Living

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Living married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Notes:

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)

Notes:

He is listed as living with Ada his wife and their two children in Parks township, Stephens Co., in 1910. Ref: DWL 88/Family 88

He later inherited from his father and he farmed the family land east of Duncan.

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
Name: Frank Melton Gentry
City: Arthur
County: Stephens
State: Oklahoma
Birth Date: 24 May 1880
Race: White
Roll: 1852128
DraftBoard: 0
Age: 38
Occupation: Farming
Nearest Relative: Ada Gentry, Arthur, Stephens Co. OK
Height/Build: Medium/Slender
Color of Eyes/Hair: Blue/Black

Duncan Eagle, June 14, 1928, Page 7 Frank Gentry Laid to Rest County Resident for 38 Years Passed Away at Age of 48. Services Wednesday. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon for Frank M. Gentry, who had passed away at 6 o'clock Monday evening, a victim of pneumonia. Arrangements were made by the Beeson Grantham Funeral Home, and services were held in the First Baptist Church, with Rev. Elmer Ridgeway officiating. Burial was in the Duncan Cemetery. Born in Texas on May 24, 1880, Mr. Gentry came to this section at an early age, and had resided in Stephens County for 38 years. His home was 12 1/2 miles east of Duncan. His long residence here had made him widely and favorably known throughout this section. Surviving are the widow; three sons, Rene, John and Freeland; and two daughters, Frankie and June. The parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Gentry, live at 721 Spruce Avenue. There are also two sisters and three brothers.

Ken Harvey related a story about Frank and his wife decided to replace all their living room furniture so he headed to town with a bale of cotton to sell. The old furniture was meanwhile presented to the neighbours. Unfortunately instead bought an Edison record player with records and put it in his wagon and took it home.

The family heard him singing as he arrived home late at night and Ada was none too pleased to discover what their money had been spent on. They now had a bare room with a phonograph. This was the old ground floor bedroom on the south side of the house.

His son Glen really enjoyed the new machine as he was a fun loving young man and liked to dance to the music played on the Edison. One of the records was "The Irish Washer Woman" and Glen was able to do a jig to that!

Franklin married Ada Carol Jones on 17 Sep 1905 in Arthur, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory. Ada was born in 1880 in Texas; died on 23 Apr 1929; was buried in Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Ada's father (William Starr Jones) used to tell lots of stories about his time in the Southern Army during the Civil War. Her father was born in Alabama and his wife was born in Missouri. Her mother's first name was Portina.

Duncan Eagle, April 25, 1929, page 2.

Mrs. Ada Gentry Death
Victim Resident of County 40 Years
Passed Away Tuesday Night. Funeral Services This Thursday.

Funeral services for Mrs. Ada Gentry, 49 years of age, were held at the First Baptist Church at 2:00 o'clock this Thursday afternoon. Rev. J. J. Ward officiated, with Rev. T. P. Haskins assisting. Arrangements were in charge of Beeson Grantham. Mrs. Gentry passed away Tuesday night at 11 o'clock, at her home about 12 miles east of Duncan. Her 19 year old son, Glen, was killed in an automobile accident east of the city about a year and a half ago. The husband, Frank Gentry, died of pneumonia last June. The deceased was one of the early settlers of what is now Stephens County. She was a daughter of W. S. (Star) Jones, a Confederate veteran of the Civil War, who now lives in Marlow. The Jones family came to this section about 40 years ago, and settled in the vicinity of Arthur. There are two sisters, Mrs Robert Williams and Mrs. Tom Forth, both of Marlow. One brother, John Jones, lives at Mobbtie, Texas. Mrs. Gentry is survived by five children: Rene H., Frankie, June, John and Freeland.

Notes:

Married:
CHICKASAW NATION MARRIAGES ARDMORE COURTHOUSE GROOM INDEX 1895 - 1907

THRELKELD, W R 23 TRAWICK, IDA 24 23 DEC 1900 ALMA

TRAWICK, G A 28 McCAULEY, BELLE 19 13 JUN 1902 ALMA

GENTRY, FRANK M 35 JONES, ADA 26 17 SEP 1905 ARTHUR

CANDREN, THOMAS 23 GENTRY, CARRIE 21 13 FEB 1896 DUNCAN

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