James Roy Gentry

1901 - 1957  (56 years)

• Name	James Roy Gentry
  Nickname	Roy
  Born	7 Apr 1901	Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Died	19 Sep 1957	Bonner Springs, Wyandotte County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I3492	Rossville
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2019

  
  

  Father	John Gentry
  Mother	Elizabeth Gentry
  Family ID	F2207	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Melba Marguerite Huffman Gentry,   b. 22 Apr 1906, Beloit, Mitchell County, Kansas ,   d. 22 Dec 1993, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 87 years)
  Married	24 Nov 1926	Simpson, Cloud County, Kansas
  Children	1. Bobby L Gentry,   b. 25 Aug 1927, Simpson, Cloud County, Kansas ,   d. 9 Feb 2010, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 82 years) + 2. Betty JoAnn Gentry Dick,   b. 25 Aug 1931, Simpson, Cloud County, Kansas ,   d. 10 Apr 2010, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 78 years) + 3. Barbara Ann Gentry Dudney,   b. 2 Jun 1937, Simpson, Cloud County, Kansas ,   d. 8 Jul 2011, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 74 years) + 4. Billy Gene Gentry
  Last Modified	26 Dec 2019 20:46:51
  Family ID	F1762	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Died - 19 Sep 1957 - Bonner Springs, Wyandotte County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Gentry, James 1 Roy Gentry dies of heart attack; was Palomino Club first promoter Roy Gentry, 56, was found dead Thursday, September 19, in his cattle truck nine miles west of Bonner Springs on the Kansas Turnpike. He was returning from Kansas City with a load of cattle when he suffered a heart attack. He had purchased the cattle to feed during the fall and winter and had brought two truckloads of calves to his farm from Kansas City the day before. The Gentry family moved to a farm about three miles east of Rossville about ten years ago from Simpson, Ks., where Mr. Gentry had spent most of his life. He was born April 7, 1901, near Asheville, N.C., the son of Elizabeth and John Gentry, and moved to a farm near Simpson with his parents at an early age. Roy Gentry was one of the promoters of the Rossville Palomino Club and took a big interest in horses and in the success of the club. He was the first president of the club and this year was serving as secretary of the organization. He took pride in the appearance the club made when it marched in horse shows and parades around the country and eh always took an active part in their own horse show which has been presented each August for the last four years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church at Simpson, Ks. and a member of the Masonic Lodge and Order of the Eastern Star at Rossville. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Melba Gentry, of the home; two sons, Billy and Bobby Gentry, both of Rossville; two daughters, Mrs. Betty Dick and Miss Barbara Gentry, Rossville; his father, John Gentry, Simpson; three sisters, Mrs. Minnie McClure, Glasco, Ks. Mrs. Joyceline Storz, Muncie; and Mrs. Bertha Krenkle, Alameda, Ca.; three grandsons, Rodney and Randy Dick, and Ricky Gentry. Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at 2:30 in the Rossville Methodist Church, with Rev. Don Jones officiating. Graveside services were conducted at Rossville Cemetery by Hesperian Lodge No. 111. Pallbearers were Fred Harth, Ralph Page, Home Reid, Frederick Zickefoose, Harry Moyer, and Bennie Dick. Hurley Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
  		Obituary- Gentry, James 2 James R. Gentry CARD OF THANKS CARD OF THANKS – We wish to express our sincere thanks to all our many friends and neighbors for the lovely cards and flowers and for the many expressions of sympathy in our bereavement. We are especially grateful to the WSCS and the Eastern Star Lodge for their kindness and help. Mrs. Melba Gentry and Barbara Mr. and Mrs. Bob Gentry Mr. and Mrs. Bill Gentry & Ricky Mr. and Mrs. Jr. Dick, Rodney and Randy LEGAL (First published in the Rossville Reporter, Thursday, Oct. 3, 1957) IN THE PROBATE COURT OF SHAWNEE COUNTY, KANSAS IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF JAMES ROY GENTRY, also known as ROY GENTRY, Deceased No. 23102 NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT OF ADMINISTRATOR Notice is hereby given to the creditors, heirs, devisees and legatees of James Roy Gentry, also known as Roy Gentry, deceased, and all others concerned, that on the 27th day of September, 1957, the undersigned was by the probate court of Shawnee County, Kansas, duly appointed and qualified as administrator of the estate of James Roy Gentry, also known as, Roy Gentry, deceased, late of Shawnee County, Kansas All parties interested in said estate will take notice and govern themselves accordingly. All creditors are notified to exhibit their demands against said estate within nine months from the date of first publication of this notice as provided by law, and if their demands are not thus exhibited they shall be forever barred. MELBA M. GENTRY, Administratrix J. A. BABICKI, Attorney for Administratrix Rossville, Kansas