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Donna Sharon Gentry

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Donna Sharon Gentry, 70, passed away at Mercy Hospital in Rogers September 14 after a long illness. She was a member of First United Methodist Church of Springdale. Donna was born March 29, 1946, in Hot Springs. She earned a BA in Psychology from Baylor University, and a MSW from the University of Florida. She practiced as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in Florida, Fort Smith, and Northwest Arkansas. She was the first director of Habberton House in Springdale before working many years as a medical social worker at Washington Regional Medical Center. She is survived by her partner, Sally Hunt; her mother, Helen Standiford; one daughter, Kerry Hayes of Fayetteville; two grandsons, Nathan and C.J. Hayes of Rogers, son-in-law, Phillip Hayes and Kerri Grigg; her former husband, George Gentry; her sisters and brothers-in-law, Tricia and Wayne Story of Fayetteville; Kathy and Tyrell Patton of Alma; and Jeanie and Darrell Jones of Fort Worth, Texas; and many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. She is preceded in death by her father, A.J. Standiford. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Rollins Funeral Home in Rogers followed by the service at 2 p.m. Burial will be at 1 p. m. Monday at Woodlawn Cemetery in Fort Smith. In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Humane Society for Animals, P.O. Box 476, Rogers, Ark. 72757, or a charity of your choice. Condolences may be expressed at www.RollinsFuneral.com.

Published September 17, 2016

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