Dyersburg Funeral Home Obituary
Dyersburg, TN
November 16, 2016
Henry Grady Gentry, Jr., 85, of Dyersburg, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.
He was born on May 17, 1931 in Dyersburg, TN to the late Henry Grady Gentry, Sr. and Ora B. Gentry.
Grady was a 1949 graduate of Dyersburg High School. After graduation, he attended UT Knoxville where he played freshman football.
He was then drafted in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, where he worked at the postal service in Germany. After Grady returned home to Dyersburg, he went to work for his father in the well drilling business. Later he went into business for himself retiring as owner of Grady's Utility Maintenance.
He was elected Dyer County Highway Commissioner in 1978 for four years. He then returned back to his business in 1982, which he ran until his retirement two years ago. He was also a member of First Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Hickman officiating. Entombment will be at Fairview Cemetery.
The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Mary Dunevant Gentry of Dyersburg; two daughters, Sally Gentry of Memphis and Anne Clark Jacobs of Los Angeles, CA; three step-daughters, Vicki Horner and Laurie Duff of Jackson and Lesa Lynn of Mt. Dora, FL; a brother, Ted Gentry of Newbern; three grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and thirteen step-great-grandchildren.
Besides his parents, Grady was preceded in death by his two brothers, Dickie Gentry and Lowell Gentry.
Pallbearers will be Tyler Hurt, Cody Ellis, Justin Johnson, Will Stevens, Jody Horner and Jon Gentry.
Dyersburg, TN
November 16, 2016
Henry Grady Gentry, Jr., 85, of Dyersburg, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.
He was born on May 17, 1931 in Dyersburg, TN to the late Henry Grady Gentry, Sr. and Ora B. Gentry.
Grady was a 1949 graduate of Dyersburg High School. After graduation, he attended UT Knoxville where he played freshman football.
He was then drafted in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, where he worked at the postal service in Germany. After Grady returned home to Dyersburg, he went to work for his father in the well drilling business. Later he went into business for himself retiring as owner of Grady's Utility Maintenance.
He was elected Dyer County Highway Commissioner in 1978 for four years. He then returned back to his business in 1982, which he ran until his retirement two years ago. He was also a member of First Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Hickman officiating. Entombment will be at Fairview Cemetery.
The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Mary Dunevant Gentry of Dyersburg; two daughters, Sally Gentry of Memphis and Anne Clark Jacobs of Los Angeles, CA; three step-daughters, Vicki Horner and Laurie Duff of Jackson and Lesa Lynn of Mt. Dora, FL; a brother, Ted Gentry of Newbern; three grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and thirteen step-great-grandchildren.
Besides his parents, Grady was preceded in death by his two brothers, Dickie Gentry and Lowell Gentry.
Pallbearers will be Tyler Hurt, Cody Ellis, Justin Johnson, Will Stevens, Jody Horner and Jon Gentry.
Dyersburg Funeral Home Obituary
Dyersburg, TN
November 16, 2016
Henry Grady Gentry, Jr., 85, of Dyersburg, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.
He was born on May 17, 1931 in Dyersburg, TN to the late Henry Grady Gentry, Sr. and Ora B. Gentry.
Grady was a 1949 graduate of Dyersburg High School. After graduation, he attended UT Knoxville where he played freshman football.
He was then drafted in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, where he worked at the postal service in Germany. After Grady returned home to Dyersburg, he went to work for his father in the well drilling business. Later he went into business for himself retiring as owner of Grady's Utility Maintenance.
He was elected Dyer County Highway Commissioner in 1978 for four years. He then returned back to his business in 1982, which he ran until his retirement two years ago. He was also a member of First Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Hickman officiating. Entombment will be at Fairview Cemetery.
The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Mary Dunevant Gentry of Dyersburg; two daughters, Sally Gentry of Memphis and Anne Clark Jacobs of Los Angeles, CA; three step-daughters, Vicki Horner and Laurie Duff of Jackson and Lesa Lynn of Mt. Dora, FL; a brother, Ted Gentry of Newbern; three grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and thirteen step-great-grandchildren.
Besides his parents, Grady was preceded in death by his two brothers, Dickie Gentry and Lowell Gentry.
Pallbearers will be Tyler Hurt, Cody Ellis, Justin Johnson, Will Stevens, Jody Horner and Jon Gentry.
Dyersburg, TN
November 16, 2016
Henry Grady Gentry, Jr., 85, of Dyersburg, passed away on Wednesday, November 16, 2016 at Jackson Madison County General Hospital.
He was born on May 17, 1931 in Dyersburg, TN to the late Henry Grady Gentry, Sr. and Ora B. Gentry.
Grady was a 1949 graduate of Dyersburg High School. After graduation, he attended UT Knoxville where he played freshman football.
He was then drafted in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, where he worked at the postal service in Germany. After Grady returned home to Dyersburg, he went to work for his father in the well drilling business. Later he went into business for himself retiring as owner of Grady's Utility Maintenance.
He was elected Dyer County Highway Commissioner in 1978 for four years. He then returned back to his business in 1982, which he ran until his retirement two years ago. He was also a member of First Baptist Church.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Mike Hickman officiating. Entombment will be at Fairview Cemetery.
The family will receive visitors from 5-8 p.m. Friday at Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Survivors include his wife of 36 years, Mary Dunevant Gentry of Dyersburg; two daughters, Sally Gentry of Memphis and Anne Clark Jacobs of Los Angeles, CA; three step-daughters, Vicki Horner and Laurie Duff of Jackson and Lesa Lynn of Mt. Dora, FL; a brother, Ted Gentry of Newbern; three grandchildren; nine step-grandchildren; and thirteen step-great-grandchildren.
Besides his parents, Grady was preceded in death by his two brothers, Dickie Gentry and Lowell Gentry.
Pallbearers will be Tyler Hurt, Cody Ellis, Justin Johnson, Will Stevens, Jody Horner and Jon Gentry.
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