Frank Wesley Montgomery, age 70 and of Thornton, Washington, was born May 7, 1947 and passed away peacefully February 21, 2018 after a long illness. He is survived by his wife, Zoe; sons Frank, Aaron and Jason; six grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter. After graduating from high school in Libby, Montana Frank went on to graduate from the body and fender program at Spokane Community College. He then enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served 4 years active duty as a nuclear missile technician with 2 years of reserve duty as well. While stationed at Rantoul Airbase in Illinois, Frank married his high school sweetheart Zoe. After his service in the Air Force concluded, Frank and Zoe moved home to Libby where he drove logging truck with his father for a short time until they moved to the Colfax area where Frank started his own trucking business hauling grain for area farmers and local grain companies. In his free time Frank enjoyed painting cars and trucks and doing body and fender work where he had a meticulous eye for detail. In their later years after the boys had moved out Frank and Zoe went on the road hauling freight throughout the lower 48 states. Frank did the driving and Zoe did the navigating. Frank will be laid to rest in the Veterans Memorial cemetery at Medical Lake, Washington at a date yet to be determined. On-line guest book is at www.bruningfuneralhome.com