Obituary of Marie Soles Montalbano

Marie Soles Montalbano, 85, wife of William “Monty” Montalbano, died Wednesday, November 18, 2015, at the Palmetto Health Richland Hospital in Columbia. Born in Conway, she was a daughter of the late Mack Soles and Reatha Skipper Soles. Mrs. Montalbano was a member of Alice Drive Baptist Church and was a retired EEG Technician. Surviving are her husband of Sumter; three daughters, Betty Coombs of Canton, NC, Linda Gail (Randy Rasmussen) of Penrose, CO, and Sandy Olinger (Marty) of CA; two brothers, Joe Soles of Raleigh, NC and Tommy Soles (Betty) of Moncks Corner; two sisters, Louise Wilson of Fayetteville, NC and Ruby Rush (J.C.) of Raleigh, NC; a step-son, William “Monty” Montalbano, Jr. (Debbie); 14 grandchildren; and 8 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Tuesday in the chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home. Burial will follow in the Evergreen Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 until 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, prior to the service at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Alice Drive Baptist Church, 1305 Loring Mill Road, Sumter, SC, 29150 On-line condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.