Reba Gentry

Cookeville-Graveside services for Reba Louise Roberts Hertzfeldt Gentry, 89, of Cookeville will be held Saturday, May 16, 2020 at 1:00 PM at Crest Lawn Cemetery with Bro. Tim Frank officiating. Mrs. Gentry passed away Thursday, May 14, 2020 at her home, due to natural causes. She was born January 9, 1931 in Jackson County, TN to the late Lonnie Roberts and Emma Mayberry Roberts. Reba was a member of Stevens Street Baptist Church. She was a retired supervisor with Tutco and owned and operated M & R Dairy Mart in Cookeville. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Vernon Charles Hertzfeldt and Melvin Lee Gentry; sisters, Agnes Grdinic, Vivet Tribble, Linda Gaines, Patricia Jones; brothers, Cotton Roberts and James Roberts. Reba is survived by a son, Steven and wife Ann Hertzfeldt of Cookeville; four daughters, Judy Hertzfeldt Kestner of Nashville, Tina Gentry Dickerson and husband Darrell, Carla Gentry Thompson and husband Tony, Sandra Hertzfeldt Jarvis and husband Cortis all of Cookeville; brothers, Paul Roberts of Cookeville and Kenneth Roberts of Baxter; nine grandchildren and fourteen great grandchildren. The family appreciates the care provided by the caregivers, Dianne Brown, Linda Whittaker, Jennifer Sells and Cayla Garrison. Reba’s family request memorial contributions be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Pallbearers will be Jenny Holmes, Lauren Edmonds, Emily Emery, Jason Kestner, Tevis Jarvis, Cody Jarvis, Justin Thompson and Jacob Dickerson. You may share your thoughts and memories at dyerfh.com Dyer Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements (931)526-7158.