Horace Eugene Farmer, age 89 of Birmingham passed away Sunday, June 5, 2022. He was a member of Huffman United Methodist Church and retired from US Pipe and Drummond Company (Alabama By-Products). Gene was a decorated Korean War Combat Infantry Veteran serving in the Third Infantry Division and was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Survivors include his wife of 72 years, Florence Alice Farmer; son, William Dale Farmer; daughter, Carla Jean Farmer Ingram and husband Robert Ray Ingram, Jr.; grandchildren: Lacie Elizabeth Luft (Daniel), Kaylee Rebecca Ingram, Robert Ray Ingram, III (Sangeetha); great grandchildren: Kezia Joy Luft, Beckett Grace Luft, Layla Brave Luft; niece and nephew: Debbie Estes Nigh (John) and Gregory Lee Estes.
His Celebration of Life Service will be held at 12 Noon on Thursday, June 9, 2022 at Huffman United Methodist Church, 711 Gene Reed Road, Birmingham AL 35235. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time at the church Thursday. Private burial will be in Jefferson Memorial Gardens East in Trussville.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.johnsridoutselmwoodchapel.com for the FARMER family.
