Doris Gentry
Age - 96
December 1, 2023
Doris Miller Gentry, age 96, of Cartersville, Georgia passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, November 28, 2023, surrounded by family and friends.
She was born in Taylorsville, Georgia on June 28, 1927, to the late Granville Miller and Lula Costlow Miller.
Doris is survived by her daughters Barbara Temples (Jimmy, Sr. ), June Gentry, and Donna Gentry (David Cross); her two grandchildren Karen Kirkpatrick (Joey) and James Temples, Jr. (Shannon); great grandchildren Caleb Freeman (Brooke), Danielle Temples, Brianna Temples, Abbie Kirkpatrick, and Joseph Kirkpatrick; great-great-grandchildren Kaysen and RC; sister Joyce Gentry (Dennis).
Doris is preceded in death by her husband of 50 years Daniel Gentry; son, Wayne Gentry; sisters, Inez Huskins (James), Mildred Hohenberger (Richard); brothers, Clyde Miller (Eunice) and Henry Miller.
Known for her unwavering dedication and love for her family, Doris was admired and respected throughout the community. Along with being an avid reader she had many talents and skills including cooking, sewing, and decorating. She loved traveling, being outdoors, tending the yard, and raising her garden.
A memorial service will be conducted at 2:00 PM on Sunday, December 3, 2023, at Parnick Jennings Funeral Home, Cartersville, Georgia. The family will receive visitors on Saturday, December 2, 2023, from 5:00 to 8:00 PM and on Sunday, December 3, 2023, from 1:00 to 2:00 PM at Parnick Jennings Funeral Home. Internment will then follow at Zion Hill Baptist Church in Cartersville, Georgia. The family respectfully requests that, in lieu of flowers, a tax-deductible tribute donation be made in Doris’s name to the Alzheimer's Association, act. alz. org.Show more