Billy J. Gentry

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Mr. Billy J. Gentry Sr., age 79, of Johnson City, passed away, Monday, January 30, 2012, in the Johnson City Medical Center.

Mr. Gentry was a native of Elizabethton and had lived most of his life in Johnson City. He was the son of the late Clayton Gentry and Radar Bowers Gentry. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by one sister, Eureka Gentry; four brothers, Guy Gentry, Floyd Gentry, Charles Gentry and Ray Gentry; one step brother, B.O. Beard.

Mr. Gentry was a retired construction worker. He was of the Catholic faith.

Survivors include: his loving wife of forty years, Linda Gentry, of the home; one son, Billy Gentry Jr. and his wife, Amy, of Jonesborough; one daughter, Kathy Gentry, of Johnson City; three brothers, Terry Gentry, Jimmy Gentry and Roger Gentry, all of Johnson City; one sister, Susie Rhodes, of Johnson City; one step-brother, Jackie Beard; one granddaughter, Jenna Gentry, of Jonesborough; several nieces and nephews.

The funeral service for Mr. Billy J. Gentry Sr. will be conducted at 8 PM Thursday, February 2, 2012, in the Morris-Baker South Chapel. Rev. Reece Harris will officiate.

The graveside committal service will be conducted at 11 AM Friday in the Washington County Memory Gardens. Active pallbearers will be Gary Orvis, Keilan Livingston, Daniel Ray, Jansen Henley, Joe Herden and Larry Brown. Minister, family and friends are requested to meet at the funeral home by 10:15 AM Friday to go in procession to the cemetery.

Billy married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clayton married Radar Bowers on 4 Jul 1923 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Radar (daughter of Daniel Bowers and Mattie Lewis) was born on 16 Mar 1903 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 18 Apr 1945 in Washintgon County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Kitzmiller Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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"Elizabethton Star," Monday, February 22, 1943
F. C. GENTRY
F. C. Gentry, age 88, retired farmer, died at his home Johnson City, RFD 5, early Saturday night after several months' illness.
Funeral services were conducted from the Dewey Christian church in Doe Valley this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be in the Wilson cemetery, Johnson county.
Survivors are his wife, Mrs. Bertha Gentry; five sons, Elbert, Mountain City, Clayton, Isham and Curtis Gentry, of Johnson City, and Webster of Peoria, Ill.; two daughters, Mrs. Victoria Harper, and Mrs. Charles Morefield, both of Mountain City; two stepsons, Jessie Gentry, Johnson City, and James Gentry, of Elizabethton.
Pallbearers and flower-bearers will be selected from friends attending the funeral.
The body was removed from North Funeral Home to the family residence Sunday afternoon.

Ferdinand married Louisa (Gentry) on 25 Dec 1878 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Louisa was born in Jan 1844 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Daniel married Mattie Lewis on 16 Oct 1904 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mattie (daughter of Gideon Lewis and Eveline Oliver) was born on 31 Dec 1881 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Mar 1950 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; was buried in Kitzmiller Cemetery, , Carter County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

General married Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Rambo on 24 Mar 1842 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. Elizabeth (daughter of Aaron Rambo and Harriett Wilson) was born on 6 Apr 1823 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died on 31 Mar 1902 in Johnson County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Mary (Bowers) about 1860 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. Mary was born about 1841 in Carter County, , , Tennessee. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gideon married Eveline Oliver about 1866. Eveline (daughter of George R. Oliver and Nancy Peters) was born in Aug 1847 in Carter County, , , Tennessee; died after 1920. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]