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Oliver Gentry BARNETT

Oliver Gentry was born in 1925. Oliver Gentry's father was Oliver L. BARNETT and his mother was Velmer GRAY. His paternal grandparents were David Layfatte BARNETT and Mary Eliza SHAW. He was an only child. He died at the age of 80 on January 29th, 2005.

General Notes
- b. Lexington, AL
  father died at age 5
  appears with mother in h/hold of grandfather John B. GRAY in District 2, Lawrence Cty, TN in 1930
  m. to Joy TURPEN
  decorated WWII vet
  fmr Asst. Commissioner of Banking for TN
  d. Wilson County Memorial Gardens, Lebanon, TN
  
  death notice:
  Obituary Collection (ancestry.com)
  The Wilson World, 1 Feb 2005
  Oliver Gentry Barnett
  LEBANON (TN) -- Graveside funeral services were held Monday afternoon, January 31 at the Wilson County Memorial Gardens for Mr. Barnett, 80, of Lebanon.
  
  Born in Lexington, AL and a decorated US Army veteran of World War II, Mr. Barnett died Jan. 29, 2005 at the University Medical Center in Lebanon. He was retired assistant Commissioner of Banking for the state of Tennessee. A member of the McKendree United Methodist Church, he was the son of the late Oliver and Velma Gray Barnett.
  
  Services were conducted by the Rev. Johnny Williams.
  
  Survivors include: wife Joy Turpen Barnett and children: Wanda (Steve) Winnette of Memphis, Rob Barnett and Bill Barnett -- both of Lebanon.
  
  Ligon & Bobo Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Ezekiel BARNETT
  - b.  1779 d.17 Jul 1871
  
  Asa Franklin BARNETT
  - b.09 Jan 1825 in South Carolina (Pendleton District?) d.03 Nov 1897 in Lauderdale County, Alabama
  
  Olive LNU
  - b.28 Jul 1784 d.03 Apr 1864
  
  David Layfatte BARNETT
  - b.12 Aug 1857 d.29 Nov 1935
  
  Jacob BARNETT
  - b.  1780
  
  Gideon BARNETT
  - b.  1803 d.16 Mar 1867
  
  Elizabeth LNU
  
  Martha Elizabeth Ann BARNETT
  - b.  1830 in Tennessee d.28 Dec 1858 in Lauderdale County, Alabama
  
  David HOWELL
  
  Martha HOWELL
  
  Elizabeth LNU
  - b.  1796
  
  Oliver L. BARNETT
  - b.27 Mar 1902 d.27 Jan 1925
  
  Mary Eliza SHAW
  - b.22 Jul 1861 d.09 May 1917
  
  Oliver Gentry BARNETT
  - b.  1925 d.29 Jan 2005
  
  Velmer GRAY
  - b.16 Jan 1904 d.18 Nov 1985

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