Artice Lucile Gentry, 91, Hamilton, Mo, passed away on April 23, 2020, at the Cameron Regional Medical Center, Cameron.  She lived in Caldwell County her entire life.

Artice was born on January 11, 1929, near Breckenridge, Mo, to Thomas Cecil (T.C.) and Boneta Gray (McCartney) Guffey.  She graduated from the Hamilton High School, Hamilton, in 1946.  After graduation, she worked at the Stride Rite Shoe Factory in Hamilton for 9 years.

On December 20, 1952, she married Marshall Dean Gentry at the Federated Church in Hamilton.  They worked hard farming together as a team. Artice enjoyed being outdoors and was very involved in gardening, mowing, working alongside her husband on the farm, and cooking.  Reading was also a favorite pastime.

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and two brothers-Gene and Dean Guffey.

Survivors:  children-Cheryl Gentry, Hamilton; and Mike (Tammy) Gentry, Kingston; 3 grandchildren; 7 great-grandchildren; siblings-Bill Guffey and Lois Longwell, both of Columbus, Indiana; and other relatives.

A private graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 25, at the Kingston Cemetery, Kingston.

Friends may call at Bram Funeral Home on Friday, April 24, from noon until 5 p.m.

Memorials:  the donor's choice.