youngparkergenealogy - Ned Young Gentry

NELLIE (NED) PAULINE YOUNG GENTRY

Born:January 20, 1909

Died:May 16, 1994

Ned in 1935 - approximately 26 yrs old

Wed: November 5, 1932

Albert Quitman Gentry

Born:July 18, 1902

Died:May, 1962

Ned graduated from Lubbock High School

Ned in 1955 in Abernathy, Texas, where Albert was farming

The Gentry Family

Sue, Ned, Albert, Kay and Jack

Ned dressed and ready for a special wedding

What a wonderful sense of humor Ned had. She always had great family stories to tell.

Ned wrote this story in a letter to her sister, Julia, in February, 1987

"The year John Charles was born, I know the month was November because I went over to Julia's and Brown's to help with the new baby after spending Thanksgiving at Papa's. Julia and Brown lived at Petersburg (Texas) where Brown was pastor. I planned to stay until the next Wednesday. I was to take Ft Worth-Denver passenger train on Wednesday night, prayer meeting night. When Brown left for the church he assured me he would get back in time to meet the train. But.....during prayer meeting Brown and the church members heard a train whistle, of course that broke up prayer meeting. Brown dashed to the house after me and Jack. (I'd taken Jack with me, he was 2 or 3), Brown grabbed my bag and I slapped my hat on my head (ladies wore hats day or night), and grabbed Jack. We went tearing off to the depot where Brown had some of the members holding the train for me. When we got to the depot it was only a freight train. Julia and I have had some good laughs about my having my hat on one side of my head and she was afraid to tell me about it for she was afraid I'd take time to straighten it and miss my train. Incidentally, there no longer is a Ft Worth-Denver railroad through there.

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