Mr. James William Gentry, of Mount Airy, passed away Sunday, January 16, 2011, at the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home in Dobson. Mr. Gentry was born September 19, 1930, in Cumberland County, to Roby Lester and Delia Maranda Johnson Gentry. He served our country in the United States Marine Corp during the Korean Conflict and was retried from Patterson Inc. Surviving are his wife, Ruth Hornaday Gentry of the home; a brother and sister-in-law, Reavis and Sylvia Gentry of Cana, VA; a brother-in-law, Ralph Phillips; and nieces and nephews, Randy Gentry and his wife, Sylvia, of Mount Airy, Kathy Joyce and her husband, Jimmy, of Cana, VA, Steve Phillips of Mount Airy, Bobby Phillips and his wife, Robin, of South Carolina, Maranda Phillips of Yucca, CA, and Ricky Phillips of Claudville, VA. In addition to his parents, Mr. Gentry was preceded in death by a sister, Virginia Phillips. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, January 19, 2011, at 2:00 PM at Oakdale Cemetery, with Chaplain Robbie Vance officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the VFW Memorial Honor Guard. The family will receive friends Tuesday night from 6:00 to 8:00 at Moody Funeral Home in Mount Airy. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 401 Technology Lane, Mount Airy, NC 27030 or to the Joan and Howard Woltz Hospice Home, 945 Zephyr Road, Dobson, NC 27017.
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