Evelyn was born in Orange, Texas on March 31, 1922 to Mitchel and Lena (McCarver) Reed. She graduated from Orange High School in 1939 and won several spelling awards through her school years. After graduating, she married S. Quinton Gentry on November 29, 1942, she affectionately called him “Hub” and they were married 46 years. They raised three sons together in Pasadena, Texas. Evelyn worked at Kmart as a sales associate and for the Pasadena Independent School District as a special education aide. Evelyn became a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1938 and loved serving in many different capacities in the church through the years. Evelyn loved doing genealogy and family history, working in her yard, serving and visiting with friends and family, picnics, doing cross word puzzles, playing games with the family like dominoes, jigsaw puzzles, Go Fish, Boggle, Scrabble, and Husker Du.
She was proceeded in death by her parents, two sisters, Lena Craig and Thelma Powell, brother Mitchell Reed, daughter-in-law Marta Gentry and by her beloved husband “Hub”.
She is survived by her sister Alma Martin, 3 sons: Ronald Q. Gentry, Thomas R. Gentry (Jann) and Samuel T. Gentry (Lillian); 8 grandchildren: Andra Huber (Ron), Marie Carraway, Rebecca Read (Tom), Marcos Gentry (Allison), Lisa Gentry (Israel), Thomas Gentry, Michael Gentry (Tabitha) and Aimee Gentry; 14 great grandchildren: John, Brittany, Candice, Mindy, Spencer, Ashley, Celeste, Quinn, Summer, Bailey, Alexia, Ian, Angel and Mason; and 7 great-great grandchildren: Abigail, Zoie, Beckett, Henry, Rocky, Evelyn and soon #7; and many dear nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be on Thursday, February 28, 2019 from 5-8PM at Grand View Funeral Home. Funeral service will be Friday, March 1, 2019 at 10:00 AM at Grand View Memorial Park Cemetery. Interment will follow at the Cemetery.
Evelyn loved her family and friends dearly. Her faith and testimony, her laugh, her wit and wisdom, her stories, her banana pudding and her mischievous smile will be missed by ALL.
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