Melissa Michelle ‘Missy’ Carter Montgomery BLACKSHEAR — Mrs. Melissa Michelle “Missy” Carter Montgomery, 45 of Blackshear, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 3, 2026 at Memorial Satilla Health in Waycross.
Born November 24, 1980 in Blackshear, Mrs. Montgomery lived in Pierce County all her life. She worked as a waitress at Oak Plaza Restaurant. Mrs. Montgomery loved to Montgomery
sing, make jewelry, write poems, draw, and do hair and makeup. She was of the Baptist faith.
Mrs. Montgomery was preceded in death by her father, Kavin Dwayne Carter; and by her brother, Anthony Aspinwall.
Survivors include her husband, Michael Montgomery of Blackshear; her daughter, Taylor Carter of Blackshear; her stepson, Landon Montgomery of Brantley County; her mother and stepfather, Susie and Ronald Dixon of Blackshear; her uncles, Mark Carter of Blackshear, Neal (Teresa) Aspinwall of Lake Charles, La., and Frank (Marilyn) Aspinwall of Kingsland; a grandchild, Trenton Vickery; two nieces, Hannah Boatright and Gracie Bell; a nephew, Winton Aspinwall; her pet goat, Goatie; and several other relatives and friends.
A funeral service for Mrs. Montgomery was held Thursday afternoon, May 7, 2026 from the Pearson-Dial Funeral Home Chapel.
Interment followed in the Shiloh Cemetery.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online guestbook at www.pearsondial.com.
Pearson-Dial Funeral Home was honored to serve the Montgomery family during this time.
