Ella Mae Gentry1,2,3,4,5

F, b. November 28, 1918, d. May 23, 1997
FatherMotson Jean Gentry1,2 b. June 17, 1894, d. June 27, 1952
MotherMamie O. Frances Haynes1,2 b. August 30, 1896, d. December 24, 1983
     Her married name was Smith.3 Ella Mae Gentry married Desmond Gray Smith.3,4,5 Ella Mae Gentry was born on November 28, 1918 at Forsyth Co., North Carolina.3 She died on May 23, 1997 at North Carolina at age 78.3

Census Records

1920Dwelling 104, District 89, Ward 2, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina1
1930Dwelling 219, District 66, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina2
1940Dwelling 72, District 106-18, Danville, Virginia6

Family

Desmond Gray Smith
Marriage*Ella Mae Gentry married Desmond Gray Smith.3,4,5 
Children

Citations

  1. [S119] National Archives and Records Administration, 1920 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S3708] Burchette Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/15622130/person/290359835
  4. [S998] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000.
  5. [S1185] Greenville News, Greenville, SC, From the Desmond Gray Smith, Jr. obituary in the Sep 24, 2005 edition.
  6. [S3353] National Archives and Records Administration, 1940 United States Federal Census.

Edward Jean Gentry1,2,3

M, b. September 29, 1920, d. November 19, 1993
FatherMotson Jean Gentry1 b. June 17, 1894, d. June 27, 1952
MotherMamie O. Frances Haynes1 b. August 30, 1896, d. December 24, 1983
     His Social Security Number was 242-05-2348.4 Edward Jean Gentry married Rebecca Aiton.3 Edward Jean Gentry was born on September 29, 1920 at Wilkes Co., North Carolina.2,4 He died on November 19, 1993 at South Carolina at age 73.4

Census Records

1930Dwelling 219, District 66, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina1

Family

Rebecca Aiton b. February 7, 1924, d. July 30, 2004
Marriage*Edward Jean Gentry married Rebecca Aiton.3 
Children
  • Betty Rebecca Gentry3,5
  • Bobbie Jean Gentry3,5
  • Deborah Kay Gentry3,5
  • James Roger Gentry3,5
  • William David Gentry3,5 b. August 12, 1955, d. January 28, 2005
  • Edward Jean Gentry Jr.3,5

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S3706] 1926–1975, RG 147. The National Archives at Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia Records of the Selective Service System, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
  3. [S722] Anderson Independent-Mail, Anderson, SC, From the Rebecca Aiton Gentry obituary in the Aug 1, 2004 edition.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  5. [S1618] State, The, From the William David Gentry obituary in the Jan 30, 2005 edition.

Richard Paul Gentry1,2,3

M, b. February 8, 1923, d. June 5, 1981
FatherMotson Jean Gentry1 b. June 17, 1894, d. June 27, 1952
MotherMamie O. Frances Haynes1 b. August 30, 1896, d. December 24, 1983
     His Social Security Number was 242-28-2786.4 Richard Paul Gentry was buried at Charity United Methodist Church Cemetery, 6440 Austin-Traphill Road, Wilkes Co., North Carolina.2 He was born on February 8, 1923 at Wilkes Co., North Carolina.1,2,4,3 He died on June 5, 1981 at Surry Co., North Carolina, at age 58.2,3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 219, District 66, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina1

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S3704] Charity United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., NC, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S1028] North Carolina Archives and Records Section and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004.
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Dearis Abram Gentry1

M, b. September 29, 1925, d. December, 1974
FatherMotson Jean Gentry2 b. June 17, 1894, d. June 27, 1952
MotherMamie O. Frances Haynes2 b. August 30, 1896, d. December 24, 1983
     His Social Security Number was 244-30-6574.3 Dearis Abram Gentry was buried at Charity United Methodist Church Cemetery, 6440 Austin-Traphill Road, Wilkes Co., North Carolina.1 He was born on September 29, 1925 at North Carolina.2,3 He died in December, 1974 at age 49.3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 219, District 66, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina2

Citations

  1. [S3704] Charity United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., NC, online http://www.findagrave.com
  2. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Iris Lucille Gentry1,2,3

F, b. July 20, 1926, d. October 20, 2009
FatherMotson Jean Gentry1 b. June 17, 1894, d. June 27, 1952
MotherMamie O. Frances Haynes1 b. August 30, 1896, d. December 24, 1983
     Iris Lucille Gentry was buried at Charity United Methodist Church Cemetery, 6440 Austin-Traphill Road, Wilkes Co., North Carolina.2 Her married name was Hege.3 She married Unknown Hege.3 Iris Lucille Gentry was born on July 20, 1926 at North Carolina.1,2 She died on October 20, 2009 at Trinity, Union Co., North Carolina, at age 83.2,3 She TRINITY - Iris Lucille Gentry Hege, 83, of Tom Hill Road died October 22, 2009, at Graybrier Nursing and Retirement Center in Trinity. Funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Charity United Methodist Church. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements by Smith Funeral Home of Broadway, NC. on October 24, 2009.3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 219, District 66, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina1

Family

Unknown Hege
Marriage*Iris Lucille Gentry married Unknown Hege.3 

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S3704] Charity United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., NC, online http://www.findagrave.com
  3. [S3705] High Point Enterprise, From the Iris Lucille Gentry Hege obituary in the Oct 24, 2009 edition.

Ruth Lorene Gentry1,2

F, b. August 18, 1928, d. January 26, 1988
FatherMotson Jean Gentry1 b. June 17, 1894, d. June 27, 1952
MotherMamie O. Frances Haynes1 b. August 30, 1896, d. December 24, 1983
     Ruth Lorene Gentry was buried at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Yadkinville, Yadkin Co., North Carolina.3 Her Social Security Number was 241-84-9112.4 Her married name was Harris.3 She married Frank Miles Harris.3 Ruth Lorene Gentry was born on August 18, 1928 at North Carolina.2,4,3 She died on January 26, 1988 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina, at age 59.2,3

Census Records

1930Dwelling 219, District 66, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina1

Family

Frank Miles Harris b. July 22, 1917, d. February 21, 1997
Marriage*Ruth Lorene Gentry married Frank Miles Harris.3 

Citations

  1. [S118] National Archives and Records Administration, 1930 United States Federal Census.
  2. [S1028] North Carolina Archives and Records Section and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, North Carolina Death Indexes, 1908-2004.
  3. [S3707] Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Yadkin Co., NC, online http://www.findagrave.com
  4. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

David Wayne Gentry1

M, b. June 3, 1941, d. August 4, 1941
FatherMotson Jean Gentry1 b. June 17, 1894, d. June 27, 1952
MotherMamie O. Frances Haynes1 b. August 30, 1896, d. December 24, 1983
     David Wayne Gentry was buried at Charity United Methodist Church Cemetery, 6440 Austin-Traphill Road, Wilkes Co., North Carolina.1 He was born on June 3, 1941 at Tobaccoville, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.1 He died on August 4, 1941 at Old Richmond, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.1

Citations

  1. [S1653] Bureau of Vital Statistics North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976, From the David Wayne Gentry death certificate.

Motson Jean Gentry Jr.1

M, b. February 8, 1936, d. May 30, 1985
FatherMotson Jean Gentry1 b. June 17, 1894, d. June 27, 1952
MotherMamie O. Frances Haynes1 b. August 30, 1896, d. December 24, 1983
     Motson Jean Gentry Jr. was buried at Charity United Methodist Church Cemetery, 6440 Austin-Traphill Road, Wilkes Co., North Carolina.1 He married Virginia P. Lumley.2 Motson Jean Gentry Jr. was born on February 8, 1936.1,3 He and Virginia P. Lumley were divorced on October 22, 1962 at Forsyth Co., North Carolina.4 Motson Jean Gentry Jr. died on May 30, 1985 at Saint Lucie Co., Florida, at age 49.3

Family

Virginia P. Lumley
Marriage*He married Virginia P. Lumley.2 
Divorce* Motson Jean Gentry Jr. and Virginia P. Lumley were divorced on October 22, 1962 at Forsyth Co., North Carolina.4 
Child
  • Randy Deris Gentry2

Citations

  1. [S3704] Charity United Methodist Church Cemetery, Wilkes Co., NC, online http://www.findagrave.com
  2. [S998] North Carolina State Archives, North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000.
  3. [S417] Florida Health Department, Florida Death Index,1877-1998.
  4. [S1619] North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics, North Carolina Divorce Index, 1958-2004.

Rebecca Aiton1

F, b. February 7, 1924, d. July 30, 2004
     Rebecca Aiton was buried at Greenwood Memorial Gardens, 3302 Highway 25N, Hodges, Greenwood Co., South Carolina.1 Her married name was Gentry.1 She married Edward Jean Gentry, son of Motson Jean Gentry and Mamie O. Frances Haynes.1 Rebecca Aiton was born on February 7, 1924 at Callison, Greenwood Co., South Carolina.2,1 She died on July 30, 2004 at Ninety Six, Greenwood Co., South Carolina, at age 80.2,1 She NINETY SIX - Rebecca Aiton Gentry, 80, of 114 Aiton Drive, died Friday, July 30, 2004 at her home. Born in Callison, she was a Cum Laude graduate of Lander College in 1977 and retired from Monsanto after many years of service. He was a very active member of the First Baptist Church of Ninety Six, where she taught TEL Sunday school class. Surviving are sons, Edward Jean Gentry Jr. of Lompoc, Calif., James Roger Gentry and William Davis Gentry, both of Ninety Six; daughters, Betty Rebecca McKittrick of Oak Ridge, Tenn., Deborah Kay Shiflet of York and Bobbie Jean Miller of Pendleton; sister, Virginia Aiton Rush of Greenwood; brother, Joseph Edmund Aiton of Greenwood; 11 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren. She was the widow of Edward Jean Gentry and the daughter of the late James Shepard and Mary Haupfear Aiton. Services are at 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church of Ninety Six by the Revs. Robin Fisher, Steve Justice and Charles Sprouse; burial will in Greenwood Memorial Gardens. The body is at Blyth Funeral Home, Greenwood, and will be placed in the church at 10 a.m. Monday. The family is at the home on Aiton Drive and will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday. Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Ninety Six, 205 Church St., Ninety Six, S.C. 29666 or to Hospice Care of the Piedmont, 408 W. Alexander Avenue, Greenwood, S.C. 29646.
on August 1, 2004.1

Family

Edward Jean Gentry b. September 29, 1920, d. November 19, 1993
Marriage*She married Edward Jean Gentry, son of Motson Jean Gentry and Mamie O. Frances Haynes.1 
Children
  • Betty Rebecca Gentry1,3
  • Bobbie Jean Gentry1,3
  • Deborah Kay Gentry1,3
  • James Roger Gentry1,3
  • William David Gentry1,3 b. August 12, 1955, d. January 28, 2005
  • Edward Jean Gentry Jr.1,3

Citations

  1. [S722] Anderson Independent-Mail, Anderson, SC, From the Rebecca Aiton Gentry obituary in the Aug 1, 2004 edition.
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.
  3. [S1618] State, The, From the William David Gentry obituary in the Jan 30, 2005 edition.

William David Gentry1

M, b. August 12, 1955, d. January 28, 2005
FatherEdward Jean Gentry2,1 b. September 29, 1920, d. November 19, 1993
MotherRebecca Aiton2,1 b. February 7, 1924, d. July 30, 2004
     William David Gentry was buried at Elmwood Cemetery, Ninety Six, Greenwood Co., South Carolina.1 He married Cindy Wheless.1 William David Gentry was born on August 12, 1955 at Greenwood, Greenwood Co., South Carolina.1,3 He died on January 28, 2005 at South Carolina at age 49.1,3 He NINETY SIX — Services for William David Gentry, 49, will be held at 11 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church with burial in Elmwood Cemetery. Visitation is 6-8 tonight at Harley Funeral Home, Greenwood. Born in Greenwood to Edward and Rebecca Aiton Gentry, he died Jan. 28, 2005. Surviving are wife, Cindy Wheless Gentry; sisters, Betty McKittrick, Deborah Shiflet, Bobbi Miller; brothers, Edward Jr., James Gentry. on January 30, 2005.1

Family

Cindy Wheless
Marriage*He married Cindy Wheless.1 

Citations

  1. [S1618] State, The, From the William David Gentry obituary in the Jan 30, 2005 edition.
  2. [S722] Anderson Independent-Mail, Anderson, SC, From the Rebecca Aiton Gentry obituary in the Aug 1, 2004 edition.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Frank Miles Harris1

M, b. July 22, 1917, d. February 21, 1997
     Frank Miles Harris was buried at Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Yadkinville, Yadkin Co., North Carolina.1 His Social Security Number was 244-52-3402.2 He married Ruth Lorene Gentry, daughter of Motson Jean Gentry and Mamie O. Frances Haynes.1 Frank Miles Harris was born on July 22, 1917.1,2 He died on February 21, 1997 at age 79.1,2

Family

Ruth Lorene Gentry b. August 18, 1928, d. January 26, 1988
Marriage*He married Ruth Lorene Gentry, daughter of Motson Jean Gentry and Mamie O. Frances Haynes.1 

Citations

  1. [S3707] Bethel Baptist Church Cemetery, Yadkin Co., NC, online http://www.findagrave.com
  2. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.

Pauline Gentry1

F, b. April 8, 1917, d. December 3, 1917
FatherMotson Jean Gentry1 b. June 17, 1894, d. June 27, 1952
MotherMamie O. Frances Haynes1 b. August 30, 1896, d. December 24, 1983
     Pauline Gentry was buried at Woodland Cemetery, Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.1 She was born on April 8, 1917 at North Carolina.1 She died on December 3, 1917 at Winston-Salem, Forsyth Co., North Carolina.1

Citations

  1. [S1653] Bureau of Vital Statistics North Carolina State Board of Health, North Carolina Death Certificates, 1909-1976, From the Pauline Gentry death certificate.

Desmond Gray Smith Jr.1,2

M, b. April 6, 1940, d. September 21, 2005
FatherDesmond Gray Smith1,2
MotherElla Mae Gentry1,2 b. November 28, 1918, d. May 23, 1997
     Desmond Gray Smith Jr. was buried at Hamburg Baptist Church Cemetery, Glenville, Jackson Co., North Carolina.2 He married Dorothy Sue Bentley.2 Desmond Gray Smith Jr. was born on April 6, 1940 at Danville, Virginia.1,3,2 He died on September 21, 2005 at Pickens, Pickens Co., South Carolina, at age 65.1,3,2 He Desmond Gray Smith Jr., 65, of Tabor Wood Road, Pickens, died Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, at his home. He was born in Danville, Va., the son of Desmond Gray Smith Sr. and the late Ella Mae Gentry Smith. He was retired from textile maintenance at Milliken and Co., Marietta, S.C. Surviving are his father; wife, Dorothy Sue Bentley Smith of the home; daughter, Teresa Smith Julian of Easley; sons, Kevin Gray Smith of Easley, Kenny Ray Smith Sr. of Pickens and Desmond Gray Smith III of Easley; a brother, Garland E. Smith of Broadway, N.C; sisters, Clara M. Burchette of Hamptonville, N.C., Sandra S. Mundy of Mooresville, N.C., Linda S. Smith of Southern Pines, N.C., and Donna S. Oldham of Moncure, N.C; and 10 grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Hamburg Baptist Church, Glenville, N.C., by the Rev. Randy Smith, with burial to follow in the church cemetery. on September 24, 2005.2

Family

Dorothy Sue Bentley
Marriage*He married Dorothy Sue Bentley.2 
Children
  • Teresa Smith2
  • Kevin Gray Smith2
  • Kenny Ray Smith Sr.2
  • Desmond Gray Smith III2

Citations

  1. [S3708] Burchette Family Tree, online http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/15622130/person/290359835
  2. [S1185] Greenville News, Greenville, SC, From the Desmond Gray Smith, Jr. obituary in the Sep 24, 2005 edition.
  3. [S9] Unknown subject, unknown file number, SSDI, U.S. Social Security Administrations Death Master File.