Thomas Eugene “Gene” McBrayer, 87, of Sylvester passed away Friday, September 26, 2025, at Southwell Hospital in Adel. His funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 3, 2025, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals with the Rev. Silas Carver officiating. Mr. McBrayer will be laid to rest at Pineview Holiness Baptist Church Cemetery in Tifton. The family will receive friends on Friday, October 3, 2025, at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals from 1:00 p.m. until the hour of the service.
Born August 8, 1938, in Tifton, Mr. McBrayer was the son of the late Richard Thomas McBrayer and Myra Stephens McBrayer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Jo Ann Baker McBrayer; five brothers, Clarence, Vernon, Charles, Jimmy and Mike McBrayer; two sisters, Mildred Smith and Doris Marchant; and one daughter, Barbara McBrayer. Before retiring, he worked for Fred Wilson and Associates as an architectural engineer and surveyor.
Gene was a private Christian man who loved God, his family and friends. He really enjoyed being outdoors, going to church and tinkering. He was a good father, brother, uncle, grandfather and great grandfather who will truly be missed.
Mr. McBrayer is survived by one son, Kennon McBrayer of Sylvester; two daughters, Teresa Thigpen and Rita Robbs, both of Jacksonville, Florida; six grandsons; one granddaughter; and two great-grands.
Flowers accepted or donations may be made to Hospice of Tift Area, 617 Central Avenue North, Tifton, GA, 31794 or Pineview Holiness Baptist Church, 91 Springhill Church Road, Tifton, GA 31793.