Warsaw City Councilman Brumfield Dies At 73

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

By Staff Report-

Warsaw City Councilman and former Police Chief Eugene E. Brumfield, 73, of 216 Argonne Road, Warsaw, died at 5:34 p.m. Dec. 2, 1999, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

He was born July 7, 1926, in Warsaw, to Archie and Ruth Hodges Brumfield. On Dec. 16, 1970, in Warsaw, he married Geneva Rogers, who survives.

He was a Warsaw City policeman from 1953-75 and chief of police for 12 years during this period. After retirement he was the county court bailiff from 1976-89. He served on the Warsaw city council from 1993 to his death and was a Republican precinct committeeman for the First Precinct, Second Ward.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving from Sept. 26, 1943, to Feb. 2, 1953, in both World War II and the Korean War.

He was a 1943 Warsaw High School graduate.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Chaplain Tom Everett officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, with military graveside rites by members of American Legion Post 49.

Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. by members of Lodge 73. [[In-content Ad]]

Warsaw City Councilman and former Police Chief Eugene E. Brumfield, 73, of 216 Argonne Road, Warsaw, died at 5:34 p.m. Dec. 2, 1999, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

He was born July 7, 1926, in Warsaw, to Archie and Ruth Hodges Brumfield. On Dec. 16, 1970, in Warsaw, he married Geneva Rogers, who survives.

He was a Warsaw City policeman from 1953-75 and chief of police for 12 years during this period. After retirement he was the county court bailiff from 1976-89. He served on the Warsaw city council from 1993 to his death and was a Republican precinct committeeman for the First Precinct, Second Ward.

He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving from Sept. 26, 1943, to Feb. 2, 1953, in both World War II and the Korean War.

He was a 1943 Warsaw High School graduate.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Titus Funeral Home, Warsaw, with Chaplain Tom Everett officiating. Burial will be in Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw, with military graveside rites by members of American Legion Post 49.

Calling is from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home, with Masonic services at 7:30 p.m. by members of Lodge 73. [[In-content Ad]]

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