May 26, 1941 –  May 24, 2015  Your battle is now over, no more pain, no more suffering, now you are no longer weak.God saw you getting tired and a cure was not to be
So he put his arms around you and whispered “Come With Me.”
With tearful eyes we watched you, slowly fade away,
Although we loved you dearly, we would not make you stay.
A golden heart stopped beating, hard working hands at rest.
God broke our hearts to prove to us,
He only takes the best.

Gainesville resident, Gene Blevins, 73, passed away Sunday morning, May 24, 2015 at Denton Presbyterian Hospital. He was born May 26, 1941 in Petrolia, Texas to Jack. A. and Marie (Jones) Blevins. He married Sara Mahan October 26, 1963 in Vernon, Texas. Gene served in the US Navy and was a welder. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. His passion was serving the community as a volunteer fireman. He helped to build the Moss Lake Volunteer Fire Department. Mr. Blevins was a Christian of the Baptist faith.

A Memorial Service/Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, May 31st from 2-4 p.m. at the Moss Lake Volunteer Fire Department. Rev. David Whittington will officiate.

Survivors include his wife of fifty-one years, Sara Blevins of Gainesville; daughters and sons-in-law, Angela and Jack Beaudin of Gainesville and Laura and Brian Blanton of Valley View; grandsons, Colton Lang and Corwin Lang, step-granddaughter, Mikayla Blanton; step-grandson, Aaron Beaudin; brother, Jack A. Blevins of Vernon; sister Pat Anderson of Lubbock; many special friends including Tom Shambo and Gene Baugh; several nieces and nephews and beloved pet, Daisy Mae. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jack and Marie Blevins.