[Blindvet-talk] Clarence Eugene "Gene" Huggins Obituary

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FIRST Vice President of the NABV Passes!
 
 Clarence Eugene “Gene” Huggins, 68, died Thursday, May 14, 2015, on  
Warriors Walk at Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia.
 
Born in Sumter, he was a son of the late Clarence Lester Huggins and the  
late Bernice Louise Davis Huggins. He was a member of Lewis Chapel United  
Methodist Church. He was member and past Vice President of the SC Chapter of 
the  Federation of the Blind. He was a US Air Force veteran of the Vietnam 
War. He  was a retired electrician and worked with YUASA Exide and EMS Chemie 
North  America.
 
Survivors include a son, Craig E. Huggins (Kristina) of Jacksonville, FL; a 
 daughter, Tanis P. Collins (Preston) of Shady Spring, WV; six 
grandchildren,  Mackenna Huggins, Wesley Collins, Bailey Huggins, Joanna Collins, Elija 
Huggins,  and Carolina Collins; two brothers, Alfred Huggins (Betty) and 
James Huggins  (Linda) all of Alcolu; six nieces and nephews; four 
great-nephews; and his  companion and guide dog, Mac.
 
Funeral services will be held at 12 Noon Thursday, May 21, 2015, at Lewis  
Chapel United Methodist Church with the Rev. Karen Starr officiating. Burial 
 with military honors will be in the Fort Jackson National Cemetery.
 
Pallbearers will be Craig Huggins, Le Huggins, Preston Collins, Justin  
Huggins, Alex Tisdale, and Richie Kelly.
 
Honorary pallbearers will be Mac, Wesley Collins, and Elija Huggins.
 
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 P.M. Wednesday at  
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and other times at the home.
 
Memorials may be made to the Federation Center of the Blind of South  
Carolina, 119 S. Kilbourne Rd., Columbia, SC 29205.
 
Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral Home and Crematorium of Sumter is in charge  
of the arrangements.
 
Brought to you by: Elmore-Cannon-Stephens Funeral  Home