Cochran - Mr. Clarence Eugene Cravey, known to most as Gene, passed away on October 25, 2024, at Houston Healthcare in Warner Robins, at the age of 84. Graveside funeral services will be held at Pulaski-Bleckley Memorial Gardens on Sunday, October 27, 2024, at 3:00 p.m. with Rev. Jay Moore and Rev. Jim Harrison officiating. The family will greet friends and relatives following the service.

Gene was the son of the late Clarence Rufus "C.R." Cravey and Addie Rachel Bass Cravey. He was born August 14, 1940, in Wheeler County, Georgia. He was a member of the graduating class of Wheeler County High School of 1958. After high school, Gene attended Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College and Georgia Southern College, earning a B.S. in Chemistry, with a minor in Physics. He obtained his Master's degree in Biochemistry at The Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. It was here that he met his future wife. After graduation in 1964, he accepted a position at Middle Georgia College where he taught Biology and Chemistry courses for over fifty years. In addition to his profession as an educator, Gene enjoyed spending time farming. He was a long-time member of First Baptist Church of Cochran and the Oneness Sunday School Class.

Gene married the love of his life, Dorothy Lanier Cravey, in 1965 at her childhood home in Augusta, Georgia. They were happily married for fifty-seven years. Left to cherish his memories are daughter, Agena Michele Dyal (Robert) of Cochran; son, Brannen Lanier Cravey (Melanie) of Cochran; granddaughters, Mallory Veal (John Andrew) of Bonaire and Emily Hauesler (Dakota) of Bonaire; grandson, Braegan Cravey, of Cochran; great-granddaughter, Ruby Veal of Bonaire; and sister, Eunice Cravey Nobles of Cochran.

Much of Mr. Cravey's career was spent teaching future nurses and other medical professionals, a calling he enjoyed. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Mr. Cravey's name to Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) c/o Bleckley County High School, 155 GA-87, Cochran, Georgia 31014.