Janet Gentry Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Jan. 20, 2016.

Janet Dorothy Gentry, 84 SUN CITY — Janet Dorothy Gentry passed away on Jan. 9, 2016. She was born in Chicago, Ill. on Oct. 11, 1931, the daughter of Charles and Helen Willoughby. Ms. Gentry and her family moved to Tucson in 1944. She was a graduate of Tucson High School. She was an employee of the Federal Government and in 1992 retired from her position as a Supervisor in the General Services Administration office in Tucson. She moved to Sun City, Ariz. in 1993. She was preceded in death by both parents, her son Mark and her brother Ronald Willoughby. Ms. Gentry is survived by one son, Mike Gentry and daughter-in-law Vickie of Sun City, five grandchildren; Vanessa Kroh, Adam Gentry, Leah Harrison, Lance Gentry and Paige Gentry and four great-grandchildren. A private family service is to be held to celebrate Jan’s life.

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January 26, 2016

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My sincere condolences to the family of Janet Dorothy

January 24, 2016

My heart goes out to you for your deep loss you must be feeling for your beloved Janet. How sad to lose someone so loved and so needed. May you find comfort in prayer and in one another. (Jeremiah 29:12,13)

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