Omar M. Rooks, 85, Indianapolis, died October 3. He was a forklift operator 27 years for International Harvester Company, retiring in 1981. He was an Army veteran. Services: 10 a.m. October 7 in Little and Sons Funeral Home, Beech Grove, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. October 6. Burial: Acton Cemetery. Survivors: wife, Nina W. Sullivan Rooks; son, Omar M. Rooks Jr.; brothers, Raymond, Elmer, and Elvin Rooks; sisters, Hazel Kell and Annie Bennett; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999
Name: Omar M Rooks
Date of Birth: February 20, 1917
County: Adair
Mother's Name: Myrtle Bryant
Volume Number: 21
Certificate Number: 10481
Volume Year: 1917
Omar M. Rooks, 85, Indianapolis, died October 3. He was a forklift operator 27 years for International Harvester Company, retiring in 1981. He was an Army veteran. Services: 10 a.m. October 7 in Little and Sons Funeral Home, Beech Grove, with calling from 4 to 8 p.m. October 6. Burial: Acton Cemetery. Survivors: wife, Nina W. Sullivan Rooks; son, Omar M. Rooks Jr.; brothers, Raymond, Elmer, and Elvin Rooks; sisters, Hazel Kell and Annie Bennett; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Kentucky Birth Index, 1911-1999
Name: Omar M Rooks
Date of Birth: February 20, 1917
County: Adair
Mother's Name: Myrtle Bryant
Volume Number: 21
Certificate Number: 10481
Volume Year: 1917
Inscription
Cpl US Army
Gravesite Details
He was married to my dad's first cousin, Nina Sullivan, and he was my mom's 2nd cousin as he was the great-grandson of Charles Squire and Mary Ann (Bean) Bryant.
Family Members
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Amos Edgar Rooks
1911–1972
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Flossie Rooks
1913–1925
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Avis Lee Rooks Fisher
1919–1946
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Laura Ann Rooks Kerr
1920–2001
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Vonie Bell Rooks Kell
1923–2002
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Hazel Mae Rooks Kell
1924–2014
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Annie Marie Rooks Bennett
1926–2022
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James Raymond Rooks
1927–2015
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Oris Elmer "Moon" Rooks
1929–2009
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Elvin Ray Rooks
1934–2004
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