Gene Barton Kemp

January 24, 1932 - January 14, 2022

Services for Gene Barton Kemp, 89, of Tyler, will be held on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Stewart Family Funeral Home with Reverend Gerry Giles officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Lawn Cemetery in Tyler under the direction of Stewart Family Funeral Home. Mr. Kemp passed away Friday, January 14, 2022, at Bluebonnet Point Wellness Nursing Home. He was born January 24, 1932 in Gatesville, Texas to Judson Bryant and Lucille Kemp. Gene was a member of Marvin United Methodist Church. He was a member of the Crusaders class where he served as Secretary of Treasure. He also served as a greeter. He graduated from Gatesville High School. After High School, he joined the Army and served in the Korean War. After leaving the Army, he attended Tarleton State University and Texas A&M, before he graduated with a Bachelor of Science and Master’s degree from East Texas State University. He held the position as the ICT Teacher at Robert E. Lee High School and later as a Computer Tech for TISD. He is preceded in death by his father and mother, Judson Bryant and Lucille Kemp. He is survived by his loving family including his wife of 65 years, Robbie Ann Kemp; daughter, Dyann Kemp; son, Steven Kemp; son, Phillip Kemp and wife, Sharon; granddaughters, Ashley Kemp, Teresa Kemp, Jessica Fambrough and husband, Alex. Pallbearers will be Jeff Ward, Nick Ward, Harold Horne, Jared Evans, Alex Fambrough and Drew Glaze. Visitation is scheduled from 10:00-11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 18th, 2022 at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway, in Tyler. If desired, memorials may be made to Eternal Flame at Marvin United Methodist Church (www.marvinumc.com/give/eternal-flame-fund).