James Edwin Gentry

1915 - 2006  (90 years)

• Name	James Edwin Gentry  [1, 2]
  Birth	3 Jun 1915	Stephens County, Oklahoma   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	11 Jan 2006	Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas
  Burial	Crestview Memorial Park Mausoleum, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas
  Notes	The Duncan Eagle Thursday, November 29, 1935 James Gentry Will Head DeMolay Club-- James Gentry was elected master councilor of the Duncan DeMolay Chapter at the annual election of officers Tuesday night. Hudson Coombs was named senior councilor and Bill Robinson was elected to the junior councilorship. Two pledges, Alton Askins and Earl Fisher were given final initiation degrees. Other officers will be appointed soon. James E. 'Jim' Gentry January 12, 2006 James E. (Jim) Gentry, 90, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006, in Wichita Falls. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, at First Christian Church of Wichita Falls with Dr. David Hartman officiating. Entombment will follow at the Crestview Memorial Park Mausoleum. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hampton Vaughan Crestview. Jim was born on June 3, 1915, in Duncan, Okla., to Arthur and Myrtis Gentry. On Feb. 28, 1942, Jim married Alma Melissa Givens. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II in Europe. He continued his military service in the Army Reserve attaining the rank of Lt. Colonel. He founded Jim Gentry Lumber Company in November 1965. He operated the business for 30 years before retiring in 1995. He served as President of the Lumberman's Association of Texas and also as President of Southwest Rotary receiving the Paul Harris Fellow. He was a member of First Christian Church for 49 years and served as a Deacon and Chairman of the Property Department. Survivors include his wife, Alma Gentry; sons, Jimmy Gentry and wife Sharon, Fred Gentry and wife Susie, and Danny Gentry all of Wichita Falls; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Marie Sanders of Corpus Christi, Texas, Mary Helen Newton and husband Leland of Ada, Okla., and Dorothy Jeanne Eldridge of Shreveport, La. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls or First Christian Church of Wichita Falls http://www.timesrecordnews.com/trn/local_obituaries/article/0,1891,TRN_5786_4381359,00.html
  Person ID	I6436	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Father	Arthur Lemoyne "Al" Gentry,   b. 3 Aug 1892, Alma, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory d. 2 Jan 1961, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Myrtis Burch,   b. 19 Jul 1895, Garland, Dallas County, Texas d. 22 Apr 1998, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma (Age 102 years)
  Marriage	15 Apr 1913	Velma, Stephens County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Family ID	F3139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alma "Lou" Melissa Givens,   b. 1 Sep 1918, Ninnekah, Grady County, Oklahoma d. 15 Jan 2010, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas (Age 91 years)
  Marriage	28 Feb 1942  [1]
  Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living
  Family ID	F3225	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Dec 2006

  
  

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  Birth - 3 Jun 1915 - Stephens County, Oklahoma Death - 11 Jan 2006 - Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Gentry, James Edwin Husband of Alma Givens B. 1915 Oklahoma D. 2006 Texas
  		Gentry, James James served in Europe during World War II
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• Sources

  [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence. [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 305 So. 7th 187/210 (Reliability: 3).