Mrs. Pauline Elliot Macklin, age 92, of Birmingham, formerly of the Winfield area, passed away on Wednesday, May 10, 2023 at her residence. Mrs. Macklin was the youngest of 7 children born to Roy and Mattie Donald Elliot. Pauline accepted Christ into her life at an early age and was a long-time member of the Palisades Church of Christ in Birmingham. She married James D. Montgomery and together they had 6 children. Pauline was employed with Health-Tex Industries while living in Alabama. She and her family later moved to Boston, MA where she was employed as a Nursing Assistant and Tupperware salesperson for many years. Mrs. Macklin retired from the VA Hospital after moving back to Alabama. After her retirement she worked as a door greeter for Walmart which only fueled her love for people. Her home was always open to anyone needing a place to stay. Her life motto of loving and sharing was “No stranger ever came through my door.”
Mrs. Macklin is survived by her daughters, Helen Jones, Etta Montgomery, and Mattie Albert (Dale), son, Franklin Montgomery, Sr. (Yvonne), special daughter, Glenda Hodge (Marion), god daughter, Crystal Finch, grandchildren, Jerome Montgomery (Kimberly), Cornelius Jones (Mekeisha), Tia Montgomery, Mitchell Montgomery (Odessa), Franklin Montgomery, Jr., Joseph Montgomery, Faith Montgomery, and Michael Montgomery, Aisha Edwards (Donavan), Marion Hodge, Jr., and Passion Hodge, special grandchildren, Russandra Beavers, special nephew, Jessie Sampson (Jenna), sisters-in-law, Lucy Elliot and Zanie Elliot, and a host of great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, church family members and friends whose lives she touched during her lifetime.
Mrs. Macklin was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Macklin, her parents, sons, Robert Montgomery and James Montgomery, Jr., granddaughter, Hope Washington, great-grandson, Boston Montgomery, brothers, Noah Sampson, Frank Sampson, Marvin Elliot, Rufus Elliot, Sr., and Willie Moore, sister, Emma Ruth Finch, and son-in-law, Jesse Jones.
Funeral services for Mrs. Macklin will be held on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. from the Palisades Church of Christ at 625 Palisades Blvd, Birmingham, AL 35209 with burial to follow in the Mayfield Church of Christ Cemetery near Hubbertville. The body will lie in state at the church from 10:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. service time. A visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel in Winfield.
Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield, Alabama serving the Macklin family.
