Montella L. Herndon (97) passed away on November 25, 2021. Montella was born on January 16, 1924 in Fletcher, VA in the Blue Ridge Mountains. She was the beloved oldest daughter of the late Jesse Lam, Sr and Leona Lam; the loving wife of the late Mason E. Herndon; loving mother to her three daughters, LaVaun (Jack), Lynette (Joe) and Letitia; four grandchildren, Jocelyn (David), Tara, Lindsey, Jenna and three great grandchildren, David, Ethan and Selena.
Montella (Monti) not only was devoted to her family (helping to raise her younger brother and sisters), she had a successful career as an engineer being promoted to management at the C&P Telephone Company in Northern VA, retiring in 1984.
The family would like to thank Hidden Springs Senior Living staff and Blue Ridge Hospice for the love and care they provided.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that contributions in memory of Montella Herndon, be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at https://www.stjude.org/donate/donate-to-st-jude.html.
I hope you are comforted by a multitude of great memories. What a beautiful, loving, accomplished lady! She will be dearly missed.
Love from Alice (Joe’s sister)
Our love and prayers are with you and your family.
Her wonderful and gentle soul will forever remain in our hearts. May she Rest In Peace!
Monti will be missed , she was part of Hidden Springs Senior Living family. All the staff loved her. family is in our prayers
I will always remember Monti. She was such a great lady! I always looked forward to having her come to the salon. She also resembled my Mom.
We are very sorry to here of her death. She was a fun and loving aunt and she loved and took care of our dad when he was little. She will be truly missed. Love Karen and Ginger