More detail on this person: Col. Frank Lewis
Brewer, USMC (Ret.), 69, died Monday, November
24, 2014 at his home. A memorial service of Holy
Eucharist will be conducted Friday at 1pm in the
St. Pauls Episcopal Chapel. A reception will
follow in the parish hall. Frank, son of the late
Linwood and Genevieve Brewer, was a 1963
graduate of JH Rose High School. After graduating
from ECU with a bachelors degree in Mathematics,
he entered the US Marine Corps. He flew
helicopters and medevac missions in Vietnam,
Beirut, and Grenada. While in the Marine Corps,
his tours included Japan, Germany and Italy. In
1994, he retired as a Colonel after 28 years of
service. He was the recipient of many awards and
medals, including the Legion of Merit,
Distinguished Flying Cross with Combat V, Joint
Meritorious Service Medal with Oak Leaf, Air Medal
Strike/Flight Award Number 18, Navy
Commendation Medal and the Navy Achievement
Medal with Gold Star (2nd Award). After retiring
and moving back to Greenville in 1994, he was
active in the Crown Point Lodge 708, as well as
his church and community. He received the Old
North State Award for his exemplary service and
commitment to North Carolina. Frank was also a
dedicated family man who loved spending time with
his family at Pamlico Beach. In addition to his
parents, he is preceded in death by his brother,
Jimmie W. Brewer. Frank is survived by his wife of
40 years, Linda Koger Brewer; children, James
David Brewer and wife, Alexis, all of Greenville
and Genny Marie Brewer of Cary; grandchildren,
Gage Hayden Brewer and Zachariah Lewis Brewer;
siblings, Leytha Mobley, Linda Vee Calvert, Evelyn
Blizzard, and Linwood E. Woody Brewer; and dog,
Simone. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions
may be made to Pruitt Health Hospice, 3723 West
Wilson St, Farmville, NC 27828; Humane Society of
Pitt County, 4450 County Home Rd, Greenville, NC
27858; or NCSU College of Veterinary Medicine,
NCVMF, 1060 William Moore Dr, Raleigh, NC
27607. Arrangements by Smith Funeral Service &
Crematory. Online condolences may be expressed
at www.smithfcs.com
Published in The Daily Reflector on Nov. 26, 2014
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