James Bobby Gentry  August 29 1931  August 30 2019

James Bobby Gentry August 29 1931 August 30 2019

August 29 1931 August 30 2019
James Bobby Gentry, age 88, of Elizabethton, Tennessee passed away on Friday, August 30, 2019 at his residence. He was a native of Carter County and was the son of the late Emerson and Minnie Collins Gentry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Ray Gentry. He was a member of Calvary Baptist church and the Men’s I Sunday School Class. He retired from Snap-On-Tools. Those left to cherish his memory include his wife of sixty six years, Leona Canter Gentry; a son, Charles Michael Gentry; a daughter, Shelia Gentry; a grandson, Andrew and wife Danielle Birchfield; and one great grandson, Cooper Wayne Birchfield; two brothers, A.E. “Kayo” Gentry and wife Betty and Cameron “Buck” Gentry and wife Janice, all of Elizabethton; two sisters, Nellene Crow, of Johnson City and Chestine Larimer, of Erwin. Several nephews and nieces also survive. The family will gather for a private graveside service with Reverend Mark Grubb, officiating. Active pallbearers will be his grandson, Andrew Birchfield and his nephews: Earl Wayne Gentry, Royce Gentry, Noel Gentry, Curtis Gentry and David Gentry. Honorary pallbearer will be his great grandson, Cooper Wayne Birchfield. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105 or to the Shriner’s Hospitals for Children, P.O. Box 31356, Tampa, FL 33631-3356 and designate the donation for the Greenville Hospital. Online condolences may be shared with the family on our website, www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Bobby and his family are in the care of Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton Office 423-542-2232, service information line, 423-543-4917. To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of James Bobby Gentry please visit our Sympathy Store.

Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of James Bobby Gentry August 29 1931 August 30 2019.

Tetrick Funeral Home Inc

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death notice James Bobby Gentry August 29 1931 August 30 2019

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