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Betty Gentry

San Diego, California

1925 - 2020

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Betty Gentry July 1, 1925 - May 13, 2020 San Diego Betty Arla Gentry was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1925 and raised by a strong, independent, single mother with her four siblings.At the beginning of WWII, Betty joined the Navy right out of high school to become a Corpsman. She spent most...

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Betty was a strong lady whose life was an incredible quilt of experiences and love. I was fortunate to have her as my loving mother-in-law for the last 38 years. We'll all miss you Betty Boop!

he and Jim were such a huge part of my life in California. So huge I still remember their address in Chula Vista. She was a great and caring lady and will be missed. I remember the day we moved to Michigan. She made sure I was comfortable (gave me a pair of shorts) and she and Bonne waved from their porch as we drove off. I remember looking at them through the rear window and my tears.

My dear, beautiful Aunt Betty, how we love and miss you! I wasn't able to visit you the last time Mitch and I made it to California, because you had already begun your homeward journey. But now I am comforted in my grief knowing you are home with your beloved Jim, other dear family members, and my mother, your best friend, Paula Vickery. What a reunion and celebration is going on now in Heaven! God bless you with eternal joy, peace, love -and music, Aunt Betty! I know because our Lord...