Dateline: Hoisington, Kansas

Gene Brinson, 72, died February 19, 2018, at Wesley Medical Center, Wichita. He was born August 21, 1945, in Great Bend, Kansas, the son of Waldo Delmar and Anna Harriett (Baugh) Brinson. Gene was a graduate of Hoisington High School.

A lifetime Hoisington resident, he worked as a fieldman for U-Haul.

He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge #646 of Great Bend, and a former board member for the Commission on Aging.

On June 28, 1964, he married Sandra Kay Sweeden in Great Bend, Kansas.  She preceded him in death on December 8, 2012.

Survivors include; a sister, Nancy Farmer and husband Jim of Hoisington; and many nieces and nephews and great nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, and a sister, LouAnn Fitzpatrick.

Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 24, 2018, at Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Don Fisher presiding.  Burial will follow in Hillcrest Memorial Park Cemetery.  Friends may call 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday, with family to receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

Memorials may be made to Kans for Kids or Golden Belt Humane Society in care of Nicholson-Ricke Funeral Home, PO Box 146, Hoisington, KS 67544.