Gene

Brewer

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Gene Brewer

Nov 12 1928 - Jan 20 2011

Mr. Gene Brewer, age 82, of McKinney, Texas passed away January 20, 2011. He was born on November 12, 1928, in Whitewright, Texas, to Lacy Clifton and Mary Magdalene (Burchfield) Brewer. On September 15, 1949, he married Naomi Kathryn Partridge in Leonard, Texas. Mr. Brewer proudly served his country in the U.S. Army, and was a veteran of the Korean War. He was a graduate of Greer Engineering Institute. Following graduation, he accepted a job with the Ford Motor Company, where he worked for 8 years. Subsequently, he worked for the Wonder Bread Company for 22 years. Mr. Brewer loved his family, his dogs, and his country. He was an avid gardener and always supplied his neighbors with ample vegetables, and beautiful flowers to view, before his health started to decline. Mr. Brewer is survived by his wife, Naomi Kathryn Brewer; daughters and sons-in-law, Phyllis and James Welch of McKinney and Nancy Gene and Larry Thompson of Dallas, Texas; grandchildren, Danny Craig and wife, Johnna, Steven Craig and wife, Melissa, Paula Kent and husband, John, and grandson, John Gillaspy; great grandchildren, Christopher, Kayla and Olivia Craig, and Benjamin and Emily Kent; brothers, James, Horace, Claude and William Brewer; sisters, Virginia Gillhamer, Maryann Oleander, Madelle Childress, and Linda Shipp; and numerous nieces, nephews and other loving relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents; and son, Charles Brewer. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, January 24, 2011, in the Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel in Allen, with Rev. Wayne Hutchins officiating. Interment will follow at East Shady Grove Cemetery in Trenton, Texas. The family will receive friends for a visitation beginning at 6:00 p.m., Sunday at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home.
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