A native of Erin, Tennessee, he had resided in Haywood County for the past 27 years. He was the son of the late Charles Ernest and Maybell Patterson Brooks and was also preceded in death by his first wife, Mabel Owen Brooks, as well as six sisters and three brothers. He was a Corporal in the US Army having served during the Korean Conflict. He was a retired supervisor with 30-years service from the Michigan School System and was a member of Mountain View Church of God.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Ethel Jean Kirkpatrick Brooks; four sons, Ron Brooks (Shirley), Fred Brooks (Pam), Wayne Brooks (Sandie) and Terry Brooks (Christine); two step-sons, Dean Kirkpatrick (Trudy) and Robert Kirkpatrick (Holly); three sisters, Lucile Haddox, Dottie Hamilton, and Pauline Hackett; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren; 4 step grandchildren; and 5 step great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 13, 2013 in the Waynesville Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Reverend Herman Toney officiating. Burial followed at Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park.
A native of Erin, Tennessee, he had resided in Haywood County for the past 27 years. He was the son of the late Charles Ernest and Maybell Patterson Brooks and was also preceded in death by his first wife, Mabel Owen Brooks, as well as six sisters and three brothers. He was a Corporal in the US Army having served during the Korean Conflict. He was a retired supervisor with 30-years service from the Michigan School System and was a member of Mountain View Church of God.
He is survived by his wife of 30 years, Ethel Jean Kirkpatrick Brooks; four sons, Ron Brooks (Shirley), Fred Brooks (Pam), Wayne Brooks (Sandie) and Terry Brooks (Christine); two step-sons, Dean Kirkpatrick (Trudy) and Robert Kirkpatrick (Holly); three sisters, Lucile Haddox, Dottie Hamilton, and Pauline Hackett; 11 grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren; 4 step grandchildren; and 5 step great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, May 13, 2013 in the Waynesville Chapel of Wells Funeral Home with Reverend Herman Toney officiating. Burial followed at Garrett-Hillcrest Memorial Park.
Family Members
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James Vernon Brooks
1911–1980
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Claude Preston Brooks
1913–2006
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Ocie Frances Brooks Bishop
1915–1999
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Velma Mae Brooks Jackson
1917–1996
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Mary Ethel Brooks
1919–2003
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Ruby Colean Brooks Heggie
1921–2003
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Rowene Brooks Dreaden
1923–2004
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Maggie Lucille Brooks Haddox
1928–2014
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Dottie Idell Brooks Hamilton
1930–2016
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Paul Brooks
1933–1997
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Dora E Brooks Wright
1937–2012
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