Marilyn Joan Gentry
Visitation will be from 1-3 pm, with a Memorial Service following at 3 pm Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Pathway of Hope Church of the Nazarene, 2700 Park Rd, Kokomo. Pastor Gary Davey will officiate. Marilyn will be privately laid to rest at a later date. Friends may visit the family from 1PM Wednesday until time of the service at the church.
August 7, 1947 – January 17, 2014
Marilyn Gentry, 66, of Kokomo went to be with the Lord surrounded by her loving family at St. Joseph’s Hospital at 12:05AM on January 17, 2014. Marilyn was born in Kokomo on August 7, 1947, the daughter of Gerald & Barbara (Green) Gentry. She graduated from Kokomo High School in 1965. She worked most all her life until retiring from IMMI in Westfield, Indiana in 2009. Marilyn was a lifelong member of Pathway of Hope Church of the Nazarene. One of her greatest joys in life was her little Chihuahua, Pebbles.
Survivors include: her mother, Barbara Gentry of Kokomo; two daughters, Tammy Gentry of Kokomo, & Luanne McGowan of Kokomo; one son, Jeff (wife-Julia) Hunsucker of Monrovia, Indiana; Brother, Gary (wife-Rosemary) Gentry of Bourbonnais, Illinois; Sister, Kathleen (husband-Bill) Parson of Kokomo; One grandson, Zachary Hunsucker of Monrovia, Indiana; One granddaughter, Sondra (husband-John) Prather of Lafayette, IN ,along with two great-grandchildren, Elizabeth and John Prather Jr.
She was preceded in death by her father Gerald Gentry.
A Memorial Service will be held at 3 PM Wednesday, January 22, 2014 at Pathway of Hope Church of the Nazarene, 2700 Park Rd, Kokomo. Pastor Gary Davey will officiate. Marilyn will be privately laid to rest at a later date. Friends may visit the family from 1PM Wednesday until time of the service at the church.
Kathy Parson says
My Dear Marilyn,
What on earth am I going to do without you? My best friend for 54 years, you are surely going to be missed!
You left behind lots of fond memories. I am happy that you are not suffering any more and can now rest in peace. Your wonderful daughters took great care of you and will always look after your beloved Pebbles. Love you forever, Kath xxxx
Gale L. Wilson says
Lots of Love prayers sent to you and your family, Tammy!! I am SO Sorry for your loss and what you are going thru!! I am so thankful, your Mom is in no more pain or discomfort and you know she is with the Lord!! And I am glad you know that and can lean on that!!! You will be in my thoughts and prayers!!
Ina Moore says
My thoughts and prayers goes out to you right now in your time of loss here…..one thing I heard once is to not think of her dying but to think of her graduating to the next level of her life……love ya like a sister, Tammy, may everything go smooth for ya today!! Hugs to ya
Tammy Gentry says
Mom, I miss you very much …
Debbie Fritz says
To the Family and Friends of Marilyn,
Thoughts of you all are travelling from Florida in hopes that you can easily get thru the next few days…….and on thru the years of missing her.
Rest in Peace, Marilyn.
Susan Dwyer Morton says
My blessings and prayers are with the Gentry family during this time of sadness. Treasure the joys and memories.
Sincerely,
Susie Dwyer Morton
Class of ’65
Jeana R. Copp says
I am so sorry for your loss. My deepest condolences to you and your family.
Lori Hazlett says
Tammy, I am sorry for the loss that your family has, nothing can replace the loss of your mother, please try to rejoice in the knowledge that she is in no more pain. I will be praying for you and your family that God will bring you all through this time of sorrow.
Dick and Peggy Stepehenson says
Sorry about sucha great loss in your life, just smile when you think of Marilyn and it will get to be bearable with time. Our thoughts and prayers are with you in your sorrow. Love Dick and Peggy
Joyce Lewis Spears KHS 1965 says
May God grant you peace and comfort. I remember your mom, Marilyn, as a very sweet, gentle, and kind person (from KHS 1965). I know that her “promotion to Heaven” creates a great loss and leaves an ache in your heart. What a glorious promise to know that we will all be able to meet her once again in “Glory” with Jesus. PRAYING FOR EACH OF YOU!
Joyce (Lewis) Spears
KHS 1965
Indianapolis, IN.
Pamela Grant says
Tammy,
I am so sorry to hear about your mom…I have such fond memories of her when we were in high school. She filled a void that I needed as a teenager and I will never forget that. I know she may have never known that, but she was just being the beautiful woman that she is…I am so grateful for her and you and that through your friendship, you allowed me a sliver of light, through a relationship with your mom.
Pamela Grant-Bogan
Sondra Prather says
I will miss you so very much! Love Always, Sondra
Luanne McGowan says
It is getting harder instead of easier with each day that you have been gone. You are greatly missed & loved! Until we meet again…..Love, Luanne