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Ruth Cleo Gentry

Ruth Cleo Gentry

Female 1912 - 1998  (85 years)

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  • Name Ruth Cleo Gentry  [1
    Birth 29 Apr 1912  Alma, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Death 28 Mar 1998  Meridian, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • In the Mederian Nursing Home (1996), south of Duncan, Oklahoma.

      The Duncan Banner-Mar. 29, 1998 Ruth C. Meeks Meridian -- Ruth C. Meeks, 85, of Meridian died Saturday, March 28, 1998, in a Meridian nursing home. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Duncan Cemetery with Ron Stough officiating under the direction of Carter-Smart Funeral Home. Mrs. Meeks was born April 29, 1912 in Alma to James E. and Zada (Trawick) Gentry. On April 7, 1951, she married Richard Meeks in Duncan. A lifelong resident of the Duncan area she was a member of Eastside Church of Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband on May 30, 1993. Survivors include several nieces and nephews.
    Person ID I6321  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2016 

    Father James Edwin Gentry,   b. 25 Mar 1869, Johnson County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jan 1950, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Elzada Trawick,   b. 6 Jan 1871, Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1951, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1891 
    • Lynell Gentry Cordell writes that "Zada Trawick's family was also in Wise Co., Texas in 1880. I wonder if John M. and Pamelia could have moved there after the 1880 census and Zada and Ed met and married there in 1890/91. Preacher William, possibly in need of care, his wife having probably died, could have been there around that time also." It is also possible that they married in Oklahoma, her obituary saying she had been a resident of Alma and Duncan since 1889.
    Family ID F1081  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Richard "Red" Meeks,   b. 22 Nov 1913, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 May 1993, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 7 Apr 1951  Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Red and Ruth were married at the Indiana Ave. Baptist Church, 1601 NW 2nd, Oklahoma City, OK, by Pastor M. L. Rice. Witnesses were Bessie Payne of 815 N. Braver, OKC and Eugene W. Leard of 1421 NW 7th OKC. Lynell Gentry Cordell has a copy of the marriage license.
    Family ID F3187  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 5 Jul 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 29 Apr 1912 - Alma, Stephens County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 7 Apr 1951 - Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 28 Mar 1998 - Meridian, Stephens County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Duncan Municipal Cemetery, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Gentry, James Edwin Farm House, Stephens County, Oklahoma
    Gentry, James Edwin Farm House, Stephens County, Oklahoma
    Charles Strong said Ruth was frowing because she HATED having her picture taken.
    Gentry Women in Sundresses, Sunday at Granny's, 1947
    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.
    Gentry, Ruth Cleo
    Gentry, Ruth Cleo
    Wife of Richard Meeks
    B. 1912 Oklahoma D. 1998 Oklahoma
    She married Richard "Red" Meeks shortly before her fortieth birthday.
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

    Documents
    Gentry, Ruth signature
    Gentry, Ruth signature
    From a Friendship Quilt made by her sister-in-law, Eva Blue Gentry of Duncan, Oklahoma

    Headstones
    Meeks, Richard and Ruth (Gentry)
    Meeks, Richard and Ruth (Gentry)

  • Sources 
    1. [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence.