Melba Marguerite Huffman Gentry

1906 - 1993  (87 years)

• Name	Melba Marguerite Huffman Gentry
  Born	22 Apr 1906	Beloit, Mitchell County, Kansas
  Gender	Female
  Died	22 Dec 1993	Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas
  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 ,   d. 19 Sep 1957, Bonner Springs, Wyandotte County, Kansas  (Age 56 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

  Born - 22 Apr 1906 - Beloit, Mitchell County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		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 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