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Troy Gentry’s funeral service was held on Thursday in Nashville at the Grand Ole Opry House. The same place he and band mate Eddie Montgomery shared the stage many times.
According to the Tennessean at the request of Gentry’s wife Angie, Little Big Town started Gentry’s service with a spiritual version of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
With his family up front, the Opry House full of fans, his casket on the stage’s famous circle and the national anthem ringing through the rafters — the first few minutes of Gentry’s ceremony encompassed all that was most important to him — God, family, patriotism and country music.
During the eulogy, Troy Gentry’s pastor shared with Eddie Montgomery that Troy enjoyed sharing the stage with him, a comment that brought Montgomery to tears.
“Eddie, he loved being on stage with you,” said Gentry’s pastor, Dr. Michael I. Glenn. “The highlight of his life was when that spotlight would come on and you two would take the stage. You two had very different styles, but when you sang together, it was some kind of magic.
