Nevada County Picayune and Gurdon Times Newspaper Archive

Gladys R. Gentry

Gladys R. Gentry, 92, of Hope died Sunday, January 28, 2001, at Christus St. Michael Health System in Texarkana, Texas.

Mrs. Gentry was born December 14, 1909, in Hempstead County to William Oza and Rosamond Bright Reece. She was a homemaker and retired from the food service industry. She was a member of Garrett Memorial Baptist Church in Hope, and Cora Mae W.M.A. She was a former teacher of W.M.A., and former Sunday school teacher of the Dorcas Sunday school class. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joe Byers Gentry, who died in 1970, and by one son, Paul R. Gentry, who died in 1971.

Survivors include one son, Billy Gentry of Lewisville, Texas; two daughters, Martha Jean Calhoun of Lake Palestine, Texas, and Alice Arnett of Emmet; one brother, Donald William Reece of El Paso, Texas; seven grandchildren, Dick Gentry of Dallas, Texas, Teresa Klembara of Garland, Texas, Scott Calhoun of Lake Palestine, Texas, Kathie Cobb of Texarkana, Texas, Cindy Allen of Texarkana, Ark., Lisa Gentry and Linda Duebner both of Lewisville, Texas; and four great grandchildren.

Funeral services were Wednesday, January 31, at Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home Chapel in Hope with Rev. Jim Sayers and Dr. Mike Harmon officiating. Burial was in Shover Springs Cemetery under the direction of Brazzel/Oakcrest Funeral Home of Hope.