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Harold and Azalee Montgomery and their son are interred at the Haughton Cemetery (established 1945) in Bossier Parish.<ref name=halmobit/> Harold Montgomery was survived by his son, Hal, Jr., and daughter-in-law, Linda Burge Montgomery, two granddaughters, Leigh Ann Montgomery Bates of Doyline and Tara Montgomery Madison of Baton Rouge, and three sisters, Audrey Rodes of Benton, Jean Morgan of [[Lake Charles]], and Bobbie Steele of [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], and numerous nephews and nieces.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Same Surnames, Different Perspectives: Harold and Jack Montgomery in the Louisiana State Senate, 1960 to 1976," ''[[North Louisiana History]]'' Vol 51 (Winter/Spring 2020, pp. 27-61.</ref>
Harold and Azalee Montgomery and their son are interred at the Haughton Cemetery (established 1945) in Bossier Parish.<ref name=halmobit/> Harold Montgomery was survived by his son, Hal, Jr., and daughter-in-law, Linda Burge Montgomery, two granddaughters, Leigh Ann Montgomery Bates of Doyline and Tara Montgomery Madison of Baton Rouge, and three sisters, Audrey Rodes of Benton, Jean Morgan of [[Lake Charles]], and Bobbie Steele of [[Memphis]], [[Tennessee]], and numerous nephews and nieces.<ref>Billy Hathorn, "Same Surnames, Different Perspectives: Harold and Jack Montgomery in the Louisiana State Senate, 1960 to 1976," ''[[North Louisiana History]]'' Vol 51 (Winter/Spring 2020, pp. 27-61.</ref>
In addition to Governor Edwards, pallbearers included then Republican U.S. Representative James Otis "Jim" McCrery, III, who then represented Louisiana's 4th congressional district, former state legislative colleague Parey Pershing Branton, Sr. (1918-2011), a Democrat from Shongaloo in Webster Parish, [[dairy]]man Roy Donald "Don" Hinton (1912–2011) of Minden,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=r-d-hinton-don&pid=150300909|title=R. Don Hinton|publisher=''Shreveport Times'', April 18, 2011|accessdate=April 19, 2011}}</ref> and attorney and then Webster Parish Library Board president Henry Grady Hobbs (1923-2012) of Minden,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=henry-hobbs&pid=162069317#fbLoggedOut|title=Henry Hobbs obituary|publisher=''Shreveport Times'', January 2, 2013|accessdate=January 3, 2013}}</ref> who lost the 1960 and 1967 state House elections to Branton, and a Minden [[banker]], Ralph Williams.<ref name=obit/>
In addition to Governor Edwards, pallbearers included then Republican U.S. Representative James Otis "Jim" McCrery, III, who then represented Louisiana's 4th congressional district, former state legislative colleague [[Parey Branton]], a Democrat from Shongaloo in Webster Parish, [[dairy]]man Roy Donald "Don" Hinton (1912–2011) of Minden,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=r-d-hinton-don&pid=150300909|title=R. Don Hinton|publisher=''Shreveport Times'', April 18, 2011|accessdate=April 19, 2011}}</ref> and attorney and then Webster Parish Library Board president Henry Grady Hobbs (1923-2012) of Minden,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/shreveporttimes/obituary.aspx?n=henry-hobbs&pid=162069317#fbLoggedOut|title=Henry Hobbs obituary|publisher=''Shreveport Times'', January 2, 2013|accessdate=January 3, 2013}}</ref> who lost the 1960 and 1967 state House elections to Branton, and a Minden [[banker]], Ralph Williams.<ref name=obit/>
The Montgomery obituary defines his legacy as one of "love, honor, integrity, and love to God and country. The state and nation share in this legacy. Harold Montgomery was a true southern gentleman and statesman. ... He loved his God and his family with a deep and profound love. In addition to his love for his family, he loved his state. This love inspired him to ask the people of his district to elect him to be their state senator. They did so, and he served in this capacity for twelve years ... with honor and distinction."
The Montgomery obituary defines his legacy as one of "love, honor, integrity, and love to God and country. The state and nation share in this legacy. Harold Montgomery was a true southern gentleman and statesman. ... He loved his God and his family with a deep and profound love. In addition to his love for his family, he loved his state. This love inspired him to ask the people of his district to elect him to be their state senator. They did so, and he served in this capacity for twelve years ... with honor and distinction."