Thomas Miles Gentry

October 30, 1919 — December 17, 2009

Morristown, TN Mr. Thomas Miles Gentry, age 90, passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009 at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC. Mr. Gentry was born October 30, 1919 in Surry County, NC to Joseph Burdett & Stella Newman Gentry. Mr. Gentry was a veteran of the US Marines and served during WWII. He was retired from Roadway Transportation. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Doris Fowler Gentry and a brother, Joe Gentry. Survivors include: three daughters, Mrs. Libby Price and husband Robert of Elkin, NC Sandra Jacobs and husband Roger of Myrtle Beach, SC, Linda Rapp and husband Philip of Lexington, NC; a stepdaughter, Pam Boyd of Morristown, TN; a brother, J.B. Gentry of Georgetown, TX; two sisters, Mary Money of Elkin, NC, Betty Holbrook of Winston-Salem, NC; Nine grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday, December 20, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. at Elkin Funeral Service Chapel. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 2:30-4:00 p.m. at Elkin Funeral Service in Elkin, NC. A graveside service will be held Monday, December 21, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. at Bethesda Cemetery in Morristown, TN. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mt. Airy, NC 27030 or to Ebenezer Christian Children's Home, PO Box 2777, N. Wilkesboro, NC 28659. Online condolences may be made at www.elkinfuneralservice.com. Elkin Funeral Service is serving the Gentry family.

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