Hello Billie and everyone, The obit of Lair Gentry was of great interest to my husband, Bill Cooper and I. He is related on three lines to the people mentioned in this obit. Bill's father was Albert Cooper, who was a brother of James Cooper who was married to Lair's wife, Gladys Vincent. The Cooper step children who are mentioned are all double first cousins to Bill. Bill's mother is Geneva (Gene) Vincent Cooper Reed. (She is still alive today. She is a sister of Gladys Vincent Cooper Gentry. Lair's mother was Mildred Hammersley whose ancestry goes back to Jacob Hamersley who married Lucy Vincent, which makes Bill related to the Gentrys, Hammersleys, Vincents Stanleys and more on this line of the family. Thanks for the obit, Billie. We did not hear that he had died. How did I know to sign back on to CAMODOC at just the right time? :-) Happy Hunting, Joyce in CA http://www.geocities.com/jarmscoop John Lair Gentry Long-time resident John Lair Gentry passed away July 17, 2005 in Cedarville, CA. Mr. Gentry was 89 and had lived the majority of his life as a New Pine Creek resident. He was born in New Pine Creek, OR on October 11, 1915, and graduated from high school in Lakeview, OR. He enlisted in the U.S. Navy on December 29, 1941, and was a Carpenter Mate 3rd Class during World War II. He served in the South Pacific and received his discharge on November 4, 1945. He later worked as a mill worker in lumber mills throughout Modoc and Lake Counties and for a time on the coast. He worked at the Willow Ranch Mill and retired from Lakeview Lumber Products. Mr. Gentry was proud of the fact that he was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. After he retired, he enjoyed daily walks. He moved to Cedarville in 1990 to be closer to his daughter Lynne and her husband Jerry Minto. His wife Gladys Cooper (Vincent) Gentry preceded him in death on January 21, 2003. Mr. Gentry is survived by his daughter Lynne and son-in-law Jerry Minto of Cedarville, CA; step-son Jim Cooper and daughter-in-law Ginny of Albany OR; stepson Richard Cooper and daughter-in-law Kay of Spokane, WA; brother Layton Gentry of New Pine Creek, OR; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Services were held Wednesday, July 20 at 10 a.m. with Dr. Ben Zandstra conducting the service at graveside at the New Pine Creek Cemetery. Donations in Mr. Gentry's memory may be directed to the Surprise Valley Community Hospital, P.O. Box 246, Cedarville, CA 96104.