Palestine High School Alumni Association

03 / 20 / 1984  –  04 / 24 / 2003

Services for Michael Dewayne Gentry, 19, Palestine, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday at Court Drive Church Of Christ with the Rev. Robley Soileau officating. Burial will be in Land of Memory Cemetery under direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home.

Mr.Gentry died April 24 in a Palestine hospital. He was born March 20, 1984 in Palestine and was a lifelong resident.

He was a 2002 graduate of Palestine High School where he was active in football, baseball, track and powerlifting. He attended Trinty Chruch and Court Drive Chruch of Christ.

He was employed with Wal-Mart Warehouse 6005. and was preceded in death by great-grandparents Fred and Inez Campbell and Fernie Perkins.

Surviours include his father Mike Gentry, Palestine; mother and stepfather,Tracie and JamieSwindoll; Palestine. fiancee ,Sarah Jones Palestine; brothers Mitchell Gentry, and Ian Swindoll both of Palestine; sisters,Taylor Gentry and Ivy Swindoll, both of Palestine; grandparents, David and Shirley Braun, Jim Perkins, Linda and Bob Jones, Jennel Galland, Lynn Gentry, all of Palestine. Kenneth and Nancy Gentry, Spring. and Peggy Gage, Paris. great-grandmothers, Lois Perkins, and Virgina Braun, both of Palestine. aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Pallbears will be Tim Hart, Jacob Richardson, Wes Atkins, Cody Ray, Trey Lanier, B.A. Sanchez, and Michael Anderson.

Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Saturday at the Funeral Home.

Source: Palestine Herald-Press 04-26-2003