Mildred MontagueA former president of Big Sisters International and region chief for the Tennessee division of the American Cancer Society died Saturday.
Mildred Moon Montague died at her Lookout Mountain, Tenn., home at age 96.
Montague helped bring about the merger of Big Sisters and Big Brothers International but was known locally for raising funds and serving on several local nonprofit boards.
Her grandfather, E. Y. Chapin Sr., founded the Little Theater, now called the Chattanooga Theatre Centre, and Montague served as a board member of the theater. She also served on boards for the Chattanooga Symphony Association, Hunter Art Gallery, as president of the Allied Arts Council and Symphony Guild, and as trustee of the Caldsted Foundation, a home for the elderly.
In 1986, Montague was elected president of the T.C. Thompson Children’s Hospital Foundation. She received the local Kiwanis Distinguished Service Award in 1981. She was known for her work with the American Cancer Society.