Evaline C. Gentry
Feb. 19, 1918-Dec. 12, 1999
Evaline C. Gentry, 81, formerly of 115 Stowe Court, Niles, Mich., died following a brief illness at 6:45 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 12, 1999, in Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center, South Bend, Ind.
She was born on Feb. 19, 1918, in Coffee County, Tenn., to Marvin H. and Lois (McMahan) Holt, and moved from there to Niles in 1939.
Mrs. Gentry retired in 1979 from the Simplicity Pattern Company in Niles. She was a member of the Church of God.
On Aug. 11, 1936, in Morrison, Tenn., she married William Clayton Gentry, who died on July 31, 1999. Mrs. Gentry was also preceded in death by a son, Clayton L. "Bubby" Gentry, who died on Feb. 16, 1996; and by her brothers, Harry Holt, who died on July 6, 1994, and George Holt.
She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Carter of Niles and Beverly Swanson of Belleville, Ill.; 13 grandchildren and several great- and great-great-grandchildren; her twin sister, Pauline Gentry of Niles; and her sisters, Louise Harner and Roberta Adams, both of Niles.
Private funeral services for Evaline C. Gentry were held on Tuesday, Dec. 14, at the Halbritter Funeral Home, Niles, with Mr. John Rayburn of John Rayburn Ministries, Granger, Ind., officiating. Committal followed in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
Contributions in memory of Mrs. Gentry may be made to the Ebenezer Emergency Fund, Operation Exodus, P.O. Box 26, Point Harbor, NC 27964.
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