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M. W. “Dub” Gentry

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M. W. “Dub” Gentry

Birth
Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas, USA
Death
20 Jun 2006 (aged 85)
Tyler, Smith County, Texas, USA
Burial
Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas, USA Add to Map
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He was born in Rusk, TX and
died in Tyler, TX
Husband of Ruth Gentry
He served in the Air Force during World War II

The below copy of obit was shared with me by email from Judy Richards...
Obituaries
The Athens Review
June 23, 2006

M.W. ‘Dub' Gentry
Services for M.W. "Dub" Gentry, 85, of Jacksonville, will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday, June 24, 2006, at Renfro Memorial Chapel at Boren-Conner Funeral Home, with
the Rev. Randall Anderson, the Rev. Corbie Grimes and the Rev. D.L. Stewart
officiating.

Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, under the direction of
Boren-Conner Funeral Home of Jacksonville.

Mr. Gentry died Tuesday morning at a Tyler hospital.

He was born July 20, 1920, in Rusk.

He was a lifelong area resident and a member of First Church of the Nazarene.

Mr. Gentry was president of Jacksonville Canneries & Food Center Inc., and retired
from Texas Bank & Trust Co. as trust officer and vice president.

He was a former member of Kiwanis Club, having served on the board of directors and
as president. He was a former member of the board of directors of the Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce, the United Fund, and other civic organizations.

Mr. Gentry served as a pilot in the United States Air Force during World War II.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth M. Gentry.

Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Dr. Gary L. Malone of
Colleyville, Texas; brother and sister-in-law, Emmett and Mary Gentry of Hillsboro;
two granddaughters, Sally Malone of Austin and Jill Malone of Waco; and nieces and
nephews, including nephew and wife, Carl and Ree Witt of Tyler.

Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

He was born in Rusk, TX and
died in Tyler, TX
Husband of Ruth Gentry
He served in the Air Force during World War II

The below copy of obit was shared with me by email from Judy Richards...
Obituaries
The Athens Review
June 23, 2006

M.W. ‘Dub' Gentry
Services for M.W. "Dub" Gentry, 85, of Jacksonville, will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday, June 24, 2006, at Renfro Memorial Chapel at Boren-Conner Funeral Home, with
the Rev. Randall Anderson, the Rev. Corbie Grimes and the Rev. D.L. Stewart
officiating.

Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, under the direction of
Boren-Conner Funeral Home of Jacksonville.

Mr. Gentry died Tuesday morning at a Tyler hospital.

He was born July 20, 1920, in Rusk.

He was a lifelong area resident and a member of First Church of the Nazarene.

Mr. Gentry was president of Jacksonville Canneries & Food Center Inc., and retired
from Texas Bank & Trust Co. as trust officer and vice president.

He was a former member of Kiwanis Club, having served on the board of directors and
as president. He was a former member of the board of directors of the Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce, the United Fund, and other civic organizations.

Mr. Gentry served as a pilot in the United States Air Force during World War II.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Ruth M. Gentry.

Survivors include his daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Dr. Gary L. Malone of
Colleyville, Texas; brother and sister-in-law, Emmett and Mary Gentry of Hillsboro;
two granddaughters, Sally Malone of Austin and Jill Malone of Waco; and nieces and
nephews, including nephew and wife, Carl and Ree Witt of Tyler.

Visitation will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.



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  • Created by: Rosa Cline
  • Added: Feb 25, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18069911/m_w-gentry: accessed ), memorial page for M. W. “Dub” Gentry (20 Jul 1920–20 Jun 2006), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18069911, citing Resthaven Cemetery, Jacksonville, Cherokee County, Texas, USA; Maintained by Rosa Cline (contributor 46510018).