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Dot Kent

Obituary Date: Monday, July 6, 2009
Mrs. Dot Kent age 67 of Gainesville passed away Monday July
6, 2009 at the New Horizon North Nursing Home.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday July
8, 2009 at the Antioch United Methodist Church. The Rev.
Greg Bergner and the Rev. Randy Strickland will officiate.
Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The body will
lie in state at the church Wednesday from 10:30 a.m. until
the funeral hour. The family will receive friends at the
Mason & Ward Funeral Home Tuesday July 7, 2009 from 2:00
p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. unitl 8:00 p.m.

A native of Jackson County, Mrs. Kent had lived in Hall
County since 1962, she was the daughter of the late George
T. and Essie Brown Watkins. She was a former secretary for
the Parks Feed Store in Gainesville and she was retired from
Terminix Pest Control in Cumming. Mrs. Kent had been a
member of the Antioch United Methodist Church since 1975,
where she was very active with all church activities and was
a longtime member of the UMW Group at the church and also
with the GAP/ Gainesville Aid Project.

In lieu of flowers the family has asked that memorial
contributions be made to the Gainesville Aid Project, c/o
Antioch United Methodist Church or the UMW at Antioch, 2922
Antioch Church Road, Gainesville, Ga. 30506 or one's
favorite charity.

Mrs. Kent is preceded in death by her sister, Reba Thompson;
brothers, Douglas "Doug" Watkins and Homer "Buck" Watkins.

Survivors include her husband, Shelton Kent, Gainesville;
daughters, Elaine Kent and Pam Kent, both of Gainesville;
sisters & brothers-in-law; Virginia Kent Moore and Joe
Moore, Maysville; Sybil and Billy Highfield, Gainesville.
Special Family friends, The McCormack Family of
Gainesville; a number of nieces, nephews,great nieces,
great nephews also survive.

Those wishing to send online condolences may do so at
masonandwardfuneralhomeandcremation.com

Mason & Ward Funeral Home, 1190 McEver Road, Gainesville,
Ga. 30504.
Funeral Date
07/08/2009 at 12:00AM
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