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Myrtle Gentry
Visitation: Tuesday, September 22, 2009 4:00 PM until 8:00 PM WEST & PARRISH & PEDIGO FUNERAL HOME 105 North Montgomery Street Spencer, IN 47460 Visitation: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 10:00 AM until 11:00 AM WEST & PARRISH & PEDIGO FUNERAL HOME 105 North Montgomery Street Spencer, IN 47460 Service: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 11:00 AM WEST & PARRISH & PEDIGO FUNERAL HOME 105 North Montgomery Street Spencer, IN 47460	VIEW/SEND CONDOLENCES
WEST & PARRISH & PEDIGO FUNERAL HOME 105 N. MONTGOMERY ST. SPENCER, IN 47460 812-829-2791 812-829-8812 (FAX) Myrtle Irene (Freeman) Gentry passed away on Sunday, September 20, 2009. Her life’s journey began on December 18, 1915 in Owen County as the first child of Estel and Pearl (Hendricks) Freeman. She married W. Glenn Gentry on August 26, 1936 and together they had four children, W. Dean Gentry of Paragon, Barbara J. Shields of Bloomington, Donna G. Harbstreit of Washington and John F. Gentry of Bloomfield. She was a 50+ year member of New Hope Baptist Church of which she served as Church Clerk for 33 years and was a member of the New Hope Ladies Aid. Later she was a member of Maranatha Baptist Church. She was a 30 years member of Order of the Eastern Star. She was a homemaker and in later years was employed by Spencer Owen Community Schools as head baker for 12 years. She had many and varied interests, her most passionate ones being cooking, gardening and sewing. She is preceded in death by her husband, Glenn, her parents and two brothers, Paul Freeman and Bernard Freeman. Survivors are three sisters, Mary Freeman and Mildred Hendricks of Solsberry and Naomi Holtzclaw of Bloomington, one brother, Clifford Freeman of Bloomington, and her sister-in-law, Glapha Gentry Boles, 10 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren and 9 great-great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at West & Parrish & Pedigo Funeral Home in Spencer. Burial will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Friends may call 4-8 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday, one hour prior to the service.