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Living married Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

R L WINTERS 12 Aug 1925 22 Apr 1996 73035 (Elmore City, Garvin, OK) (none specified) 443-26-0920 Oklahoma



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Census Listings:

1930 census Oklahoma Co. OK ED 55-102 Pg. 278A
Ward 4
201 1/2 So. 27th St.
242/305 Winters, John H., head, MW, 25, M, age when first married 20, OK OK AR
Jewel E., wife, FW, 24, M, age when first married 19, TX MO US
Roy L., son, MW, 4 7/12, OK OK TX
Norma J., dau., FW, 2 1/12, OK OK TX

Roy married Mary Helen Gentry. Mary (daughter of Arthur Lemoyne "Al" Gentry and Myrtis Burch) was born on 3 Jul 1920 in Stephens County, Oklahoma; died on 17 Apr 2014 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ada ? Services for Mary Helen Newton, 93, of Ada, formerly of Duncan are 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel; Dr. Scott Fenton will officiate. A Committal Service will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Duncan Municipal Cemetery in Duncan.

Mrs. Newton died Thursday, April 17, 2014, at her home. She was born July 3, 1920, in Duncan to Arthur L. and Myrtis Birch Gentry. She graduated from Duncan High School and attended business college.

She married Leland Newton Oct. 10, 1981. Mrs. Newton had been employed with the USDA Soil Conservation Service, the General Motors Company in Oklahoma City and later, Todd Construction Company in Ada. She was also a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church.

Survivors include her husband, Leland Newton, of the home; two daughters, Barbara Fischer and her husband Gary of Denton, Texas, and Judy Fenton and her husband Scott of Plano, Texas; a sister, Dorothy Jean Eldridge of Shreveport, La.; and her grandchildren, Matthew Fischer and wife Lauren, John Fischer and wife Julie, Jessica Fenton, Jason Fenton and Seth Fenton; and two great grandchildren, Caleb Fischer and Grant Fischer.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, James Gentry; and a sister, Marie Sanders.

Bearers will be John Fischer, Matt Fischer, Jason Fenton, Seth Fenton, Gary Fischer, and Scott Fenton.

www.adanews.com
Published 19 Apr 2014

Notes:

Arthur was called "Al" by a lot of people in Duncan because of his initials A.L. Lyn Cordell writes that on his World War I Draft registration, his middle name is listed as Lemoyne. Arthur lived at 305 South 7th. in Duncan for years. He taught at the Arthur School, east of Duncan and then started work at the Duncan Post Office. He became Assistant Postmaster by his retirement. He didn't live for too long after his retirement and died just after they moved to a new house.

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Arthur Lemoyne Gentry
City: Duncan
County: Stephens
State: Oklahoma
Birthplace: Oklahoma;United States of America
Birth Date: 03 Aug 1892
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1852128
Occupation: Postal Clerk, Duncan Post Office
Nearest Relative: wife and one child
Height/Build: Tall/Slender
Color of Eyes/Hair: Brown/brown
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Delbert Gentry
City: Arthur, OK
County: Stephens
State: Oklahoma
Birthplace: Alma, Oklahoma; United States of America
Birth Date: 05 Oct 1893
Race: Caucasian
Roll: 1852128
Occupation: Farming
Married or Single: Single
Height/Build: Tall/Slender
Color of Eyes/Hair: Gray/light
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Jess Newton Gentry
City: Arthur
County: Stephens
State: Oklahoma
Birthplace: Alma, Oklahoma; United States of America
Birth Date: 07 Sep 1896
Roll: 1852128
Next of Kin: James Edwin Gentry, father. Arthur, OK
Height/Build: Tall/Medium
Color of Eyes/Hair: Brown/Brown




The Duncan Eagle-Jan. 5, 1961 Al Gentry Dies Here Monday

A familiar face will be missing from the scene at the Duncan Post Office following the death of assistant Postmaster Arthur L. (Al) Gentry, 305 South 7th, early Monday morning in a local hospital. Death came following two heart attacks last week. He suffered his first attack early Saturday morning after reporting to work on his 46th anniversary of employment with the Post Office Department. His condition became critical after a second attack Saturday afternoon. The service was held Wednesday at the First Christian Church. Burial was in the Duncan Cemetery by the Brooks Funeral Home. Gentry was born in Alma, August 3, 1892 and later taught school there. He served as assistant postmaster since January 12, 1957.Gentry held every office in the local Independent Order of Oddfellows Lodge and several appointive offices in the grand lodge. He also was an elder in the First Christian Church. Survivors are the widow, Myrtis Burch Gentry of the home, who he married April 15, 1913 at Velma. Also a son, James E. Gentry of Wichita Falls, Tex.; three daughters, Mrs. Robert P. Sanders of Pasadena, Tex.; Mrs Roy L. Winters of Ada and Mrs. James Eldridge of Ruston, La. Also four brothers, Loyd R. Gentry of Oklahoma City, Delbert Gentry, 516 Pine; Jess Gentry, 802 Sycamore, and Elmer Gentry, who lives on West Main in Duncan. Also two sisters, Mrs. Richard Meeks, 704 North 2nd, and Mrs. T. N. Goodwin of Belle, Calif.; 11 grandchildren, and 2 great-grandchildren.

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Census Information:

1930 census
Stephens Co. OK 305 So. 7th
187/210
Gentry, A.L., MW 37 M 20 OK TX TN
Myrtis, wife FW 34 M 17 TX AR MS
James, son MW 14 S OK OK TX
Marie, dau. FW 12 S OK OK TX
Mary H., dau. FW 10 S OK OK TX
Dorothy, dau. FW 6 OK OK TX

Arthur married Myrtis Burch on 15 Apr 1913 in Velma, Stephens County, Oklahoma. Myrtis was born on 19 Jul 1895 in Garland, Dallas County, Texas; died on 22 Apr 1998 in Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma; was buried in Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Daughter of Michael Mathis BURCH and Mary Eloise NASH. Third of five girls in a family of eight. Moved with her family to Duncan, OK, at the age of one.

Homer Strong recounts a story about driving by her home one day, when she was about 90 years old. She was on the roof, removing shingles. He was worried about her, but knew that once she was determined to do something, there was no stopping her. So instead of chiding her for attempting a dangerous task on her own, he suggested they have a pot of coffee and visit. Myrtis dearly loved her coffee. While she was occupied making the coffee, Homer called her son James, and explained the situation. James knew his mothers temperament as well. Within just a few hours, James, his son, and a crew were at her home, and they finished the job. Both James and Homer knew that once Homer left, nothing but that would have stopped her from finishing the job on her own.

Newspaper cutting from 1995 relating to her 100th birthday celebrations in files of Lynell Gentry and Kenneth C. Harvey. At the age of one hundred years, her living relatives (descendants) were; Four (4) children Eleven (11) grandchildren Twenty Seven (27) great-grandchildren Three (3) great-great grandchildren

At that time she was living at the Ada Baptist Village, Ada, Oklahoma. This is a 50-unit apartment complex for adults more than 55 years of age, owned and operated by Baptist Retirement Centres of Oklahoma.