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  Winford Hugh Kent Notes  

Contributed by Wanda Snyder


54.  WINFORD HUGH9 KENT (WILLIAM THOMAS8, HANNAH7 SIMPSON, WILLIAM RANDOLPH6, JOHN5, GEORGE4, GEORGE3, RICHARD2, JOHN1) was born Abt. 1904, and died 18 Mar 1999 in Gwinnett Co., GA338.  He married (1) VERA MERRITT Private.  She was born Private.  He married (2) MABEL MORROW 14 May 1932 in Gwinnett Co., GA339, daughter of JOHN MORROW and LEILA MCWHORTER.  She was born 04 Jun 1905340, and died 14 Aug 1955340.


Notes for WINFORD HUGH KENT:

Mr. Winford Hugh Kent, 95, of Norcross, died March 18, 1999 at Joan Glancy Hospital.  He was the third child of Wm. Thomas & Margaret Bolton Kent.  He was a graduate of Oglethorpe University and a baseball letterman.  He helped his father, who was a grocery merchant in Norcross.  Mr. Kent was retired from Gulf Oil Corporation after 40 years of service in the field of accounting.  He was the oldest active, life long member of the Norcross First United Methodist Church.  He is survived by his loving wife of 40 years, Vera Kent, 2 step-daughters, Gwen Cleland and Wauno & Paul Wells, 3 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren and 2 nephews.  Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 21, 1999 at the Norcross First Methodist Church with Rev. Grafton Presley & Rev. Aleck Poolos officiating.  Interment will be at Norcross City Cemetery.  Patterson Funeral Home - Norcross. (source: Atlanta Constitution - March 1999)


More About WINFORD HUGH KENT:

Burial: Unknown, Norcross Town Cem, Norcross, Gwinnett Co., GA

Education 1: Oglethorpe University

Education 2: North Georgia College

Education 3: Tech High (Atlanta)

Occupation 1: Gulf Oil Company

Occupation 2: Taught chemistry at Oglethorpe


More About MABEL MORROW:

Burial: Unknown, Norcross Town Cem, Norcross, Gwinnett Co., GA340

Child of WINFORD KENT and MABEL MORROW is:

    i.    MARGARET ETHEL10 KENT, b. 26 Aug 1933340; d. 31 Mar 1990340.


More About MARGARET ETHEL KENT:

Burial: Unknown, Norcross Town Cem, Norcross, Gwinnett Co., GA340