September 11, 1928 ~ May 23, 2020 (age 91)
Betty Brooks Britton, 91, of Tusculum, passed away Saturday evening at her home.
She was an active member of the Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church as long as her health permitted.
Survivors include her husband of 65 years: Bill Britton, Sr.; daughter: Barbara Britton; son and daughter-in-law: Billy and Lynn (DeMay) Britton all of Tusculum; two granddaughters and grandsons-in-law: Katie and Travis Stokes of Ogden, Utah, and Jessica and Matt Harris of Westfield, Indiana; four great-grandsons: Jack, Will, Harry, and Charlie Stokes all of Ogden, Utah. Other survivors include a sister-in-law: Mrs. Howard (Silvia) Brooks of Mount Laurel, New Jersey; several nieces and nephews. Extended family members are the loving and caring nurses and staff of Smoky Mountain Hospice and her Silver Angel, Sherry Howard.
She was preceded in death by her parents: W.C. "Budge" and Bessie Gray Brooks; seven brothers: Carter, Jack, Buel "Boots", Don, Howard, and two infant brothers, Allen and Edgar; three sisters: Hazel Murr, Evelyn Martin, and an infant sister, Gretchen.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Shiloh Cemetery in Tusculum. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Officiating will be Rev. Abby Cole-Keller, Rev. Jamie Lively, and Rev. Tammy Greene.
Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home
September 11, 1928 ~ May 23, 2020 (age 91)
Betty Brooks Britton, 91, of Tusculum, passed away Saturday evening at her home.
She was an active member of the Greeneville Cumberland Presbyterian Church as long as her health permitted.
Survivors include her husband of 65 years: Bill Britton, Sr.; daughter: Barbara Britton; son and daughter-in-law: Billy and Lynn (DeMay) Britton all of Tusculum; two granddaughters and grandsons-in-law: Katie and Travis Stokes of Ogden, Utah, and Jessica and Matt Harris of Westfield, Indiana; four great-grandsons: Jack, Will, Harry, and Charlie Stokes all of Ogden, Utah. Other survivors include a sister-in-law: Mrs. Howard (Silvia) Brooks of Mount Laurel, New Jersey; several nieces and nephews. Extended family members are the loving and caring nurses and staff of Smoky Mountain Hospice and her Silver Angel, Sherry Howard.
She was preceded in death by her parents: W.C. "Budge" and Bessie Gray Brooks; seven brothers: Carter, Jack, Buel "Boots", Don, Howard, and two infant brothers, Allen and Edgar; three sisters: Hazel Murr, Evelyn Martin, and an infant sister, Gretchen.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Shiloh Cemetery in Tusculum. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Officiating will be Rev. Abby Cole-Keller, Rev. Jamie Lively, and Rev. Tammy Greene.
Doughty-Stevens Funeral Home
Family Members
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Carter Gray Brooks
1907–1993
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Gretchen M Brooks
1909–1909
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Hazel Brooks Murr
1910–1972
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2LT Jackson D "Jack" Brooks
1911–1945
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Evelyn Elizabeth Brooks Martin
1913–1976
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Henry A Brooks
1915–1918
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William E Brooks
1917–1918
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Howard E. Brooks
1920–1998
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Buel Dyer Brooks
1922–1996
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Donald Woodrow Brooks
1924–1989
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