Biography of Lima GENTRY, Scott Co, Arkansas

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Contributed by Delaine Edwards.
Aug 6 1999

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	The material transcribed below is from a special edition of the 
Scott County Advertiser newspaper of 3 April 1991, entitled "A Salute to 
Scott County Citizens 90 Years and Over." The interviews were done as
part of a celebration of the Bank of Waldron's 90th anniversary. They are
arranged alphabetically for presentation here. Pictures were included 
with these short biographies.

GENTRY, Lima: Lima Gentry is a lifelong resident of Scott County, having
been born here November 22, 1900. She currently resides in the Birdsview
community. Her parents were George and Laura Frazier. In her youth, she
and Roscoe Gentry lived across the creek from each other, and when he
returned from service during World War II, she married him. The couple
had three children, Doris Bottoms of Waldron, June Pugh of Waldron, and
Ivis Gentry of DeSoto, Texas. Lima attended the Liberty school and the
Waldron school, and has been a member of Birdsview Methodist Church since
she was 18 years old. Her occupation was housewife, which covers many,
many duties. She has six grandsons, 1 granddaughter, and three great
granddaughters.