Gene "Bub" "Dipper" Womack, 78, died Jan. 29, 2016.

Gene was a born again Christian.

Gene was an avid baseball player and golfer. He was a member of the Norcross Baseball Hall of Fame and found ways to ensure he played golf all of his life.

His parents, Bonnie Mae and the Rev. Ed Womack; and a sister, Deborah Jane Samples, preceded him in death.

Survivors include his wife, Janice Womack of Dahlonega; daughter, Wendy Brown of Sandy Springs; granddaughter, Cierra Brown of Sandy Springs; siblings, James and Betty Womack of Covington, Jeanette Roper of Dawsonville, the Rev. Lamar and Shirley Womack of Lagrange, Wayne Womack of Atlanta, Darlene and Rupert McDaniel of Flowery Branch; various other relatives also survive.

Services were held at 1 p.m. Feb. 1 in the McDonald and Son Chapel. Graveside services followed at North Atlanta Memorial Gardens.

McDonald and Son Funeral Home of Cumming was in charge of the arrangements.