Submitted by: Dan Rich

Jack Gentry

Sept. 19, 1927 - Nov. 30, 2007

South Bend Tribune 12/2/2007
SOUTH BEND - Jack Gentry, 80, of South Bend passed away at 10:20 p.m. Friday, November 30, 2007, in his home. He retired in 1990 from Sibley Machine and Foundry after 35 years of service. He was born on September 19, 1927, in South Bend, to the late Cecil W. and Ethel Lucille (Cowen) Gentry and lived in this area all of his life.

On November 27, 1948, in South Bend, he married Betty J. (Fuller) Gentry and they just celebrated 59 years of marriage. Also surviving are three sons, James M. Gentry of Indianapolis, John Gentry of South Bend and Jeff (Melissa) Gentry of North Liberty; three grandchildren, Todd (Elyse) Gentry of Columbus, OH, Lauren (Kurt) Haines of Indianapolis and Hollie Gentry of Santa Paulo, CA; two great-grandchildren, Drew and Mason Haines; two sisters, Onalee Wise of Union, MI and Shirley Elliot of Florida; and three brothers, Jerry, Cecil T., and Danny Gentry, all of Florida.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday in Palmer Funeral Home, 3718 South Michigan Street, South Bend. Rev. Andy Kaser will officiate. Burial will follow at Sumption Prairie Cemetery. Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday in the funeral home. Jack was a World War II Army Veteran. He loved to fish and work on all sorts of small engines. He loved his family and will be greatly missed. Contributions in memory of Francis A. "Jack" Gentry may be made to The Center for Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 111 Sunnybrook Court, South Bend, IN 46637.