Ardin Earl Gentry

February 18, 1933 - January 4, 2021

Ardin Earl Gentry, age 87, of Elizabethton, Tennessee went home to be with the Lord on Monday, January 4, 2021 at the Sycamore Shoals Hospital. Ardin was born in Carter County to the late Emerson and Minnie Katherine Collins Gentry. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Ray Gentry and Bobby James Gentry. Ardin was a machine operator at Sperry Univac. He had also worked for the State of Tennessee and the Elizabethton City School System. Ardin was a United States Army veteran, having served in the Korean War. He was a member of Centerview Church of Christ and enjoyed farming. Those left to cherish his memory include his beloved wife of 62 years, Betty Gentry, of the home; three sons, Earl Wayne Gentry and wife Jan, Royce Gentry and Noel Gentry, all of Elizabethton; two sisters, Nellene Crowe, of Elizabethton and Chespine Larimine, of Erwin; and one brother, Cameron Buck Gentry and wife Janice, of Elizabethton. A private entombment will be conducted at Happy Valley Memorial Park- Mausoleum of Peace. Online condolences may be shared with the family on our website, www.tetrickfuneralhome.com Tetrick Funeral Home, Elizabethton is honored to serve the Gentry family. Office 423-542-2232, service information line, 423-543-4917.