Mary Jo Gass

Mary Jo Gass, 81, life long resident of Eufaula, passed away Thursday, July 6, 2023.Mary was born on July 22, 1941, in Fame, OK, to Phillip and Sarah Virginia (Flud) Van Allen. She was born and raised in Fame, Oklahoma. Mary graduated from Stidham School and attended Connors State College. In May 1959, she married Earl Dean Montgomery in Eufaula. They were married for thirty-one years and three children were born to this union, before he preceded her in death in 1990. Mary worked at Worthams for five years and then Sears for ten years. She bought the Sears store and operated it for six years. Mary later married Wayne Gass in 2007, who preceded in death in 2017. Mary was a member of the Lighthouse Christian Church, where she was very active. She loved to read, sing, travel, and go camping.

Mary is survived by her children, Steven Montgomery and wife Cindy, Bryan D. Montgomery, both of Eufaula, and Renee Duke and husband Dennis, of Checotah; six grandchildren and two great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, Phillip and Sarah Van Allen; first husband, Earl Dean Montgomery; second husband, Wayne Gass; brothers, LeeRoy Van Allen, and infant Eugene Van Allen; sisters, Corrine Williams, Pearlie Hoover, and Inez Adams; and daughter-in-law, Leighanne Montgomery.