Velma Sophia JonesAge: 95 years1913–2008
- Name
- Velma Sophia Jones
- Given names
- Velma Sophia
- Surname
- Jones
- Married name
- Velma Sophia Gentle
- Married name
- Velma Sophia McMurry
 Birth | January 9, 1913 |
 Marriage | Howard Burton Gentle Sr. — View this family unknown |
| Marriage | James Raymond McMurry — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 2 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 3 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 4 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 16 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Birth of a son#1 | Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle May 22, 1931 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sharon Corinne Gentle February 29, 1936 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Howard Burton Gentle Jr. February 22, 1940 (Age 27 years) |
 Census | April 17, 1940 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 28 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 36 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a son | Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle March 31, 1961 (Age 48 years) Cause: Drowning |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 32 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
| Death of a husband | Howard Burton Gentle Sr. November 1984 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a husband | James Raymond McMurry January 26, 1993 (Age 80 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Sharon Corinne Gentle July 26, 2001 (Age 88 years) |
 Death | February 29, 2008 (Age 95 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Colony Cemetery |
| Family with Howard Burton Gentle Sr. |
| husband |
Howard Burton Gentle Sr. Birth: March 10, 1911 29 25 — Whitley, Kentucky, United States Death: November 1984 — Big Run, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States |
| herself |
Velma Sophia Jones Birth: January 9, 1913 — Grandin, Carter, Missouri, United States Death: February 29, 2008 — Edina, Knox, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| son |
Rev. Richard Lloyd Gentle Birth: May 22, 1931 20 18 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States Death: March 31, 1961 — Jackson, Missouri, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Sharon Corinne Gentle Birth: February 29, 1936 24 23 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States Death: July 26, 2001 — Washington, Franklin, Missouri, United States |
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4 years son |
Howard Burton Gentle Jr. Birth: February 22, 1940 28 27 — St. Louis, Missouri, United States Death: February 8, 2015 — Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States |
| Family with James Raymond McMurry |
| husband |
James Raymond McMurry Birth: May 11, 1903 Death: January 26, 1993 |
| herself |
Velma Sophia Jones Birth: January 9, 1913 — Grandin, Carter, Missouri, United States Death: February 29, 2008 — Edina, Knox, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Howard Burton Gentle Sr. + Glenda Viola Maxine Gibbs |
| husband |
Howard Burton Gentle Sr. Birth: March 10, 1911 29 25 — Whitley, Kentucky, United States Death: November 1984 — Big Run, Jefferson, Pennsylvania, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Glenda Viola Maxine Gibbs Birth: August 24, 1919 Death: July 22, 2004 |
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Marriage: — |
No family available
| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Howard Burton Gentle - Household
St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri
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