Charles Anthony “Tony” Kent went to his spiritual reward on May 23, 2023. Tony was the husband of Charlotte, the father of Ginger and Charlie, a beloved son, brother, uncle and great-uncle, and a friend to just about everyone else he came into contact with. He was a genius engineer who began working for a fledgling company on the Mississippi gulf coast that he helped grow into Cspire. Before going back to college as an adult, he climbed telephone poles for BellSouth. He retired as a Major with the Mississippi National Guard, the highlight of his service career being his activation for Operation Desert Storm. He was well known for his quick wit, his masterful story-telling, and his good looks despite what can best be described as a herculean appetite for ice cream.

Tony grew up attending Pleasant Hill Methodist Church in Iuka. As an adult, he was a longtime member of Broadmoar Baptist Church of Madison, Mississippi. He will return home to Pleasant Hill Cemetery on May 27, 2023. His funeral will be held at Cutshall Funeral Home at 2 p.m. Visitation shall be held at Cutshall’s from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m. immediately preceding. At Tony’s request, “no big froo-froo” will be made at either event.

Tony is survived by his wife, best friend and travel companion Charlotte Kent; a loving son Charley Kent, II; a big sister Cheryl Kent Clark and her husband Richard; a sister-in-law Londee Kent; nieces and nephews Rachel Trowbridge and husband Jay, Lee Calloway and husband Kevin, Cara Purvis and husband Dr. Bob, Nathaniel Clark and wife Nikki, Reed Kent, and Anna Helton and husband Shawn along with several great nephews and nieces. Tony joins in heaven his daughter Ginger Kent, his big brothers William H. “Bounce” Kent and John R. Kent, and his parents Millard and Adele Kent. The family would ask you to please make any donations on Tony’s behalf to Wounded Warriors and recommend you sell any stock you may have in Bluebell Ice Cream.

No death at 72 is a tragedy. That is a long life. Tony squeezed more life into his time than any 100 year-old. We are sad but for ourselves. We are not sad for Tony. Because Tony is with the ones that went before him, waiting for us on that other side with a hug, a story and a warmth that we will remember forever. At ease, soldier.