Joan Rector Gentry, age 69, of Alabaster, Alabama, passed away on April 10, 2021. She was a member of Amazing Grace Worship Center and loved helping with church activities. Joan was a licensed cosmetologist and enjoyed singing and going to the beach.
Joan was preceded in death by her parents, Bruce and Catherine Rector; husband, Charles Kenneth Gentry; daughter, Gracie Terene Cox Robinson; and step-grandson, Joshua Murray. She is survived by her grandson, Dillon Robinson; son-in-law, Charles "Mike" Robinson; stepdaughters, Rebecca Ward (Doug) and Angelia Soren (Ben); step-grandchildren, Christian Ward-James and Matthew Murray; step-great-granddaughter, Coraline James; aunt, Helen Green; sister-in-law, Patricia Ebrahimi (Essie); several nieces and nephews; and friends, Marilyn Coggins, Angie Jarvis and Kelly White.
Her funeral service will be held at Amazing Grace Worship Center on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 1:00 PM with visitation to begin at 12:00 PM. Kevin Blankenship will officiate. Burial will follow at Thorsby Memorial Gardens.