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- [S3942] Turrentine, Jackson, Morrow Funeral Home, 21 January 2019; Linda Gentry Durke Obituary.
Linda Gentry Durke, age 68, of Allen, Texas, passed away July 23, 2013, at home in Allen. Linda was born January 18, 1945, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Readus and Gerry Gentry and graduated from Longview High School in 1963. On May 1st she had been employed with Half Price Books for twenty years.
On March 15, 1975, Linda married Thomasson Durke and they have two sons, Taylor and Jordan, whom they were dedicated to rearing and supporting in their activities, especially athletic endeavors. The Durkes have resided in Allen for thirty-five years. They were charter members of Christ the Servant Lutheran Church in Allen.
She is survived by her husband, Thomasson Durke of Allen, Texas; sons, Taylor Durke and wife, Alyson of Atlanta, Georgia and Jordan Durke of Houston, Texas; grandchildren, Sadie Durke and Harrison Durke, both of Atlanta, Georgia; mother, Gerry Gentry of Searcy, Arkansas; sisters, Susan Martin of Searcy, Arkansas and Carole Sherman and husband, Ron of Norman, Oklahoma; nieces, Allison Sherman of Norman, Oklahoma and Morgan Sherman of Dallas, Texas; and an uncle Lyndle Gentry of Searcy, Arkansas.
She was preceded in death by her father, Readus Gentry and brothers, Paul Gentry and Jerald Gentry.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, July 27, 2013, at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel in Allen, Texas. Interment will follow at Allen Cemetery in Allen. The family will receive friends during a visitation from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m., Friday evening at the funeral home.
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