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Aurelia "Rhea" Gale Gentry

Female 1938 - 2009  (70 years)


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  • Name Aurelia "Rhea" Gale Gentry  [1
    Nickname Rhea 
    Birth 23 Jul 1938  Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 6 May 2009  Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Burial 9 May 2009  Hillcrest Memorial Park, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Notes 
    • Duncan Banner
      May 7, 2009
      Aurelia G. 'Rhea' PattonJuly 23, 1938 - May 6, 2009 ARDMORE - Funeral services for Aurelia G. "Rhea" Patton will be Saturday, May 9, at 2 p.m. in First Baptist Church of Ardmore. Dr. Alton Fannin will officiate. Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Craddock Funeral Home. She was born July 23, 1938, at Duncan, to John V. Gentry and Allene Riggs Gentry. She departed this life on Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at her home. Rhea was married to Jim Patton on July 17, 1974, in Ardmore. She had worked for the County Court Clerk's office, First Federal Savings and Loan and had retired as branch manager for the First Community Branch Bank on Broadway. She was an active member of First Baptist Church, where she had sung in the choir for 20 years. She was also a member of the HCE Triangle Group. She is survived by her husband, Jim of the home; her mother, Allene Gentry of Velma; a daughter, Renee Bailey and husband, Terry, of San Antonio, Texas; a son, Kent Pogue and wife, Sandy, of Velma; stepdaughter, Sherry Patton, and stepson, Gary Patton and wife, Nadine, all of Phoenix, Ariz.; two sisters: June McNeill and husband, Perry, of Denton, Texas, and Frankie Sims and husband, Bob, of Davis; five grandchildren: Zac and Adam Pogue, Coby, Taylor and Colton Bailey; two step-grandchildren: Matthew Patton and wife, Jessie, and Stephanie Smith and husband, Jesse; and a great-grandchild, Jacob Patton. Pallbearers will be Harlen Seeliger, Lyle Jerome, Jerry Sutton, John DeHart, Zac Pogue, Adam Pogue, Coby Bailey and Terry Bailey. Honorary bearers are Don Howard, Perry McNeill, John Anderson, Creede Speake, Bob Sims and Bob Drake. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.Memorials may be made to Cross Timbers Hospice, 207 "C" Street NW, Ardmore, OK 73401. Online condolences may be made.

      (Courtesy of Lynell Gentry Cordell)
    Person ID I11565  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father John Vernon Gentry,   b. 11 Mar 1915, Arthur, Parks Township, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 2004, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Nellie Allene Riggs,   b. 5 Jul 1916, King, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Aug 2016, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 100 years) 
    Marriage 16 Apr 1934  Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • 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)
    Family ID F3144  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Living 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
    Family ID F4902  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

    Family 2 Living 
    Family ID F4903  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Jul 1938 - Stephens County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 6 May 2009 - Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - 9 May 2009 - Hillcrest Memorial Park, Ardmore, Carter County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S532] Cordell, Lynell Gentry-Family Researcher P.O. Box 1992 Duncan OK 73534-1992 Correspondence, Gedcom, Family Group Sheets, Email.