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Clinton Bruce "Clint" Fentress

18 Aug 1913 – 9 Mar 2008

Birth18 Aug 1913
Death9 Mar 2008
CemeteryOaklawn Memorial Park
Athens , Henderson County , Texas , USA
Added byJames A Gamblin on 24 Nov 2009
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44763261

Bio

Clinton B. "Clint" Fentress was born August 18, 1913, in Athens to the late Labon "Bud" Tillery Frentress and Jessie Mamie Gartman Frentress. He died on March 9, 2008. As World War II developed, he became a member of the Texas Coast Guard around Port Arthur. This became a pathway to the shipyards at Beaumont, where he supervised work in the home front involved with building destroyer escorts needed for the war effort. After the war he worked in Dallas, where he met and married Vivian Nadine Speed on July 20, 1948. Subsequently, he was employed for a number of years by Chance-Vought as a draftsman on both civilian and military aircraft manufacturing projects. Following his entrepreneurial motivations, he returned to the barbering business he pursued in his younger years, eventually developing, owning, and supervising a series of barber shops and a beauty supply in Dallas. He remained in this business enterprise until his retirement. Tiring of the constantly growing Dallas community, he and Vivian moved back to Athens in 1984, where they enjoyed the company of family, old acquaintances and new friends. Preceded in death are his brother, R.D. Frentress, sisters, Flora May Hosch, Maudie McFarland, Nadine Loden, Maggie Bea Dingler, and a son-in-law, Bruce Kelton. Survivors include his wife, Vivian, of 59 years, his daughter, Beth Kelton, and two sisters, Easter Bell Washington and Jessie Wilma Hagood. NOTE: The original spelling of the name is Frentress.

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