Gene Minick Brodie Obituary 25 Nov 1932 – 10 Oct 2005

SAVANNAH, Ga. - Funeral services for Mr. Gene Minick Brodie will be held on Thursday, October 13, 2005 at 11am at the George Funeral Homes Historic Downtown Chapel 211 Park Ave. SW, Aiken, SC with pastor Eugene M. Mullikin officiating. Interment will follow at Southlawn Cemetery, Aiken. Memorial donations may be made in the memory of Marzie Brodie to the American Cancer Society 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC 29210. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 10am until the time of the service. Mr. Brodie, 72, died Monday at his residence in Savannah. He was born in Augusta, GA and had lived in many cities throughout his career, settling in Aiken, SC in 1975. He traveled extensively during his retirement and was currently living in Savannah, where he had lived as a young man. He was a 1951 graduate of Commercial High School, Savannah and he had attended Armstrong College. He had spent most of his working life as a textile executive for Gambel-Scagmo, Minneapolis, MN. Upon moving to Aiken, he and his late wife, Marzie, opened The Fabric Mill, which was operated as a family business until 1987. After retiring from the fabric business, they both worked for Woodside Development until 1995. Mr. Brodie is survived by a son, Kenneth Brodie, North Augusta; a daughter, Kathy (David) Abney, Aiken and two grandchildren, Luke Abney and Jessie Abney. Visit www.georgefuneralhomes.com to sign the online condolence register. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com