Uintah Basin Standard | 1957-01-31 | Page 1 | Masonic Rites Held for William G. Gentry Today

Masonic Rites Held For William G. Gentry Today Funeral services were held to Thursday at 1 p.m. for William G. early Basin who died of causes incident to age at the Roosevelt I DS Monday at 7 p m Services were held in the My t on Presbyterian church under the direction of Basin Lodge p. and A. M. with J. Leslie worshipful conducting Gentry was born in Spencer Missouri June a son of Thomas and Mary Kelly Gentry He married Violet Bible in Colorado A prominent Uintah Basin farmer and Gentry came 1 to this area in where he took up a homestead in Ioka and where he and his family have lived since m opened He was the father of three Devon of My and Thomas of both and a Elizabeth who died four years ago II wife also survives along with seven grandchildren and seven Active In Politics Gentry took an active part in politics of the Basin and has served as a Duchesne County member of the school board from the Ioka and Myton For many years he was a director of the Roosevelt State being president of the board for several years prior to the time the bank stock was sold to the Commercial Bank of Utah and is now the First Security Bank j on Back ie MASONIC RITES from Pane of Utah Me had also served as vice president of the Myton Always active in promoting I water and agriculture I Gentry served long as a director of the Dry Gulch Irrigation and helped organize the Dry Gulch Cattle Gentry had been a lon time member of the Basin Masonic Lodge of which he had filled most of the chairs and is a past worshipful Burial was in the Roosevelt city cemetery- under the direction of the In lieu of flowers the family were asking that contributions be made to the Childrens' hospital in Salt Lake City and may be to Thomas