Clarence Eugene “Gene” England, 92, of Port Acres, died Tuesday, December 24, 2013, at Harbor Hospice in Beaumont.  Born September 10, 1921, in Luling, Texas, he was the son of Annie Smith England and Collie E. England.  Mr. England was a United States Army and Army Air Corp veteran, having served for eight and one-half years.  After thirty-nine years of service, he retired from Texaco, having been a JIT instructor on crude stills.  He was a sixty-five year member of Cosmopolitan Masonic Lodge #872 in Port Arthur and served as a board member from 1963-1970 with Port Arthur Parks and Recreation.

He is survived by his wife of seventy-two years, Rose England of Port Acres; sons, Darrell England and his wife, Kristie,  and Ronnie England, all of Nederland; grandchildren, Tommy England of Port Acres and Hailee England of Nederland; and one great-granddaughter, Rylee Brewer of Nederland.  Gene was preceded in death by his parents, one sister and five brothers.

A gathering of Mr. England’s family and friends will be Friday evening, December 27, 2013, from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., at Broussard’s, 505 North 12th Street, Nederland. His funeral service will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 28, 2013, at Broussard’s, followed by burial at Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves.

Memorial contributions may be made to Nederland Masonic Lodge A.F. & A.M. #1368, 1204 12th Street, Nederland, Texas 77627 or Jade Avenue Baptist Church, 6332 Jade Avenue, Port Arthur, Texas 77640.