Carter County TN Archives Obituaries.....Gentry, Ernest I November 30, 2006
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Elizabethton Star  ec 1, 2006
Ernest I. Gentry 





    Mr. Ernest I. "Bud" Gentry, 86, 431 East "H" Street, Elizabethton, passed 

away on Thursday, Nov. 30, 2006, in the Sycamore Shoals Hospital, following a 

brief illness. 





    Mr. Gentry was the son of the late Noah and Farrie Hicks Gentry and was a 

native of Carter County. He was retired from the Elizabethton Electric System 

and was a charter member of the Carter County Rescue Squad where he served as 

captain seven times since it's inception in 1951, and he was also a first aid 

and safety instructor for the American Red Cross. He was a veteran of the U.S. 

Army having served in World War Two. Mr. Gentry was a member of Redeemer 

Lutheran Church in Elizabethton and was Honorary Head Elder for Life. He was 

an avid fisherman in his spare time. 





    In addition to his parents, Mr. Gentry was preceded in death by his wife, 

Mary Jane Gentry, on Dec. 20, 1986, and three sisters, Bessie Baird, Lucille 

Taylor, and Cora Ensor. 





    Mr. Gentry is survived by two daughters and one son-in-law, Suzie H. and 

John Stacks of Woodstock, Ga., and Kathy Gentry and her fiancé, Martin Ayala, 

of Marietta, Ga.; one grandson, Chris Hanson, Memphis; and one brother and 

sister-in-law, Frank and Evelyn Gentry of Elizabethon. Several nieces and 

nephews and many special friends also survive. 





    The funeral service for Mr. Gentry will be conducted on Saturday, Dec. 2, 

2006, at 7 p.m. in the Riverside Chapel of Tetrick Funeral Home with Pastor 

Erwin Lueker and Pastor Jack McWhirter officiating. Music will be under the 

direction of No Name But His. The family will receive friends Saturday from 5-

7 p.m. prior to the service in the chapel. 





    The graveside service and interment will be conducted on Sunday, Dec. 3, 

2006, at 1:30 p.m. in the Happy Valley Memorial Park. Active pallbearers will 

be Dwayne Blevins, Johnny Mills, Richard Tetrick, Pete Ensor, Jeremy Simerly 

and Don McKeehan. Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. David Mills, Johnny Holder, 

employees of the Elizabethton Electric System and employees of Hook's 

Restaurant. Those wishing to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at 

the funeral home at 12:45 p.m. on Sunday to go in procession to the cemetery. 

Condolences may be sent to the family online at www.tetrickfuneralhome.com, or 

by fax (423) 542-9499. The office number is (423) 542-2232. The obituary line 

is (423) 543-4917. Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton, is serving the Gentry 

family. 



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