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Fern Jean Sneed Gentry, 80, Elizabethton, passed away Saturday, March 9, 2024.

A native of Unicoi County, she was a daughter of the late John and Edith Campbell Sneed.

Fern worked at the Forestry Service for several years. She worked in the Gift Shop at Sycamore Shoals Hospital. She was of the Christian Faith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sons, Johnny and Timothy Berry, and her brothers and sisters, Perry Sneed, Faye Black, Johnny Sneed, Steve Sneed and Sharon Hilton.

Survivors include a son, Curtis Berry, Elizabethton; seven grandchildren, Harley, Haley, Hannah, Amanda, Beth, Crystal and Timmy; numerous great-grandchildren; and three siblings, Wayne (Susie) Sneed, Phyllis (Garry) Whittemore and Dorothy (Charlie) Casey. Several nieces and nephews also survive.

Funeral services will be conducted at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 12, at Memorial Funeral Chapel with Pastor Gary Whitehead and Shane Whittemore officiating. The graveside service and interment will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 13, in the Grindstaff Cemetery, Unicoi. Pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, prior to the service. Family and friends will assemble at the cemetery at 1:50 p.m. Wednesday. Condolences may be sent to the family at our website, www.memorialfcelizabethton.com.

Memorial Funeral Chapel is serving the Gentry family.