Ruford Gentry
1920 - 2009 (89 years)
Generation: 1
1. Ruford Gentry was born on 25 Feb 1920 in Jackson County, Kentucky; died on 2 Apr 2009 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Other Events:
- Occupation: employed in the paper coating department of Champion International Paper
- _MILT: World War II. U.S. Army.
Notes:
Gentry, Ruford
Age 89 of Hamilton passed away at Atrium Medical Center on Thursday, April 2, 2009 at 10:00 AM. He was born in Jackson County, Kentucky on February 25, 1920 the son of Roy and Ella Jane (Lakes) Gentry. Ruford was a World War II U.S. Army veteran from 1941 to 1945, where he served in Algeria, French Morocco, Tunisia, Rome and Arno. He received the Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, European African Middle Eastern Service Medal, and the Combat Infantry Bade with three Bronze Stars. Ruford was employed in the paper coating department at Champion International Paper. On September 22, 1948 in Hamilton he married Mabel Mullins. He is survived by his wife, Mabel Gentry of Hamilton; a son, Thomas (Deborah) Gentry of Oxford; a daughter, Marvella (Jeffrey) Black of Liberty Township; two grandchildren, Rachel Gentry and Ethan Black; a brother, Edward (Betty) Gentry of Fairfield; three sisters, Millie Warren, Elrena Hubbard, and Barbara Chestnut, all of Hamilton; and numerous nieces and nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Herman Gentry. Services will be private at the convenience of the family.
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The Journal News, Hamilton, Ohio. Saturday, 4 April 2009.
Name:
son of Roy Gentry and Ella Jane Lakes
Buried:
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Section 23, Lot 18, Grave 2Ruford married Mabel Mullins on 22 Sep 1948 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. Mabel (daughter of Richard Bennett Mullins and Clara Angeline Spivey) was born on 8 Aug 1923 in Rockcastle County, Kentucky; died on 18 Apr 2015 in Ohio; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:- Thomas Ruford Gentry was born on 12 Feb 1951 in Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio; died on 13 Aug 2012 in Oxford, Butler County, Ohio; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio.