Clive Dewayne Montgomery
Marriages
Barbara Venable - August 1960
Married in Enid, OK
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 9B - February 19, 2023
Clive D. Montgomery, 85,
of Grand Junction peacefully
passed away on February
1, 2023, after a drawn-out
struggle with Alzheimer’s.
He will be sadly missed by
family, as well as friends and
will hold a place in the hearts of those who knew Clive.
Born in Chester, Oklahoma to Floyd Montgomery
and Palma (Bowers) Montgomery. He was the fourth
of 5 children born to his parents. His family moved to
Las Cruces, NM where he graduated in 1954 from Las
Cruces High School.
After joining the Navy in 1957, Clive (EOCN) worked
as a heavy equipment operator for a Construction
Battalion (Seabees). His duty stations were in Port
Hueneme, CA and at Camp Kubasaki on the island
of Okinawa. While stationed at Camp Kubasaki, he
assisted with building the base airway system. In August
of 1960, Clive married his love, Barbara Venable, in
Enid, Oklahoma. A long-standing dream of Clive’s was
to live in Colorado, this happened in 1974 when the
family and pets moved to the Grand Junction area.
Clive was predeceased by his parents, Floyd and
Palma Montgomery; siblings, Margaret and Peggy; as
well as other loved ones including his nephews, Sam and
Jason. He is survived by his loving wife, Barbara and
their children, Sue (Joe) Stockman, Cindy Montgomery,
and Craig (Sandy) Montgomery, as well as grandkids
(Trinity, Josh, Austin (Heather), Chris (Jessica), Alysia
(Jose), Anita (Zach) and great grandkids (Spencer,
Robert, Irelynn, Kingston, Aubrey, Aaliyah, Archer,
Kaleb, Ethan, Nathan, Jazzlyn, Dominic, Elliana)
as well as many nieces, nephews, great nieces and
nephews, siblings, and friends. His elderly cats, Lady
and Buddy plus canine terrors, Whiskers and Rascal
dearly miss Clive, too.
Throughout his life, Clive worked as a welder and
often worked at other jobs. Over a large area of New
Mexico, Clive operated a rock crusher, alongside his dad,
for Haake Construction, a road construction company.
In Enid, Oklahoma he worked as a welder for Hackney
Iron & Steel and Geo. E. Failing as well at Peerless Ice
Cream & Dairy Warehouse in the evenings. He was a
welder for Grand Junction Steel until he retired. While
at GJS, Clive worked on various projects including the
skeletal frame of the largest tunnel in Glenwood Springs
Canyon, located by the CDOT station. Other employers
included Tidewater Industrial, F & S, Tumac Industries,
and Rettig Farm.
Clive was an avid outdoorsman who spent many of
his years hunting in the mountainous areas of western
Colorado, specifically the Uncompahgre, Book Cliff
Range, Grand Mesa, Maybell/Craig area and the Rifle
Flat Tops. He also hunted on a nephew’s ranch in
Wyoming. His goal in doing so, was to feed his family
and contribute to the management of deer, elk, antelope,
and bear populations. Later in life, Clive drew a once in a
lifetime hunting tag for moose, which he was successful
in his hunt. Clive enjoyed gardening, growing flowers,
fishing, and canning season.
He held lifetime membership with the Seabee
Historical Foundation, National Rifle Association and
the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.
A warm note of appreciation is given to all of Clive’s
caretakers and medical staff in Grand Junction and
Rifle, CO.
For more information, please view Clive’s obituary on
Brown’s Mortuary website.
