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Mrs. Bobbie M. Gentry, of Mt. Morris, Mich., 82, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, at McLaren Regional Medical Center in Michigan.
Sis. Bobbie Mae Gentry was born Aug. 2, 1927, in Okolona, the daughter of Sam and Minnie Matlock. Sis. Gentry was a faithful member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Gospel Chorus. She retired from Hurley Medical Center in 1987, after 19 years of service. Sis. Gentry enjoyed crocheting, cooking, gardening, fishing, basketball, especially the Detroit Pistons, family gatherings and collecting hats.
She is survived by four daughters, Bobie Rison, Shirley Gentry-Oden, Esther Gentry-Thompson and Kim and Jimmy Etheridge; two sons, Billy and Eric Gentry; nine grandchildren, Monica Mitchell, Gerald Brown, Yvette Anderson, Shanette, Eric Jr. and Gionna Gentry, Aleisha Oden, Darias Thompson and Marcus Etheridge; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Linnell and Noble Jones; one sister-in-law, Etta Jones; one brother-in-law, Henry Gentry and many other relatives and friends including Mattie Furlow, the Lewis, Sanders and Prime families and her Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church family.
Sis. Gentry was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Herbert C. Gentry and parents.
The funeral service was at noon, Saturday, Jan. 16 at Harrison Chapel Church in Delight. The burial was in Harrison Chapel Cemetery in Delight. The arrangements were by Brazzel/Cornish The Funeral Home of Prescott.
The online guest book is at www.brazzelfuneralhomes.com
Mrs. Bobbie M. Gentry, of Mt. Morris, Mich., 82, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, at McLaren Regional Medical Center in Michigan.
Sis. Bobbie Mae Gentry was born Aug. 2, 1927, in Okolona, the daughter of Sam and Minnie Matlock. Sis. Gentry was a faithful member of Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church Gospel Chorus. She retired from Hurley Medical Center in 1987, after 19 years of service. Sis. Gentry enjoyed crocheting, cooking, gardening, fishing, basketball, especially the Detroit Pistons, family gatherings and collecting hats.
She is survived by four daughters, Bobie Rison, Shirley Gentry-Oden, Esther Gentry-Thompson and Kim and Jimmy Etheridge; two sons, Billy and Eric Gentry; nine grandchildren, Monica Mitchell, Gerald Brown, Yvette Anderson, Shanette, Eric Jr. and Gionna Gentry, Aleisha Oden, Darias Thompson and Marcus Etheridge; four great-grandchildren; one sister, Linnell and Noble Jones; one sister-in-law, Etta Jones; one brother-in-law, Henry Gentry and many other relatives and friends including Mattie Furlow, the Lewis, Sanders and Prime families and her Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church family.
Sis. Gentry was preceded in death by her husband of 59 years, Herbert C. Gentry and parents.
The funeral service was at noon, Saturday, Jan. 16 at Harrison Chapel Church in Delight. The burial was in Harrison Chapel Cemetery in Delight. The arrangements were by Brazzel/Cornish The Funeral Home of Prescott.
The online guest book is at www.brazzelfuneralhomes.com
