Funeral services for Mr. Eddie Gene Colson, age 71, of Monroe will be conducted 11 a.m., Wednesday, August 22, 2018 from the chapel of Speck Funeral Home. Bro. Harold Smith will officiate. Burial will be in the Whited Cemetery. The family will welcome friends on Tuesday evening from 5 until 8 p.m. at Speck Funeral Home. Military Honors will be provided at graveside by the Overton County Vetrans Honor Guard.
Gene passed from this life on Sunday evening, August 19, 2018 from the Pickett County Care & Rehab. He was born in Overton County, December 17, 1946, to the late William Edward & Loletta Lucille Shannon Colson. Gene was a 1964 graduate of Livingston Academy and a member of the Livingston First Baptist Church. Gene was a brick mason and a dedicated and faithful husband to his late wife Brenda.
Gene leaves his brother, Jerry Colson of Monroe, TN; daughter, Teresa Cross of Charlotte, N.C.; son, Tom Keisling of Abilene, TX; grandchildren, Shane Keisling, Jessie Keisling, Quinton Cross, Owen Cross, Chase Cross, and Ellie Cross.
In addition to his parents, Gene w...[more]