Obituary for Eugene Daily Havens
Eugene Daily Havens
March 3, 1935 – December 5, 2020
Born in Rural Retreat, VA ,he was the son of the late James Daily Havens and Zear Erie Glass Havens. His first wife, Norma Jean Kahlbaugh, second wife, Arwana Annette Williams, daughter, Barbara Jean and sisters, Della LePearl, Mildred Louise, Elsie Pauline and Edna Ann also preceded him in death.
He attended school in Pulaski and as a teenager he was a caddy at the country club and delivered newspapers. Moving to Washington, D.C. he became a locksmith, he then went to school to become a diesel mechanic. He still liked the Locksmith profession, so he took a job at the George Washington University Hospital. After retiring and not enjoying retired life, he took a job as a greenskeeper for a golf course near Frederick, MD. When asked why, he said, “I get to play all the golf I want.” His favorite passion was golfing. He held the most wins of the The Annual Championship at Rock Creek Country Club.
He is survived by his children from his first wife, Norma Jean Kahlbaugh; Wanda Ann, John Hubert, & Benjamin Daily,
8 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren,
siblings; Myrtle Mae Quade, Evelyn Marie Wood and Ernest James Havens.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM – Friday, December 11, 2020 at the Bower Funeral Home-Chapel, Pulaski. Interment will follow at the Newbern Cemetery, Howery Road – Dublin.
To sign Eugene’s online guestbook, please visit www.bowerfuneralhome.com
Bower Funeral Homes, Pulaski is handling the arrangements for the family.
December 9, 2020 @ 5:16 pm
You will be missed. I enjoyed the conversations we had that were about many different things. Your memory of our family was very important in the family tree I created.
Farewell. We love you