Services for Samuel Eugene "Gene" English, 70 of Dudley, will be held at 11:00 AM Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at the First Christian Church in Dublin with burial to follow in the Heath Family Cemetery. Rev. Billy Glosson will officiate. Visitation will be Monday from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Townsend Brothers Funeral Home. A Laurens county native, Mr. English was the son of the late Samuel English and the late Annie Mae Manning English. He was a member and Deacon of the First Christian Church in Dublin and was retired from Armstrong. He passed away Saturday, 11/21/2015 at his home. He is survived by his wife, Janet English of Dudley, daughter and son in law; Sherry and Vince Culpepper of Union Springs, AL, son; Shane English of Dudley, daughter and son in law; Samantha and Joshua Brantley of Dudley, grandchildren, Haley Johnson, Tyler Culpepper, Bailey Culpepper, brother and sister in law; Tom and Judy English of Dudley. Pallbearers will be, James Garrett, Dwayne English, Philip Thomas, William Elrod, Nelson Elrod and Tim Sutton.