Rene Hubert Gentry, Jr.

1929 - 1990  (60 years)

• Name	Rene Hubert Gentry  [1, 2]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	23 Dec 1929	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Oct 1990	San Diego County, California   [1]
  Notes	CA Death Records, 1940 thru 1997 Headline: Rene H. Gentry, 60, executive for S&L, community activist Publication Date: October 06, 1990 Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune Page: A-8 Subjects: Region: Pacific Rim; Southern California Obituary: Memorial services for Rene H. Gentry, 60, of Del Cerro, will be at 1 p.m. tomorrow in San Carlos United Methodist Church. Cremation was planned by Featheringill Mortuary, with interment in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. He died Wednesday in his home. Mr. Gentry, a native of Duncan, Okla., lived in the county 40 years. During a 30-year career with the Central Savings Association, he was savings-division manager, personnel manager and director of public affairs. He was active in the church and had served as president of the Kiwanis Club of San Diego; as a director of the San Diego Community Concert Association, the Central City Association and the Crime Victims Fund; as a trustee of the La Jolla Town Council; an executive trustee of the Mexican and American Foundation; chairman of the San Diego Neighborhood Home Loan Counseling Service; and a committee chairman for Boy Scout Troop 920. Survivors include his wife, Catherine; two sons, Brian, of Pleasanton, Calif., and Kirk, of Spring Valley; and five grandchildren. The family suggested donations to the church or to San Diego Hospice. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ -------- Headline: Rene H. Gentry Publication Date: October 15, 1990 Source: The San Diego Union-Tribune Page: B-12 Subjects: Region: Pacific Rim; Southern California Obituary: Rene H. Gentry, 60, Navy veteran and civic leader and retired from Central Savings Association, died Oct. 3 in his Del Cerro home. A resident of San Diego since 1950, he had been a director of Central City Association, a trustee on the La Jolla Town Council and director of the San Diego Community Concert Association. He was a member and past president of the San Diego Kiwanis Club and had been committee chairman of Troop 920, Boy Scouts of America. He had served as executive trustee of the Mexican and American Foundation and was a director of the Crime Victims' Fund. He had served as chairman of the board of the San Diego Neighborhood Home Loan Counseling Service, and was an active member of the San Carlos Methodist Church. Mr. Gentry was born in Duncan, Okla., and came to San Diego with the Navy in 1950. He and his wife, Catherine, also an Oklahoma native), were married in 1951. He joined Central Savings and, during his 30-year career there, he served as personnel manager, Savings Division manager and, through the latter part of his career, he held the post of director of Public Affairs. Survivors include his wife of 39 years, Catherine; two sons, Brian of Pleasanton and Kirk of Spring Valley; and five grandchildren. Memorial services were held Oct. 7 in San Carlos United Methodist Church. Cremation was planned, under direction of Featheringill Mortuary, and inurnment was in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be sent to San Diego Hospice, 9797 Aero Dr., Suite B, San Diego 92123-1831, or, San Carlos United Methodist Church, 6554 Cowles Mountain Blvd., San Diego. (Courtesy of Lynell Cordell)
  Person ID	I6491	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Rene Hubert Gentry,   b. Abt 1907, Oklahoma d. Abt 1942 (Age ~ 35 years)
  Mother	Ruth Marg Cline,   b. Abt 1908, Oklahoma d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	19 Nov 1927	Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma   [1]
  	Vol. 11, Stephens County Marriage Book:, Lic. # 27 Rene H. Gentry to Ruth Clint (sic?) of Duncan on 11-19-1927 "Stephens Co. Marriages" Rene H. Gentry, 21, of Duncan married Ruth Cline, 19, of Duncan. 19 Nov 1927 by T.R. Morehead. According to the Duncan City Directory Rene and Ruth lived at 703 Chestnut in 1928 and at 420 So. 8th Street in 1938.
  Family ID	F3134	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F3245	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Dec 1929 - Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Death - 3 Oct 1990 - San Diego County, California  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email. [S564] 1930 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2002., (Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. Containing records for approximately 123 million Americans, the 1930 United States Federal Census is the largest census released to date and is the most recent census available for public access. The census gives us a glimpse into the lives of Americans in 1930, and contains information about a household?s family members and occupants including: birthplaces, occupations, immigration, citizenship, and military service. The names of those listed in the census are linked to actual images of the 1930 Census.), Stephens Co. OK King Twp. ED 69-7 Sheet 13A 205/229 (Reliability: 3).