VERNON BROOKS SR., 87, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at Veteran's Hospital of Fort Wayne. Born in Rabbit, Miss., he was a self-employed interior/ exterior decorator. He was a member of D.A.V. He was a U.S. Army World War II, and U.S. Air Force Korean Conflict veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Hilda Brooks of Fort Wayne; sons, Donald (Cindy) Brooks of New Haven, and Vernon Brooks Jr. of Roanoke; daughter, Joan Carol (Peter) Brooks-Biersteker of Washington, DC; grandsons, John Biersteker of Washington DC, Timothy Brooks of Harlan, Cliff (Avilla) Myrice of Decatur, Andrew (Renee) Brooks, Tim (Caryn) Myrice of Huntington, and James McBride of St. Joe; granddaughter, Carlie Brooks of New Haven; sister, Clare Jahn of Fort Wayne; brother, Robert Brooks; family friends, Andrea Myrice of Ossian and Denise Dumato of Fort Wayne; and eight great-grandchildren.
Graveside service is 1 p.m. today at Catholic Cemetery, 3500 Lake Ave. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Memorials may be made to the Disabled American Veterans.
News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - Tuesday, August 18, 2009
He is survived by his wife, Hilda Brooks of Fort Wayne; sons, Donald (Cindy) Brooks of New Haven, and Vernon Brooks Jr. of Roanoke; daughter, Joan Carol (Peter) Brooks-Biersteker of Washington, DC; grandsons, John Biersteker of Washington DC, Timothy Brooks of Harlan, Cliff (Avilla) Myrice of Decatur, Andrew (Renee) Brooks, Tim (Caryn) Myrice of Huntington, and James McBride of St. Joe; granddaughter, Carlie Brooks of New Haven; sister, Clare Jahn of Fort Wayne; brother, Robert Brooks; family friends, Andrea Myrice of Ossian and Denise Dumato of Fort Wayne; and eight great-grandchildren.
Graveside service is 1 p.m. today at Catholic Cemetery, 3500 Lake Ave. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Memorials may be made to the Disabled American Veterans.
News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - Tuesday, August 18, 2009
VERNON BROOKS SR., 87, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 16, 2009, at Veteran's Hospital of Fort Wayne. Born in Rabbit, Miss., he was a self-employed interior/ exterior decorator. He was a member of D.A.V. He was a U.S. Army World War II, and U.S. Air Force Korean Conflict veteran.
He is survived by his wife, Hilda Brooks of Fort Wayne; sons, Donald (Cindy) Brooks of New Haven, and Vernon Brooks Jr. of Roanoke; daughter, Joan Carol (Peter) Brooks-Biersteker of Washington, DC; grandsons, John Biersteker of Washington DC, Timothy Brooks of Harlan, Cliff (Avilla) Myrice of Decatur, Andrew (Renee) Brooks, Tim (Caryn) Myrice of Huntington, and James McBride of St. Joe; granddaughter, Carlie Brooks of New Haven; sister, Clare Jahn of Fort Wayne; brother, Robert Brooks; family friends, Andrea Myrice of Ossian and Denise Dumato of Fort Wayne; and eight great-grandchildren.
Graveside service is 1 p.m. today at Catholic Cemetery, 3500 Lake Ave. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Memorials may be made to the Disabled American Veterans.
News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - Tuesday, August 18, 2009
He is survived by his wife, Hilda Brooks of Fort Wayne; sons, Donald (Cindy) Brooks of New Haven, and Vernon Brooks Jr. of Roanoke; daughter, Joan Carol (Peter) Brooks-Biersteker of Washington, DC; grandsons, John Biersteker of Washington DC, Timothy Brooks of Harlan, Cliff (Avilla) Myrice of Decatur, Andrew (Renee) Brooks, Tim (Caryn) Myrice of Huntington, and James McBride of St. Joe; granddaughter, Carlie Brooks of New Haven; sister, Clare Jahn of Fort Wayne; brother, Robert Brooks; family friends, Andrea Myrice of Ossian and Denise Dumato of Fort Wayne; and eight great-grandchildren.
Graveside service is 1 p.m. today at Catholic Cemetery, 3500 Lake Ave. Arrangements by D.O. McComb & Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave. Memorials may be made to the Disabled American Veterans.
News-Sentinel, The (Fort Wayne, IN) - Tuesday, August 18, 2009
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