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Submitted: 12/8/14 • Approved: 12/12/14 • Last Updated: 12/15/14 • R1055316-G1055316-S3
Ruff
US Army
World War II
August 11, 1917* - November 13, 2006
*Obituary (as written)
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Wednesday, November 16, 2006
FAYETTEVILLE — Ruff Gentry, 89, of Fayetteville died Nov. 13, 2006, at Fayetteville. He was born Sept. 11, 1917, in Higden to George "Dink" and Maggie Metlock Gentry. He was a retired agronomy professor. He was a member of of Alpha Zeta, attended Elm Springs United Methodist Church and was an Army veteran of World War II.
Survivors include his wife, Maxine Gentry.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Nelson-Berna Funeral Home in Fayetteville, online at www.nelsonberna.com. Chaplain J.W. Walker and the Rev. Wayne Danner will officiate. Burial will follow in Elm Springs Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to service time Thursday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the American Bible Society, 1865 Broadway, New York, N.Y. 10023 or Circle of Life Hospice, 901 Jones Road, Springdale, 72762.
Maxine
April 23, 1922 - October 30, 2012
*Obituary
Northwest Arkansas Times
Friday, November 2, 2012
FAYETTEVILLE — Velda Maxine (Little) Gentry was born April 23. 1922, to Sam and Allie Little in Fayetteville, Ark. She passed away Oct. 30, 2012, at the age of 90.
Maxine was the oldest of four children. She is survived by one sister, Jean Sivage of Fayetteville; one brother, Don Little of Tulsa, Okla.; and many nieces and nephews.
Another brother, Joe, passed away in 1961.
She graduated as the salutatorian of her class at Greenland High School then went to Bible College in Minneapolis, Minn.
She married Ruff L. Gentry on her birthday, April 23, 1950, and they celebrated 56 years marriage until Ruff's death in November of 2006.
Ruff was a university professor of agronomy and one of the highlights of their life was when they went to Ethiopia for six years to teach the people there how to grow crops. Maxine saw this as an opportunity to be a missionary to everyone she could. On the trips back and forth between here and there, they visited much more of the world. She could talk for hours about the places and things they saw.
Max and Ruff had no children of their own but they supported various ministries who provided food and clothing to orphans all over the world. Generous giving to these causes was something they both cared deeply about.
Funeral services will be held 11 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 3, in the Chapel of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home with Pastor Darren Rogers officiating. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m., lasting until service time. Burial will follow at Elm Springs Cemetery in Elm Springs, Ark.
Memorial contributions may be made to Samaritan's Purse, P.O. Box 3000, Boone, NC 28607-3000.
To sign the online guest book please visit www.nelsonberna.com.
Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson-Berna Funeral Home and Crematory of Fayetteville.
Married April 23, 1950
Contributed on 12/8/14 by judyfrog
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