George Vance Painter

George Vance Painter, 91, of Brewton, died Friday, June 12, 2020, at a local nursing facility following a brief illness.

Mr. Painter was born July 1, 1928, in Shelton, Connecticut, later living in Fairfax, Va. and then became a long time resident of Brewton. A 1945 graduate of Freeport High School in Long Island, N.Y., he also graduated from Rensselaer College in Troy, N.Y. He was a U.S. Navy veteran with 23 years of service who had retired from Brewton Iron Works with 19 years of service, as well as a member of the St. Stephens Episcopal Church.

Mr. Painter is survived by two daughters, Ha...