Mildred Maggie Gibson Gentry: Obituary

Mildred Maggie Gibson Gentry, 88, of Murphy passed away Thursday, December 26, 2019 in an Union County, Georgia hospital. She was a native of Gum Log, Georgia, but lived in Jackson, South Carolina before retiring to Murphy with her husband in the mid 1980s. Mildred worked as a teacher and taught at several schools in North Georgia, but most of her career took place teaching at Martinez Elementary School in Georgia. She was a very active member of Hanging Dog Baptist Church. Mildred enjoyed many things and excelled at cooking, sewing, quilting, gardening, and canning.

She was the daughter of the late Isaac Henry and Pleshia Arilla Chastain Gibson and the wife of the late John Benjamin Gentry, who died July 1, 2015. She was the last of 12 siblings.

Surviving are a sister-in-law, Gladys O’Dell of Knoxville, Tennessee; and many nieces, nephews, and cousins, who loved her dearly.

Funeral services will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, December 28, 2019 in the chapel of Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy with the Rev. Eddis Dockery officiating. The interment will be in Many Forks Cemetery in Young Harris, Georgia. Pallbearers will be Paul Richards, Matthew Smith, Marvin, Roy, Ronald, and Melvin Gibson.

The family will receive friends from 1-2:45 Saturday afternoon at the Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy prior to the services.

The family requests memorials be made in memory of Mildred Maggie Gibson Gentry to the Many Forks Cemetery Fund, c/o Barry Young, 525 Airport Road, Blairsville, GA 30512 or the American Cancer Society, PO Box 42040, Oklahoma City, OK 73123-3000.

Ivie Funeral Home, Murphy in charge of all arrangements.

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