Treva Jean Zentz

John Jones and Nellie Ball Jones. Treva Jean was a typical southern girl growing up post Great

Depression–she left home early and married the love of her life, George Zentz, Jr. (d. March 29,

1990). George and her brother, Edmond served in the Navy together during World World II, and

when George came home with Edmond on leave it was love at first sight. The two ran off and

got married in Roswell, Georgia on December 22, 1948.

Treva always had odd and end jobs like working at a factory for five years, babysitting, and

cleaning car dealerships, but her job that she took the most pride in was being a mother,

grandmother, and wife. She and George have four children, Danny Zentz (75), Gregory Zentz

(71), Pamela Hunter (65) with husband Mark Hunter (64), and Kimberly Burcham (56) with

husband Chad Burcham (54). They have five grandchildren. Matthew Zentz with wife Jennifer

Zentz, April Zentz, Buffy Hunter Gross with husband Michael Gross, Taylor Burcham Langston

with wife Tyler Langston, and Baylee Burcham. They have twelve great grandchildren and five

great great grandchildren.

Treva woke up every morning, put her hair in curlers, put on her face, put on her coffee, and

started her housework. She loved flipping through pages of magazines and ordering home

decor, presents for christmas, and toys for new grandbabies. There is one more job that Treva

will leave behind, and I am sure her kids and grandkids will surely try to fill–she was a Wheel of

Fortune Legend.

I, Buffy, her granddaughter, was very fortunate to have spent a great deal of time with her. She

didn’t have the fanciest house, and we didn’t go on any getaways, but we had a whole lot of

love, a fresh pot of coffee, a lot of gossip, a dresser full of makeup, and a big picture window to

look out at the neighbors–a girl could not ask for anything more. About a month before she

passed I asked her if she was ready to see Papa (pronounced pawpaw) again. She said, “Yeah,

I am.” I asked her what her favorite color was, and she said, “Red.” I told her I was going to put

her in a red dress and red lipstick so her and Papa could dance when she saw him. On March

25, 2025 at approximately 11:30 pm, Treva Jean, Mama TT (pronounced mawmaw), went to

Heaven to dance with her love once again. I am sure they are having the time of their lives once

again.

A private family graveside service will be held Monday, March 31, 2025 at 12 pm at Lincoln

Memory Gardens Cemetery, 6851 S Indianapolis Rd, Whitestown, IN 46075.