son of William Watt Brooks
& Mary L. (Jeffery) Brooks
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H. Neill Brooks 30 of Calico Rock, AR
md 18 Apr 1923 in Independence County, AR
Audrey Jewell Garner of Calico Rock, AR
They share a double gravestone.
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In June of 1917 when he registered for World War 1 he listed his occupation as printer & publisher.
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1930 Heber Springs, Cleburne County, Arkansas
Neil H Brooks 38
Audrey Brooks 32
Reece Brooks 5 10/12
Baxter Bulletin (Mountain Home Arkansas) 28 Jan 1965 Thu p. 8:
Neill Brooks, 74, Retired Publisher
Horace Neill Brooks, 74, former editor and publisher of the Calico Rock Progress, died Saturday, at his residence in Calico Rock.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm at the Calico Rock Church of Christ with Bro. Robert Helston of Searcy officiating. Interment was in the Rose Lawn Cemetery at Calico Rock under the direction of McCallum Funeral Home.
Mr. Brooks, a lifelong resident of Arkansas, was born at Mammoth Spring March 30, 1890. His parents were William Brooks and Mary Lavina Jeffery Brooks. On April 18, 1923, he was married to the former Audrey Garner.
He was a weekly newspaper publisher for 45 years, retiring about seven years ago. In addition to the Calico Rock Progress, he had also edited the Cleburne County Times at Heber Springs for about three years.
Mr. Brooks was a member of the Church of Christ and veteran of World War I. He was a member of the Calico Rock Lions Club, Masonic Lodge, and the VFW post.
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Audrey Brooks of Calico Rock; a son, Reese M. Brooks of Tulsa, Okla.; and one grandchild.
Pallbearers were Newt Caple, Everett Smith, Jim Clinkingbeard, Ulysses Hudson, Austin Harris and John Ghelfi.
Arkansas Death Certificate:
Horace Neill Brooks
b. 30 Mar 1890 Arkansas
d. 23 Jan 1965 Calico Rock, Izard Co., Arkansas Calico Rock Medical Center
male white married
occupation: editor and owner of newspaper
Father: William Watts Brooks
Mother: Mary Lavina Jeffery
Buried: Rose Lawn Calico Rock, Arkansas
Informant: Mrs. Audrey Brooks
& Mary L. (Jeffery) Brooks
----
H. Neill Brooks 30 of Calico Rock, AR
md 18 Apr 1923 in Independence County, AR
Audrey Jewell Garner of Calico Rock, AR
They share a double gravestone.
----
In June of 1917 when he registered for World War 1 he listed his occupation as printer & publisher.
----
1930 Heber Springs, Cleburne County, Arkansas
Neil H Brooks 38
Audrey Brooks 32
Reece Brooks 5 10/12
Baxter Bulletin (Mountain Home Arkansas) 28 Jan 1965 Thu p. 8:
Neill Brooks, 74, Retired Publisher
Horace Neill Brooks, 74, former editor and publisher of the Calico Rock Progress, died Saturday, at his residence in Calico Rock.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm at the Calico Rock Church of Christ with Bro. Robert Helston of Searcy officiating. Interment was in the Rose Lawn Cemetery at Calico Rock under the direction of McCallum Funeral Home.
Mr. Brooks, a lifelong resident of Arkansas, was born at Mammoth Spring March 30, 1890. His parents were William Brooks and Mary Lavina Jeffery Brooks. On April 18, 1923, he was married to the former Audrey Garner.
He was a weekly newspaper publisher for 45 years, retiring about seven years ago. In addition to the Calico Rock Progress, he had also edited the Cleburne County Times at Heber Springs for about three years.
Mr. Brooks was a member of the Church of Christ and veteran of World War I. He was a member of the Calico Rock Lions Club, Masonic Lodge, and the VFW post.
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Audrey Brooks of Calico Rock; a son, Reese M. Brooks of Tulsa, Okla.; and one grandchild.
Pallbearers were Newt Caple, Everett Smith, Jim Clinkingbeard, Ulysses Hudson, Austin Harris and John Ghelfi.
Arkansas Death Certificate:
Horace Neill Brooks
b. 30 Mar 1890 Arkansas
d. 23 Jan 1965 Calico Rock, Izard Co., Arkansas Calico Rock Medical Center
male white married
occupation: editor and owner of newspaper
Father: William Watts Brooks
Mother: Mary Lavina Jeffery
Buried: Rose Lawn Calico Rock, Arkansas
Informant: Mrs. Audrey Brooks
son of William Watt Brooks
& Mary L. (Jeffery) Brooks
----
H. Neill Brooks 30 of Calico Rock, AR
md 18 Apr 1923 in Independence County, AR
Audrey Jewell Garner of Calico Rock, AR
They share a double gravestone.
----
In June of 1917 when he registered for World War 1 he listed his occupation as printer & publisher.
----
1930 Heber Springs, Cleburne County, Arkansas
Neil H Brooks 38
Audrey Brooks 32
Reece Brooks 5 10/12
Baxter Bulletin (Mountain Home Arkansas) 28 Jan 1965 Thu p. 8:
Neill Brooks, 74, Retired Publisher
Horace Neill Brooks, 74, former editor and publisher of the Calico Rock Progress, died Saturday, at his residence in Calico Rock.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm at the Calico Rock Church of Christ with Bro. Robert Helston of Searcy officiating. Interment was in the Rose Lawn Cemetery at Calico Rock under the direction of McCallum Funeral Home.
Mr. Brooks, a lifelong resident of Arkansas, was born at Mammoth Spring March 30, 1890. His parents were William Brooks and Mary Lavina Jeffery Brooks. On April 18, 1923, he was married to the former Audrey Garner.
He was a weekly newspaper publisher for 45 years, retiring about seven years ago. In addition to the Calico Rock Progress, he had also edited the Cleburne County Times at Heber Springs for about three years.
Mr. Brooks was a member of the Church of Christ and veteran of World War I. He was a member of the Calico Rock Lions Club, Masonic Lodge, and the VFW post.
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Audrey Brooks of Calico Rock; a son, Reese M. Brooks of Tulsa, Okla.; and one grandchild.
Pallbearers were Newt Caple, Everett Smith, Jim Clinkingbeard, Ulysses Hudson, Austin Harris and John Ghelfi.
Arkansas Death Certificate:
Horace Neill Brooks
b. 30 Mar 1890 Arkansas
d. 23 Jan 1965 Calico Rock, Izard Co., Arkansas Calico Rock Medical Center
male white married
occupation: editor and owner of newspaper
Father: William Watts Brooks
Mother: Mary Lavina Jeffery
Buried: Rose Lawn Calico Rock, Arkansas
Informant: Mrs. Audrey Brooks
& Mary L. (Jeffery) Brooks
----
H. Neill Brooks 30 of Calico Rock, AR
md 18 Apr 1923 in Independence County, AR
Audrey Jewell Garner of Calico Rock, AR
They share a double gravestone.
----
In June of 1917 when he registered for World War 1 he listed his occupation as printer & publisher.
----
1930 Heber Springs, Cleburne County, Arkansas
Neil H Brooks 38
Audrey Brooks 32
Reece Brooks 5 10/12
Baxter Bulletin (Mountain Home Arkansas) 28 Jan 1965 Thu p. 8:
Neill Brooks, 74, Retired Publisher
Horace Neill Brooks, 74, former editor and publisher of the Calico Rock Progress, died Saturday, at his residence in Calico Rock.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2 pm at the Calico Rock Church of Christ with Bro. Robert Helston of Searcy officiating. Interment was in the Rose Lawn Cemetery at Calico Rock under the direction of McCallum Funeral Home.
Mr. Brooks, a lifelong resident of Arkansas, was born at Mammoth Spring March 30, 1890. His parents were William Brooks and Mary Lavina Jeffery Brooks. On April 18, 1923, he was married to the former Audrey Garner.
He was a weekly newspaper publisher for 45 years, retiring about seven years ago. In addition to the Calico Rock Progress, he had also edited the Cleburne County Times at Heber Springs for about three years.
Mr. Brooks was a member of the Church of Christ and veteran of World War I. He was a member of the Calico Rock Lions Club, Masonic Lodge, and the VFW post.
Surviving him are his widow, Mrs. Audrey Brooks of Calico Rock; a son, Reese M. Brooks of Tulsa, Okla.; and one grandchild.
Pallbearers were Newt Caple, Everett Smith, Jim Clinkingbeard, Ulysses Hudson, Austin Harris and John Ghelfi.
Arkansas Death Certificate:
Horace Neill Brooks
b. 30 Mar 1890 Arkansas
d. 23 Jan 1965 Calico Rock, Izard Co., Arkansas Calico Rock Medical Center
male white married
occupation: editor and owner of newspaper
Father: William Watts Brooks
Mother: Mary Lavina Jeffery
Buried: Rose Lawn Calico Rock, Arkansas
Informant: Mrs. Audrey Brooks
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