Living

Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Living
2. Living

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.

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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)

Rene married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

His name was pronounced Reen.

He was born in the early part of the year 1907 as he was able to boast to his younger brothers that he had been born in Territory days, statehood being conferred in November.

He worked for Marvin Walter Payne for a while in Chickasha Cotton Oil Mill.

His father died, shortly followed by his mother, and he ended up with the responsibility for four younger siblings.



(Research):

Census Listings:

1930 census
Stephens Co. OK King Twp.
ED 69-7 Sheet 13A
205/229
Gentry, Rene H., WF 23 M 21 OK OK OK
Ruth, wife FW 21 M 18 OK TX TX
Rene, Jr., son MW 4/12 S OK OK OK
Cline, Willaid, sister-in-law FW 26 S TX TX TX

Rene married Ruth Marg Cline on 19 Nov 1927 in Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma. Ruth was born about 1908 in Oklahoma; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Is her last name Cline or Clint?

Notes:

Married:
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.

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.

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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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