Gene left this earth the same way he lived his 80 years, working hard and doing things his way. 
He was a radiator repairman for most of his life, he loved his work and customers. Gene started his own business, A1 Radiator, around 1989 in Mabank and it was open for business right up to the end. 
Gene had a colorful life with many stories he loved sharing with friends and family. 
He never met a stranger and went out of his way to make people feel comfortable, with a joke, a story or a helping hand when and wherever he could. 

Courtesy Photo
Treavor Thompson of Mabank shows off winning the Youth Scratch Master’s Tour U15 Mixed Championship. Thompson will make his third consecutive Junior Gold Championships tournament appearance in mid-July.

At the age of 90, Frank Delano Donovan had his promised homecoming with our Savior June 13, 2023 with his family by his side.
Frank grew up on a farm in Clanton, Ala., with his parents and two older siblings. Prior to farming, his father had been a pharmacist and both of his parents had been teachers. Education was very important in his family. He was a 1950 graduate of Chilton County High School. 

Phyllis “Jean” Callaway Calkins, born Feb. 15, 1929 in Dustin, Neb., to parents Margaret Bruns Callaway and Connie C. Callaway, passed away peacefully in her sleep June 20, 2023 in Baton Rouge, La.
Jean graduated from O’Neill High School in 1947 and in August of that year she married Harold. They spent 61 years together moving from O’Neill to Sioux Falls, SD to Sioux City, Iowa to Spencer, Iowa to Bossier City, La., to Baton Rouge, La., with Harold’s career with Wonder Bread.