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Reba Howard Montague (1944-2020)
Obituaries
Staff Report, on October 9, 2020
Reba Howard Montague (1944-2020)

Reba Howard Montague, 75, of Kyle, passed away on September, 30th 2020 in New Braunfels, Texas.

Reba was born in Corpus Christi, Texas to Edwin and Virginia Howard on December 5, 1944. From there the family moved to Kyle. She went to school at Kyle Elementary School, Kyle High School, and graduated from Southwest Texas State University. She married JF Montague in November of 1965 in Kyle, Texas. She worked as a Computer Programmer for the Federal Government for 35 years.

She was a beloved caregiver to many family members and always thought of other’s needs before her own.

Reba is preceded in death by her father Edwin Howard and mother Virginia Cosper Howard.

Reba is survived by her first husband JF Montague, their daughter Mary Montague Nelson, her son-in-law Barry Nelson and her grandson Beau Montague Nelson. She is also survived by her second husband Johnny McKenzie, his daughter Kerry Jones, her husband Mark Jones and their children Clayton, Kayla, and McKenzie.

Memorials may be given to Mary Nelson, PO Box 2240, San Marcos, Texas, 78667 and will be used towards the sponsorship of several children whom Reba faithfully sponsored in Guatemala.

The family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Cypress Health Care in San Marcos, Warm Springs Rehabilitation Hospital in Kyle, and Warm Springs Acute Care in New Braunfels.

Arrangements in care of Pennington Funeral Home, 323 N. Comanche St., San Marcos, Texas. 512-353-4311 – www.penningtonfuneralhome.com

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