Polk County GaArchives Obituaries.....Gentry, James Clyde January 2, 2003
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(The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA, January 07, 2003)
James Clyde Gentry, age 87 of 1103 Cartersville Hwy, Rockmart, died Thursday, 
January 2, 2003 following a short illness. Gentry was born April 20, 1915 in 
Polk County and was the son of the late William Arthur and Mattie Waters 
Gentry. He raised cattle and farmed for more than 70 years in Polk County. He 
was a deacon of the Fish Creek Baptist Church, where he served as Church Clerk 
for 46 years. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Mrs. Faye Weaver 
Gentry and by his second wife of 58 years, Mrs. Nellie Shepherd Gentry, and two 
brothers, Mr. Ivey Gentry and Mr. W.D. Gentry. Survivors include his daughter, 
Doris Gentry Collum, Cartersville; son, Clyde Gentry of St. Cloud, FL; four 
grandchildren and four great grandchildren. Funeral services were held 
Saturday, January 4, 2003 in the Hills Creek Baptist Church with the Rev. 
Gerald McPherson and Rev. Howard Locklear officiating. Interment followed in 
the Hills Creek Cemetery Deacons from Hills Creek Baptist Church served as 
pallbearers were James Hembree, C. J. Griffin, Ray Bradley, Bobby Bradley, 
Bobby Carlton, and Rudy Hindmon, Honorary pallbearers will be Johnny Hembree, 
Ed Rowell, and Echol Hughes. Floral contributions were accepted and those 
wishing to do so may make donations to the Hills Creek Baptist Church Cemetery 
Fund, 702 Old Cedartown Rd., Rockmart. Freeman Harris Funeral Rome was in 
charge of the arrangements. (The Cedartown Standard, Cedartown, GA, January 07, 
2003)



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