "Spookey" Montgomery; parents; brothers, Jackie, DeWayne, and Dwight Key; grandson, Hadley Coan.

Pallbearers will be her nephews along with Chris Hood, and Brian Phillips. Honorary Pallbearers are members of the Moulton Fire Department both present and past.

The family extends special thanks to Dr. Rishi Patel and the staff of Clearview Cancer Institute, the 3rd floor staff at Decatur Morgan Hospital and Gentiva Hospice.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials may be made to Gideons International or the Dolly Parton Imagination Library at https://donate.imaginationlibrary.com/?country=US&lppState=AL.