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James Edwin Gentry

James Edwin Gentry

Male 1915 - 2006  (90 years)

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  • Name James Edwin Gentry  [1, 2
    Birth 3 Jun 1915  Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Death 11 Jan 2006  Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Crestview Memorial Park Mausoleum, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • The Duncan Eagle Thursday, November 29, 1935 James Gentry Will Head DeMolay Club-- James Gentry was elected master councilor of the Duncan DeMolay Chapter at the annual election of officers Tuesday night. Hudson Coombs was named senior councilor and Bill Robinson was elected to the junior councilorship. Two pledges, Alton Askins and Earl Fisher were given final initiation degrees. Other officers will be appointed soon.

      James E. 'Jim' Gentry January 12, 2006

      James E. (Jim) Gentry, 90, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2006, in Wichita Falls.

      Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, at First Christian Church of Wichita Falls with Dr. David Hartman officiating. Entombment will follow at the Crestview Memorial Park Mausoleum. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hampton Vaughan Crestview.

      Jim was born on June 3, 1915, in Duncan, Okla., to Arthur and Myrtis Gentry. On Feb. 28, 1942, Jim married Alma Melissa Givens. He served in the U.S. Army in World War II in Europe. He continued his military service in the Army Reserve attaining the rank of Lt. Colonel. He founded Jim Gentry Lumber Company in November 1965. He operated the business for 30 years before retiring in 1995. He served as President of the Lumberman's Association of Texas and also as President of Southwest Rotary receiving the Paul Harris Fellow. He was a member of First Christian Church for 49 years and served as a Deacon and Chairman of the Property Department.

      Survivors include his wife, Alma Gentry; sons, Jimmy Gentry and wife Sharon, Fred Gentry and wife Susie, and Danny Gentry all of Wichita Falls; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; sisters, Marie Sanders of Corpus Christi, Texas, Mary Helen Newton and husband Leland of Ada, Okla., and Dorothy Jeanne Eldridge of Shreveport, La.

      The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12, 2006.

      Memorials may be made to Hospice of Wichita Falls or First Christian Church of Wichita Falls

      http://www.timesrecordnews.com/trn/local_obituaries/article/0,1891,TRN_5786_4381359,00.html
    Person ID I6436  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Arthur Lemoyne "Al" Gentry,   b. 3 Aug 1892, Alma, Chickasaw Nation, Indian Territory Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 2 Jan 1961, Duncan, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years) 
    Mother Myrtis Burch,   b. 19 Jul 1895, Garland, Dallas County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Apr 1998, Ada, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 102 years) 
    Marriage 15 Apr 1913  Velma, Stephens County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F3139  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Alma "Lou" Melissa Givens,   b. 1 Sep 1918, Ninnekah, Grady County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jan 2010, Wichita Falls, Wichita County, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years) 
    Marriage 28 Feb 1942  [1
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F3225  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 

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    Gentry, James Edwin
    Gentry, James Edwin
    Husband of Alma Givens

    B. 1915 Oklahoma D. 2006 Texas
    Gentry, James
    Gentry, James
    James served in Europe during World War II
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
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  • Sources 
    1. [S124] Harvey, Kenneth C--Family Member; Gedcom, Printed Descendants Reports of Payne and Gentry Families, Correspondence.

    2. [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).