Obituaries:  Bruce H. Gentry, Sabine Parish       G-536
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Mar 6, 1996
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net

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Bruce H. Gentry (Photo)

  Funeral services for Mr. Bruce H. Gentry, 78, of Shreveport,
were held at Centuries Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, at 2 p.m.,
Friday, March 1, 1996. The Rev. Douglas Burnley of Janet Lane
Baptist Church, officiated. Burial followed at Centuries Memorial
Park, with full military honors.

  Mr. Gentry died Tuesday, Feb. 27, at L.S.U. Medical Center in
Shreveport. He was a native of Zwolle, and lived in Shreveport
for over 30 years. Mr. Gentry was a veteran of the U. S. Air
Force, retiring after 20 years, at the rank of Master Sergeant.
He was a member of the V. F. W., the American Legion, and
volunteered as a clown for the AT&T Pioneers, and was a member of
Janet Lane Baptist Church.

  He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Mrs. Virginia L. Gentry
of Shreveport; four daughters, Katherine Sander of Keithville,
Eleanor B? Kirk of Pensacola, Fla., Marsha Isom of Alvin, Texas,
and Patricia Amey of Los Angeles; two sons, Thomas D. Gentry of
Korea, and Paul M. Gentry of Shreveport.

  He is also survived by two sisters, Ponee Kaufman of Bossier
City, and Marcline Houston of Shreveport; a brother, Carlton
Gentry of Grand Cane; eight grandsons; one granddaughter; two
great grandsons; and a number of nieces and nephews.

  Memorials may be made to the Janet Lane Baptist Church General
Fund.