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Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Aurelia "Rhea" Gale Gentry Aurelia (daughter of John Vernon Gentry and Nellie Allene Riggs) was born on 23 Jul 1938 in Stephens County, Oklahoma; died on 6 May 2009 in Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma; was buried on 9 May 2009 in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Duncan Banner
May 7, 2009
Aurelia G. 'Rhea' PattonJuly 23, 1938 - May 6, 2009 ARDMORE - Funeral services for Aurelia G. "Rhea" Patton will be Saturday, May 9, at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church of Ardmore. Dr. Alton Fannin will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Craddock Funeral Home. She was born July 23, 1938, at Duncan, to John V. Gentry and Allene Riggs Gentry. She departed this life on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at her home. Rhea was married to Jim Patton on July 17, 1974, in Ardmore. She had worked for the County Court Clerk's office, First Federal Savings and Loan and had retired as branch manager for the First Community Branch Bank on Broadway. She was an active member of First Baptist Church, where she had sung in the choir for 20 years. She was also a member of the HCE Triangle Group. She is survived by her husband, Jim of the home; her mother, Allene Gentry of Velma; a daughter, Renee Bailey and husband, Terry, of San Antonio, Texas; a son, Kent Pogue and wife, Sandy, of Velma; stepdaughter, Sherry Patton, and stepson, Gary Patton and wife, Nadine, all of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters: June McNeill and husband, Perry, of Denton, Texas, and Frankie Sims and husband, Bob, of Davis; five grandchildren: Zac and Adam Pogue, Coby, Taylor and Colton Bailey; two step-grandchildren: Matthew Patton and wife, Jessie, and Stephanie Smith and husband, Jesse; and a great-grandchild, Jacob Patton. Pallbearers will be Harlen Seeliger, Lyle Jerome, Jerry Sutton, John DeHart, Zac Pogue, Adam Pogue, Coby Bailey and Terry Bailey. Honorary bearers are Don Howard, Perry McNeill, John Anderson, Creede Speake, Bob Sims and Bob Drake. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to Cross Timbers Hospice, 207 "C" Street NW, Ardmore, OK 73401. Online condolences may be made.

(Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)

Notes:

Was staying with his Uncle at the time of the 1930 census.

1930 census Stephens Co. OK East 1/2 of King Twp., ED 69-10 Sheet 3B 46/51

Gentry, Edgar J., MW 49 M 29 TX MS IL
Frances, wife FW 38 M 18 OK TX TX
William T., son MW 19 S OK TX OK
Mary T., dau. FW 18 S OK TX OK
John V., nephew MW 15 OK TX OK

The Duncan Banner

Sunday, July 25, 2004

John Vernon Gentry

March 11, 1915 - July 22, 2004

VELMA - Service for John Vernon Gentry, 89, of Velma, who died Thursday, July 22, 2004, at Duncan Regional Hospital, will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Velma Baptist Church with the Rev. Cody Deevers officiating.

Burial will be at the new Velma Cemetery under the direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home. All visitation will be at the Velma Chapel.

Gentry was born March 11, 1915, in Arthur, to Frank M. and Ada (Jones) Gentry. Both his parents preceded him in death.

Gentry was a retired farmer/rancher, who served as a Stephens County Deputy Sheriff for eight years. He was a member of the Velma Masonic Lodge and Red Red Rose.

On April 16, 1934, John married Allene Riggs in Duncan. He was a member of Velma Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Allene Gentry of the home; three daughters, Agatha June McNeill of Denton, Texas, Aurelia Gail Patton of Ardmore and Frankie Kay Sims of Sulphur; five grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

He was preceded in death by three brothers and two sisters.

Pallbearers will be Jim Patton, Bob Sims, Perry McNeill, Kent Pogue and Lloyd Ely.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Velma Baptist Church building fund, P.O. Box 249, Velma, OK 73491.

John married Nellie Allene Riggs on 16 Apr 1934 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. Nellie was born on 5 Jul 1916 in King, Stephens County, Oklahoma; died on 3 Aug 2016 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma; was buried in Velma Cemetery, Velma, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

The daughter of George Riggs and Maggie Adair.

Lynell Gentry Cordell emailed on 4 July 2016 that a party in honor of Nellie's 100th birthday had been planned for the following weekend. Lynell's family "lived down the hill from Granny and Grandad Gentry and John & Allene lived across the road and just a bit south from us. She was sort of my second mother when I was little and her daughters were my first friends and first playmates and I love them dearly. I was closer to them than any of my other, closer cousins."

Obituary

Centenarian Nellie Allene Gentry

Nellie Allene Gentry was born on July 5, 1916 in King, Stephens County, Oklahoma and passed away on August 3, 2016 in Duncan, Oklahoma at the age of 100.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 6, at the Velma Baptist Church officiated by Reverend Randy Southerland under the direction of the Grantham Funeral Home. Interment will follow at the New Velma Cemetery.

Allene married John Vernon Gentry on April 16, 1934, and he preceded her in death on July 22, 2004. She was also preceded in death by her parents, George and Maggie Riggs, sister Juanita Sutton, brother Lynn Riggs, and one daughter, Aurelia Gayle Patton. Her survivors include two daughters, Agatha June McNeill and husband Perry of Denton, Texas, and Frankie Kay Sims and husband Bob of Sulphur, Oklahoma. She is also survived by five grandchildren; Michelle Kitto & husband Glen, Tracy Bayliff & husband Kyle, Kent Pogue and wife Sandy, Renee Bailey & husband Terry, Jessica Parks and husband Stuart; twelve great-grandchildren: Dylan Peterson, Aimee Peterson Blackwell, Abby Kitto, Reese Bayliff, Reagan Bayliff, Zachry Pogue, Adam Pogue, Jacob Parks, Zane Parks, Coby Bailey, Taylor Bailey and Colton Bailey. Allene also had three great great grandchildren: Brianna Bradfute, Heather Lowery and Dawson Pogue.
Allene was a homemaker and also an accomplished seamstress and cook. She started several small businesses in addition: covering shoes in fabric and baking wedding cakes. She also worked as a clerk and meat cutter at Milford's Grocery and worked in the Stephens County Clerk's office for a number of years.

Pallbearers will be Kyle Bayliff, Kent Pogue, Jeff Sanner, Stuart Parks , Zachry Pogue and Adam Pogue. Honorary bearers will be Perry McNeill, Bob Sims, Terry Bailey, Jim Patton, Phil Reid, Gail Sanner, Glen Kitto and Dylan Peterson.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Velma Senior Citizens Center, PO Box 584, Velma, OK 73491.

Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.granthamfuneralhomes.com

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Married:
The Duncan Banner, Sunday, April 8, 1984

Anniversaries (Picture of Allene and John)

Velma--In celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary, Mr. and Mrs. John V. Gentry will be honored at a reception from 2 to 4 pm April 15 at the Velma Baptist Church. John and the former Allena Riggs were married April 16, 1934, in Duncan. They are lifelong residents of Stephens County and now live on a ranch east of Duncan. They have three children, June McNeill of Stillwater, Rhea Patton of Ardmore and Frankie Sims of Davis. Hostesses fro the reception will be their daughters and their husbands. All friends are cordially invited to attend. (Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)