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Mary Elizabeth Montis

November 16, 1944 — June 4, 2025

Ponte Vedra Beach

Mary Elizabeth Montis


Mary Elizabeth (Petal) Montis died at her home in Ponte Vedra Beach, FL on June 4, 2025. She was born on November 16, 1944, in Jasper, AL to William B. and Mary Palmer Gibbons.

Growing up in Madison, GA she graduated from Morgan County High School in 1962. She then attended Wesleyan College in Macon, GA where she received an AB in Sociology in 1966.

She married George P Montis of Savannah, GA on July 23, 1966. After a couple of years in Atlanta they moved to Savannah where he managed an asset management firm and property development company. In 2004 the couple moved to Ponte Vedra Beach, FL.

She is survived by her daughter Elizabeth Julia (Beth) Montis of Jacksonville, FL and her sister Catherine G. Jost of St. Simons Island, GA.

Her Memorial Service will be Friday, June 20, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Christ Episcopal Church. Contributions may be made to Christ Episcopal Church, 400 San Juan Drive, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 or BEAM, 850 6th Ave., Jacksonville, FL 32250.

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Friday, June 20, 2025

11:00am - 12:00 pm (Eastern time)

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