Max Eugene “Gene” Brewer, 77 of Greenville passed away peacefully at his home on Saturday, June 2, 2012 after a battle with Alzheimer’s and cancer. The funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday, June 4, 2012 at the chapel of Coker-Mathews Funeral Home with USAF Chaplain Lt. Col. Mark Crumpton officiating. Burial will follow at Sunny Point Cemetery near Cumby.
Gene was born August 24, 1934 in Ringling, Oklahoma to Jerry Raymond and Max Evelyn Thralls Brewer.
He graduated Valedictorian of the 1951 Commerce High School graduating class. He then attended East Texas State Teachers College in Commerce where he graduated Cumme Laude in 1955 with a BA in Math and Physics. He was a member of the Alpha Chi and the Kappa Delta Pi, an education honor society. Gene was on the Dean’s List all four years while working on his Bachelor of Arts degree. He was also selected to appear in the 1954-55 edition of the Who’s Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges.
Gene married Bettye Jo Dulaney in Belton, Texas on July 6, 1957. Gene worked for Mobil Oil but had a love for teaching. He earned his Masters and Bettye began hers so they could teach and have the summer off to do missionary work. That was not to be due the Cancer coming back and Bettye passing away at the age of 44. His life then revolved around teaching and sports of Temple ISD and his church.
In 1971 Gene received his Master’s degree from ETSU and after teaching awhile, began counseling in the Temple ISD where he retired and began working at the Temple Area Federal Credit Union retiring in 2000 to help care for his ill brother.
On August 5, 2001, he married Freeda Lindsey Crumpton, fifty years after their graduation.
Gene was a man of great Faith in the Living Lord having confessed Jesus as his Lord and Savior at the age of 12 in Urich, MO. He served as an officer of the Baptist Student Union at ETSU and was a member of the BSU during his college years and attended summer conferences at Glorieta NM and Ridgecrest NC Baptist Encampments where he and Freeda have since attended. He was a faithful member of Highland Terrace Baptist Church.
God blessed him with a very large family when he married Freeda! This includes four children, Julie and Jerry Bearden and Dale and Kay Crumpton of Cumby, Joe David Crumpton and Jenie of Greenville, USAF Chaplain Lt. Col. Mark Crumpton who is presently stationed at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Jerry Wayne and Tiffany Bearden, (Kaelie, Abby and Jake Bearden); Stoney and Angie Bearden, (Clay, Justin and Jesse Bearden); Joshua and Beth Bearden, (Kate Wiggins, Anna Drake, Abbie, Jenna, and Bryce Bearden); Kody and Kim Crumpton, ( Kyle and Kolton Crumpton); Chad and Jennifer Crumpton, (Wesley Crumpton); Rebecca and Brine Bearden, (Tyler, Lizzie, and Blake); Joe David Jr. and Stacy Crumpton, (Courtney Crumpton); Michael Crumpton (Kristin Crumpton), Brandi and Jeremy Rouser, (Wade and Caleb Rouser); Tiffany and Jason Tadlock, (Landon Tadlock); Jonathan Crumpton; Grace Elizabeth Crumpton and Jessica Duvall, (Waylon), Three nephews; Barry Brewer of Virgina, Brian Brewer of Brazil, South America, and Berton Brewer of Lindale and an uncle Warren and Opal Brewer of Sulphur Springs.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Wayne Bearden, Stoney Bearden, Joshua Bearden, Kody Crumpton, Chad Crumpton, Micahel Crumpton, Joey Crumpton and Jonathan Crumpton. Honorary pallbearers will be the men of the Friendship Bible Study of Highland Terrace Baptist Church.
