- J. B. GENTRY, AGE 70, OF GAYLESVILLE, AL, DIED SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2015, AT HIS RESIDENCE.
- GENTRY WAS BORN JULY 28, 1945, IN SUMMERVILLE, GA, THE SON OF THE LATE RAYMOND AND ELIZABETH COCHRAN GENTRY. PRIOR TO HIS RETIREMENT, HE WAS A STOREOWNER.
IN ADDITION TO HIS PARENTS, HE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS WIFE, ADA L. HARTLINE GENTRY; BROTHERS, RAY “DICK” GENTRY, J. R. GENTRY, LARRY GENTRY, AND DONALD GENTRY; A SISTER, MARY NELL TININ; AND A GRANDSON, JORDAN VAUGHN.
- GENTRY IS SURVIVED BY HIS DAUGHTERS (AND SON-IN-LAW), DEBBIE BURKE AND WANDA (AND TIM) WILSON; A BROTHER, DOUG GENTRY; SISTERS, DOROTHY BASHAM, DIANE DOTSON, AND ELAINE WEBB; 3 GRANDCHILDREN, TIFANY DAY, SIDNI VAUGHN, BRAD AND MISHA BURKE; AND 2 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, JOLIE DAY AND TYSON BURKE.
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR MR. GENTRY WILL BE HELD AT 2:30 P.M. MONDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2015, FROM THE MASON FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL WITH REV. DOYLE KELLEY AND BRO. GLEN WILBANKS OFFICIATING.
INTERMENT WILL FOLLOW IN THE GREENHILLS MEMORY GARDENS.
ACTIVE PALLBEARERS WILL BE TIM WILSON, FUZZ PARKER, GLEN BURKE, JOHNNY GENTRY, TERRY GENTRY, AND GLEN WILBANKS.
HONORARY PALLBEARERS WILL BE ROBERT HARTLINE, NORMA SANTOS, AND STACY VAUGHN.
- GENTRY WILL BE IN STATE AT MASON FUNERAL HOME AND THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 1:00 P.M. UNTIL THE HOUR OF SERVICE ON MONDAY.
MASON FUNERAL HOME IS IN CHARGE OF THE ARRANGEMENTS