Deborah Gayle Gentry

Deborah Gayle Gentry obituary, Chandler, TX

Deborah Gayle Gentry

Deborah Gentry Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Chandler Memorial Funeral Home - Chandler on Nov. 13, 2025.

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Deborah Gentry, 70, of Chandler, passed away on November 1, 2025, in Tyler.
Deborah Gayle (Pittman) Gentry was born on November 22, 1954, in Dallas, Texas, to Hubert Morgan Pittman and Virginia Ann (Gaulden) Pittman. She graduated from Odessa Permian High School and worked in banking administration for nearly 30 years, as well as in retail management. Deborah had a passion for reading, enjoyed movies, valued family gatherings, and loved hosting and cooking. She also had a passion for antiquing and interior design. A devoted mother, wife, and grandmother, Deborah will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and one sister, Sharon Dengler.
Survivors include her husband, Joe Gentry; her children, Zachary Gentry, Josh Gentry and wife Amy, and Jake Gentry; her brother, Curtis Pittman; her grandchildren, Tristan Gentry, Sam Gentry, and Leah Gentry; her great-grandchild, Ryker Gentry; her nephew, Jeremy Dengler and wife Lyndsey and their children, Davin and Raelyn Dengler; and her niece, Austyne Snow.
Funeral arrangements were entrusted to the Chandler Memorial Funeral Home family.

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