Dolores Gentry's Obituary
Dolores “Dee” Wilcoxson Gentry was born in Detroit, Michigan on March 7, 1930 to the late White Wilcoxson and Lettie Glass Wilcoxson. She was the ninth of eleven children. Dolores attended Columbian Elementary School, McMichael Middle School and Northwestern High School in Detroit, Michigan; she received several certificates of higher learning from IBM’s Business Management and Technical Enhancement Programs over the years.
Dolores began her career in the Motor City in 1948 working for United States Postal Service from 1948. In 1950 she moved to a position with the Detroit Automotive Tank Plant (Arsenal) which became a part of the Chrysler Corporation in 1952. She rose through the ranks at Chrysler working in their McDougal and Highland Park, Michigan insulations. Dolores retired from the Chrysler Corporation as a Supervisor of Data Entry Operators December 31, 1987 with 37 years of uninterrupted service.
In 1950 Dolores met Newton Gentry, Jr., they married June 20, 1953, to this union was born a son, Newton Gentry, III.
Dolores was devoted member of Second Baptist Church of Detroit where she was baptized March 5, 1950. She served on the Board of Missions, Board of Christian Social Concerns and as an Assistant Clerk. She was a member of the Optimist Club for Hope and Love founded by her brother, the late Carl T. Wilcoxson. Dolores was a member of the Krainz Woods Neighborhood Association and a Life Member of the NAACP.
After moving to Maryland she attended St. Philips Episcopal Church where her circle of friends expanded. She was a member of the Anne Arundel County Senior Center in Edgewater, MD where she attended exercise classes, played bingo, traveled and fellowship. She also participated in a dinner group on Monday night with neighbors in her community.
In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the St. Philip's Episcopal Church Columbarium Fund.
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