Rodney Gene Brewer

Rodney Gene Brewer, 63, of Burlington, Kentucky, passed away peacefully on the 1 st of
July 2024, in Edgewood, Kentucky.

Rodney Gene Brewer was born in Orange, California, to Noel and Lillie Brewer on
August 7 th , 1960. He started school in Tustin, California and later graduated from Athens
High School, in Athens, West Virginia in 1978. He married Beverly Hazelwood on
November 20 th , 2006, in Washington D.C. Gene graduated from Concord College, in
Athens, West Virginia with a B.A. in Business Management/Marketing, and later earned
a second bachelor’s degree. He worked as a Paramedic for over 13 years and as a project
manager for General Electric and Hertz Equipment Rental. Gene served as a Medic in the
West Virginia and Oklahoma National Guards and served on an operational deployment
in 1986 to Honduras.

Gene was known for his sharp and witty sense of humor and keen eye for detail as well as
his ability to create anything he designed. He enjoyed spending time with his wife,
Beverly, and their German Shepherds, Cooper and Ripley. Additionally, Gene loved to
craft furniture and other woodworking items, raise a garden, and always had time to
prepare a great breakfast, lunch, or dinner for visiting friends and family.

Gene was preceded in death by a son, Micah Brewer.

Gene is survived by his wife, Beverly (Hazelwood) Brewer, daughters Sarah
Blankenship, of Indiana, April Williams (Trifton), of Sevierville, TN, step-son, Kenan
Blevins (Michelle) of Burlington, KY, and grandchildren, Monique, Aja, Desiree,
Landon, Trinty, Tatum, and great grandchild Zaylee, father, Noel Brewer and step-
mother Virginia “Ginny” Brewer, of Alexander, NC, mother Lillie Brewer, of Ireland,
WV, brothers Al Brewer (JoAnn), of Palmer, TX, Dale Brewer, of Midwest City, OK,
Carl Brewer (Lisa), Ephrata, PA, and sister Brenda Gregory (Kevin), of Ireland, WV, and
sister-in-law Patricia Rice of Star, NC.

A visitation and viewing will be held 12 pm to 2 pm on Wednesday, 3 July 2024,
immediately followed by the funeral service at 2 pm at the Linnemann Funeral Home in
Burlington, Kentucky.

Memorials may be given in the form of donations to the American Cancer Society –
Information and Resources about Cancer: Breast, Colon, Lung, Prostate, Skin | American
Cancer Society .

The Brewer Family wishes to extend our sincere thanks to Linnemann Funeral Home, the
Barrett Cancer Center, the St. Elizabeth Medical Center, and the Carol Ann & Ralph V.
Haile, Jr. US Bank Foundation Hospice Center.

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