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Melba Marguerite Huffman Gentry

Female 1906 - 1993  (87 years)


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  • Name Melba Marguerite Huffman Gentry 
    Born 22 Apr 1906  Beloit, Mitchell County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 22 Dec 1993  Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I3491  Rossville
    Last Modified 2 May 2018 

    Father Zackary Huffman 
    Mother Emily Blodgett Huffman 
    Family ID F3327  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Roy Gentry,   b. 7 Apr 1901, Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Sep 1957, Bonner Springs, Wyandotte County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 56 years) 
    Married 24 Nov 1926  Simpson, Cloud County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Bobby L Gentry,   b. 25 Aug 1927, Simpson, Cloud County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 Feb 2010, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    +2. Betty JoAnn Gentry Dick,   b. 25 Aug 1931, Simpson, Cloud County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Apr 2010, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
    +3. Barbara Ann Gentry Dudney,   b. 2 Jun 1937, Simpson, Cloud County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jul 2011, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    +4. Billy Gene Gentry
    Last Modified 26 Dec 2019 20:46:51 
    Family ID F1762  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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  • Documents
    Obituary- Gentry, Melba 1
    Obituary- Gentry, Melba 1
    Melba Marguerite Gentry
    ROSSVILLE — Melba Marguerite Gentry, Rossville, died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1993, at a Rossville nursing home.

    Mrs. Gentry had worked at the F.W. Woolworth store in Topeka and HyKlas Grocery Store in Rossville. She also owned and operated the Cedar Drive-In at Rossville.

    She was born April 22, 1906, at Beloit, the daughter of Zackary and Emily Blodgett Huffman. She lived in Simpson until 1947 when she moved to Rossville.

    Mrs. Gentry was a member of Beloit Christian Church and a past member of Amyrillis Chapter No. 321 of the Order of Eastern Star and Jimmy Lillard Unit No. 31 of the American Legion Auxiliary, both in Rossville.

    She was married to James Roy Gentry Nov. 24, 1926, at Simpson. He died Sept. 19, 1957.

    Survivors include two daughters, Betty Dick and Barbara Dudney, both of Rossville; two sons, Bobby Gentry and Billy Gentry, both of Rossville; two sisters, Marjorie Williams, Kansas City, Kan., and June Wilkins, Albany, Ga.; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

    Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Rossville United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Rossville Cemetery. Mrs. Gentry will lie in state after 3 p.m. today at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys where family and friends will meet from 7 until 8 p.m. today. She later will lie in state an hour before service time Friday at the church. Memorial contributions may be made to Rossville Christian Church or Rossville United Methodist Church Building Fund.
    Funeral card- Gentry, Melba 2
    Funeral card- Gentry, Melba 2
    In Loving Memory Of
    Melba Marguerite Gentry
    Born April 22, 1906
    Died December 22, 1993

    Funeral Service
    10:00 a.m. Friday
    United Methodist Church
    Rossville, Kansas

    Officiating
    The Reverend Ken Rogers
    The Reverend Robert I. Sieh
    Organist- Janice Sharp

    Visitation
    7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday
    Verschelden Chapel

    Casket Bearers
    Randy Dick, Ronald Gentry, Stephen Gentry, Jim Gentry, Rodney Dick, Rick Gentry, Chad Gentry, Mark Dudney

    Interment
    Rossville Cemetery
    Rossville, Kansas