THE ADVANCE REPORTER
Thursday, June 1, 1967
Spotlight On...
GENTRY PRIEST
The Advance Reporter spotlight this week is focused on Mr. Gentry
Priest of Waldron. Mr. Priest, after devoting over 40 years to the postal
service, retired in November of 1965. A Public Accountant for 25 years,
he is now manager of the Credit Bureau.
He is a graduate of Waldron High School & attended Chillicothe
Business College in Chillicothe, Missouri. Mr. Priest belongs to the
Chamber of Commerce and is a member of the Methodist Church.
Mr. Priest was born May 28, 1906 in Weaublean, Missouri, and his
wife, Minnie, was born in Oneonta, Alabama. They were married on May 20,
1926. To this union was born one daughter, Georgiana Rajan, who passed
away in 1961. They have one granddaughter, Rynn Rajan and one adopted son,
Dolan Priest of Los Angeles, California.
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