Mr. Ernest "Calvin" Brewster, Jr., 59 of Dahlonega formerly of Gainesville died Wednesday January 25, 2012 at the Northeast Georgia Medical Center following a brief illness.
He was born in Hall County and worked for KIK Custom Products and was a devoted husband, father and grandfather. Calvin enjoyed the outdoors, especially the Great Smokey Mountains. Calvin was a member of the Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Mr. Brewster is preceded in death by his father, Ernest Brewster, and brothers-in-law; Gene O'Kelley, Russell Murphy, Junior Reece and Johnnie Wiley.
Calvin is survived by his loving and devoted wife of 40 years Shirley Brewster; son and daughter-in-law, Jeffrey and Krystal Brewster; granddaughter, Amelia Brewster; mother and step-father, Marell and Winford Carder; brother and sister-in-law, Tony and Wanda Brewster, brother, Tommy Brewster; brother and sister-in-law, Dwight and Terri Carder; sister and brother-in-law; Michele and Jeff Winters; step-brother, Danny Carder; step-sisters and brothers-in-law, Debbie and Tommy Holloway; Kay and Anthony Gilleland; and many special nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday January 28, 2012 in the Mason & Ward Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Clack Stubbs and the Rev. Chad Buffington will officiate. Interment will be in the Hillside Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday January 27, 2012 from 3-5 p.m. and 7-9 p.m.
In lieu of flowers the family has asked that memorial contributions be made to Eagle Ranch, P.O. Box 7200, Chestnut Mountain, Ga. 30502 or Helping Hands Foreign Missions, 1715 Cleveland Highway, Gainesville, Ga. 30501.
Those wishing to send online condolences may do so at masonward.com
Mason & Ward Funeral Home, 1190 McEver Road, Gainesville, Georgia 30504 is in charge of arrangements.
_thumb.jpg)
