Martha Wiebe

Martha May Montgomery passed away peacefully on Tuesday, March 13, 2012 in Bountiful, Utah.Martha was born June 13, 1932 to Fountain Jay and Mary Anne Lunt Montgomery in Cedar City, Utah. Her early years were spent in Rockville, Utah where her parents owned and operated Montgomery Cabins and Mercantile. Due to the crash of the stock market, the family relocated to Pioche, NV where she spent her youth. She made many life long friends and became very active within her church and community. Martha graduated from Lincoln County High School where she participated in the Glee Club, was vice president of the pep club and a member of the Tocahadode Commercial Club. After High School she went on to obtain her Cosmetology License and ran her own Beauty Shoppe in Caliante, Nevada. She returned to Pioche, Nevada and met and married Marvin Edward Wiebe in September of 1961, which was later solemnized in the St. George LDS Temple. They made their home in Cedar City the following year, and were residents there for 49 years. Martha was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints.Martha was a Hostess for 27 years with the Utah Shakespearean Festival, was an avid BYU fan, participated with her children in school and church activities, loved painting, singing in the church choir with the "singing mothers," and made many friends as she worked in the lay-away department at K-Mart.She gently guided, uplifted, and encouraged her children. Martha brought music to her family's lives and leaves them with that blessing. She was an example to all she met. She will be missed and always loved. Martha was preceded in death by her husband Marvin Edward, brother Austin Merryweather, and sisters Margie Lee and Ann Kay.Martha is survived by her children: Cynthia Anne Hosmer (Boise, ID), Tamara Jo Blair (Henderson, NV), Karen Marie Ence (Centennial, CO), Kent Montgomery & Barbara Wiebe (Cedar City, Utah), Mary Anne & Toua Strong (Woods Cross, UT), 31 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren, brother Thomas Jefferson Montgomery (American Fork, UT), and sister Carmen Wise currently serving in the Los Angeles, CA mission.Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 17, 2012 at 1:00 p.m. at the Cedar 17th Ward Chapel located at 256 South 900 West in Cedar City, Utah. Visitations will be held on Friday, March 16thfrom 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Southern Utah Mortuary and also Saturday from 11:30 to 12:30 prior to the funeral services at the church. Interment will follow at the Cedar City Cemetery.