Curtis Eugene Cohoon

Mr. Curtis Eugene "Gene" Cohoon, 79, of Macon, Georgia formerly of Murray, Kentucky, died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at Pine Point Hospice in Macon, Georgia.

Mr. Cohoon was born in Murray, Kentucky, on March 29, 1933 to the late William Curtis Cohoon and Maude Lee Farris Cohoon. Mr. Cohoon a retired engineer with the Emerson Electric Company. He was the former president of the Emerson Management Advisory Council and a former member of the Emerson Engineers Club both while being employed with Emerson Electric Company. Mr. Cohoon was also a former member of the Murray Lions Club and a member of the First United Methodist Church in Murray.

Mr. Cohoon is survived by his wife, Joanne Berry Cohoon of Macon, Georgia; one daughter, Kimberly Casebeer and husband Steve of Macon, Georgia; one sister, Frances Pugh of Clemmons, North Carolina; as well as three grandchildren, Jillian Casebeer, Jackson Casebeer, and Carter Casebeer all of Macon, Georgia.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 28, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Murray City Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 8:00 a.m. until funeral hour (10:00 a.m.) on Friday, December 28, 2012 at the funeral home.

Online condolences can be made at, www.thejhchurchillfuneralhome.com