DOROTHY GENTRY

SIKESTON, Mo. -- Dorothy L. Gentry, 80, of Sikeston died Saturday, Feb. 17, 2001, at Missouri Delta Medical Center.

She was born June 4, 1920, in Blytheville, Ark., daughter of Hershel Vernon and Nora Jones Mullis. She and William H. "Bill" Gentry were married Sept. 26, 1942, in Blytheville. He died Feb. 5, 1995.

She was a housewife and formerly attended Morehouse Church of Christ.

Survivors include five sons, Billy Gentry of Waupun, Wis., Garry Gentry of Green Bay, Wis., and Bobby "Skippy" Gentry, Jerry Gentry and Mike Gentry, all of Sikeston; three daughters, Barbara Smith of Wyatt, Mo., Debbie White of Miner, Mo., and Tami Heavener of Sikeston; a granddaughter, whom she raised, Lisa Grimes of Collinsville, Ill.; 20 other grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother and a sister.

Friends may call from 5-8 p.m. Tuesday at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel in Sikeston.

Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the chapel. The Rev. Dolan Rogers will officiate, with burial in Memorial Park Cemetery.