JAMES IRA MONTALBANO

James "Jim" Ira Montalbano, 71, husband of Faye Lenoir Weatherly Montalbano, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2019.

Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late James and Peggy Barwick Montalbano. A former resident of North Carolina for the past 50 years, he recently returned to Sumter in July of this year. Mr. Montalbano was a graduate of Edmunds High School and served in the S.C. National Guard. He was the retired owner and operator of American Accents Furniture Store in High Point, North Carolina, where he was a member of numerous furniture related organizations. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Surviving are his wife of Sumter; two sisters, Marsha Aull and Theresa Ray, both of Sumter; numerous nieces and nephews; and his beloved pets, Scooter, Barney, Buddy and Prissy.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Chapel of Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home with the Rev. Joey Durham officiating. Burial will be at Sumter Cemetery.

Honorary pallbearer will be Robert "Bob" Hillman.

The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Sumter SPCA, 1140 S. Guignard Drive, Sumter, SC 29150.

Online condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com

Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad St., Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements, (803) 775-9386.