Found nothing on SSDI
(26 August 2023)
1930/ ?
1940/ Tennessee/ Washington
JESSIE Gentry, 18y b.TN [?], G6
Hired hand of John W Glaze
residence in 1935: same place
World War II Army Enlistment Records,
documenting the period ca. 1938-1946
GENTRY, JESS W
Army serial number: 13015721
Residence: Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Roanoke, Virginia
Date of Enlistment: 04 January 1941
Rank: Private
Branch: Infantry
Year of birth/state: 1922/North Carolina
Education: Grammar school
Civilian occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital status: Single, without dependents
http://aad.archives.gov
1950/ Tennessee/ Washington (ED 90-17, pg 12)
h/ Jess W Gentry, 29y b.TN [?], occ: Armed Forces
w/ Nelma F, 32y b.TN
s/ James W, 2y b.TN
d/ Judith M, 1y b.TN
s/ Jess A, Feb [2mos] b.TN (twin)
d/ Nola J, Feb [2mos] b.TN (twin)
residence: 1311 Cherokee [Road], Johnson City
Published obituary:
Jess Willard Gentry, 94, of Greeneville, died Friday afternoon at Brookdale Senior Living.
He was an Ironworker with Local Number 5 in Washington, DC, and was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the US Army.
Survivors include his daughter: Judith Marlene Hudson; a son-in-law: Wayne A Hudson; and granddaughters: Tamara Bree Hudson and Briana Mireille Hudson.
He was preceded in death by his wife: Alta Mae Gentry, who passed away in January 2001; and a son: James William Gentry, who passed away in August 1960.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm today at Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Tuesday in the Doughty-Stevens Chapel. The Reverend Stephen Rutherford will officiate. Interment will follow in Philadelphia Cemetery with the Greene County Honor Guard conveying military honors. Pallbearers will be Rick Legard, Brian Legard, Jonathan Rutherford, Hunter Rutherford and Jacob Rutherford.
The Greenville Sun
13 June 2016
My thanks to Shirley C Ogle, contributor 46985286
for alerting me to the obituary.
(26 August 2023)
1930/ ?
1940/ Tennessee/ Washington
JESSIE Gentry, 18y b.TN [?], G6
Hired hand of John W Glaze
residence in 1935: same place
World War II Army Enlistment Records,
documenting the period ca. 1938-1946
GENTRY, JESS W
Army serial number: 13015721
Residence: Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Roanoke, Virginia
Date of Enlistment: 04 January 1941
Rank: Private
Branch: Infantry
Year of birth/state: 1922/North Carolina
Education: Grammar school
Civilian occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital status: Single, without dependents
http://aad.archives.gov
1950/ Tennessee/ Washington (ED 90-17, pg 12)
h/ Jess W Gentry, 29y b.TN [?], occ: Armed Forces
w/ Nelma F, 32y b.TN
s/ James W, 2y b.TN
d/ Judith M, 1y b.TN
s/ Jess A, Feb [2mos] b.TN (twin)
d/ Nola J, Feb [2mos] b.TN (twin)
residence: 1311 Cherokee [Road], Johnson City
Published obituary:
Jess Willard Gentry, 94, of Greeneville, died Friday afternoon at Brookdale Senior Living.
He was an Ironworker with Local Number 5 in Washington, DC, and was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the US Army.
Survivors include his daughter: Judith Marlene Hudson; a son-in-law: Wayne A Hudson; and granddaughters: Tamara Bree Hudson and Briana Mireille Hudson.
He was preceded in death by his wife: Alta Mae Gentry, who passed away in January 2001; and a son: James William Gentry, who passed away in August 1960.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm today at Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Tuesday in the Doughty-Stevens Chapel. The Reverend Stephen Rutherford will officiate. Interment will follow in Philadelphia Cemetery with the Greene County Honor Guard conveying military honors. Pallbearers will be Rick Legard, Brian Legard, Jonathan Rutherford, Hunter Rutherford and Jacob Rutherford.
The Greenville Sun
13 June 2016
My thanks to Shirley C Ogle, contributor 46985286
for alerting me to the obituary.
Found nothing on SSDI
(26 August 2023)
1930/ ?
1940/ Tennessee/ Washington
JESSIE Gentry, 18y b.TN [?], G6
Hired hand of John W Glaze
residence in 1935: same place
World War II Army Enlistment Records,
documenting the period ca. 1938-1946
GENTRY, JESS W
Army serial number: 13015721
Residence: Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Roanoke, Virginia
Date of Enlistment: 04 January 1941
Rank: Private
Branch: Infantry
Year of birth/state: 1922/North Carolina
Education: Grammar school
Civilian occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital status: Single, without dependents
http://aad.archives.gov
1950/ Tennessee/ Washington (ED 90-17, pg 12)
h/ Jess W Gentry, 29y b.TN [?], occ: Armed Forces
w/ Nelma F, 32y b.TN
s/ James W, 2y b.TN
d/ Judith M, 1y b.TN
s/ Jess A, Feb [2mos] b.TN (twin)
d/ Nola J, Feb [2mos] b.TN (twin)
residence: 1311 Cherokee [Road], Johnson City
Published obituary:
Jess Willard Gentry, 94, of Greeneville, died Friday afternoon at Brookdale Senior Living.
He was an Ironworker with Local Number 5 in Washington, DC, and was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the US Army.
Survivors include his daughter: Judith Marlene Hudson; a son-in-law: Wayne A Hudson; and granddaughters: Tamara Bree Hudson and Briana Mireille Hudson.
He was preceded in death by his wife: Alta Mae Gentry, who passed away in January 2001; and a son: James William Gentry, who passed away in August 1960.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm today at Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Tuesday in the Doughty-Stevens Chapel. The Reverend Stephen Rutherford will officiate. Interment will follow in Philadelphia Cemetery with the Greene County Honor Guard conveying military honors. Pallbearers will be Rick Legard, Brian Legard, Jonathan Rutherford, Hunter Rutherford and Jacob Rutherford.
The Greenville Sun
13 June 2016
My thanks to Shirley C Ogle, contributor 46985286
for alerting me to the obituary.
(26 August 2023)
1930/ ?
1940/ Tennessee/ Washington
JESSIE Gentry, 18y b.TN [?], G6
Hired hand of John W Glaze
residence in 1935: same place
World War II Army Enlistment Records,
documenting the period ca. 1938-1946
GENTRY, JESS W
Army serial number: 13015721
Residence: Tennessee
Place of Enlistment: Roanoke, Virginia
Date of Enlistment: 04 January 1941
Rank: Private
Branch: Infantry
Year of birth/state: 1922/North Carolina
Education: Grammar school
Civilian occupation: Semiskilled chauffeurs and drivers, bus, taxi, truck, and tractor
Marital status: Single, without dependents
http://aad.archives.gov
1950/ Tennessee/ Washington (ED 90-17, pg 12)
h/ Jess W Gentry, 29y b.TN [?], occ: Armed Forces
w/ Nelma F, 32y b.TN
s/ James W, 2y b.TN
d/ Judith M, 1y b.TN
s/ Jess A, Feb [2mos] b.TN (twin)
d/ Nola J, Feb [2mos] b.TN (twin)
residence: 1311 Cherokee [Road], Johnson City
Published obituary:
Jess Willard Gentry, 94, of Greeneville, died Friday afternoon at Brookdale Senior Living.
He was an Ironworker with Local Number 5 in Washington, DC, and was a member of First Church of the Nazarene. He was a veteran of World War II, having served in the US Army.
Survivors include his daughter: Judith Marlene Hudson; a son-in-law: Wayne A Hudson; and granddaughters: Tamara Bree Hudson and Briana Mireille Hudson.
He was preceded in death by his wife: Alta Mae Gentry, who passed away in January 2001; and a son: James William Gentry, who passed away in August 1960.
The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm today at Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 11 am Tuesday in the Doughty-Stevens Chapel. The Reverend Stephen Rutherford will officiate. Interment will follow in Philadelphia Cemetery with the Greene County Honor Guard conveying military honors. Pallbearers will be Rick Legard, Brian Legard, Jonathan Rutherford, Hunter Rutherford and Jacob Rutherford.
The Greenville Sun
13 June 2016
My thanks to Shirley C Ogle, contributor 46985286
for alerting me to the obituary.
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