Gilbert "Pop" Theodore Gentle

Obituary: Gilbert Theodore "Pop" Gentle, age 81, of Kannapolis, NC gained his entry into the gates of Heaven on Tuesday September 3rd 2013 at CMC Northeast after a period of declining health. The family will receive friends from 2:00 until 4:00 at the family home 5015 Tucker Ave. Kannapolis on Sunday the 8th of September. Pop Gentle was born on November 7, 1931 in Rowan County, NC. He was the son of Adam T. Gentle and Blanche Cannon Gentle. He was preceded in death by brothers Bobby and Wayne Gentle and a sister Wanda Kay Griffin. Survivors include his loving Wife of 62 years, Hazel Hammitt Gentle of the home, his daughter Roxane (Larry) Honeycutt of Charlotte, 3 grandchildren, Corey Bumgarner, Nick Honeycutt and Alycia Honeycutt along with 8 great grandchildren whom he loved deeply. He is also survived by a brother Arnold Gentle of Kannapolis and a sister Lucille Smith of Mooresville. Pop was a wonderful Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather that loved his family without boundaries. His name Gentle truly fit his nature as he was a truly kind, loving, and Gentle man. He loved riding motorcycles with friends and more recently sitting on the porch, conversing with neighbors and enjoying the fruits of his labor. He was active with the Kannapolis Cruise In, taking his "baby", a pristine 1978 Mercury Cougar, along with his "Crew Chief", Great Grandson Torren. Pop Gentle was a proud US NAVY Veteran achieving the rank of BM2 receiving numerous military awards. In lieu of flowers a Memorial donation may be sent to The American Diabetes Association.
Visitation: 2:00 - 4:00 PM Sunday September 8, 2013 at the family home, 5015 Tucker Ave. Kannapolis

Service: _______________________

Interment: later date