Mary Helen Gentry

1920 - 2014  (93 years)

• Name	Mary Helen Gentry  [1, 2]
  Birth	3 Jul 1920	Stephens County, Oklahoma   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Death	17 Apr 2014	Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma   [3]
  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
  Person ID	I6438	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 1	Roy L. "Pete" Winters,   b. 12 Aug 1925, Oklahoma d. 22 Apr 1996, Elmore City, Garvin County, Oklahoma (Age 70 years)
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F3227	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Living
  Family ID	F3228	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Apr 2014

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 3 Jul 1920 - Stephens County, Oklahoma Death - 17 Apr 2014 - Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Gentry, Mary Helen Mary Helen was the third of four children born to Arthur Gentry and Myrtis Burch. She is the mother of Barbara and Judy Winters.
  		Gentry Women in Sundresses, Sunday at Granny's, 1947 The back of this picture was labeled, but a few of the names were cut off, apparently to fit a frame. Lynell Cordell helped fill in the blanks. The caption read "Sunday at Granny's: Little Sis (Mary Helen Gentry), Alma Gentry, Dorothy Gentry, Ruth Gentry, Betty Jean Gentry, Eva Gentry, 1947." (L to R). Ruth Gentry, who always disliked being photographed, is the only one of the cousins not looking at the camera.
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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). [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email.