Mrs. NONA VASHTI (PORTER) BROOKS was the daughter of Thomas Alexander Porter and Mrs. Jennie Mae (Howard) Porter.
She was the wife of Clarence Wilbur Brooks Sr.
To their union, 4 children were born. Their known children were ---
Clarence Wilbur Brooks Jr.
Edith Meredith Brooks
Carol Jean Brooks {twin daughter}
Clarin Patricia Brooks {twin daughter}
She preceded her husband and their children in death.
Death Announcement
"Mrs. Nona Brooks Dies Unexpectedly ---
Mrs. Nona Brooks, wife of Clarence W. Brooks, of Palo Alto, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart ailment early this morning at the Palo Alto Hospital. Mrs. Brooks had live in Palo Alto for the past 29 years. The family home is at 602 Oregon Avenue. She was a native of McKinney, Texas. She was a member of Women's Auxiliary No. 76 International Typographical Union. Her husband is a Palo Alto Times printer. Surviving her, in addition to her husband, are three children, Clarence W. Brooks Jr., of Sunnyvale, Clarin Patricia Brooks, of Palo, Alto, and Mrs. Edith Rawson, of San Antonio, Texas. She also leaves a brother, William G. Porter, of San Jose, and the following grandchildren: Sheryl Lynn Brooks, of Palo Alto; Cathryn Anne Brooks, of Sunnyvale, and Diane Rawson, Michael Rawson, William Rawson and Robin Rawson, all of San Antonio, Texas. The time of services will be announcement tomorrow. Friends may call at the Roller & Hapgood chapel, 980 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto."
Obituary
"Mrs. Brooks Rites Set For Monday ---
"Services will be held Monday at 3:30 p.m. at the Roller & Hapgood chapel, in Palo Alto, for Mrs. Nona Brooks, who died unexpectedly yesterday morning at Palo Alto Hospital, of an apparent heart ailment. Interment will be at Alta Mesa Memorial Park. Mrs. Brooks was the wife of Clarence W. Brooks Sr., a Palo Alto Times printer. She had lived in Palo Alto for the past 29 years. The family home is at 602 Oregon Avenue. She was a native of McKinney, Texas. She was a member of Women's Auxiliary No. 76 International Typographical Union. Surviving her, in addition to her husband, are three children, Clarence W. Brooks Jr., of Sunnyvale, Clarin Patricia Brooks, of Palo, Alto, and Mrs. Edith Rawson, of San Antonio, Texas. She also leaves a brother, William G. Porter, of San Jose, and the following grandchildren: Sheryl Lynn Brooks, of Palo Alto; Cathryn Anne Brooks, of Sunnyvale, and Diane Rawson, Michael Rawson, William Rawson and Robin Rawson, all of San Antonio, Texas."
Sources
~ Obituary Published in the Saturday, December 21, 1957 Edition of The Peninsula Times Tribune [the newspaper of Palo Alto, California]
~ Death Announcement Published in the Sunday, December 20, 1957 Edition of The Peninsula Times Tribune [the newspaper of Palo Alto, California]
~ California & U.S. Social Security Death Index Records
~ "Clarence W. Brooks Sr., Former Times Printer, Dies At 74" -- Obituary for her husband as published in the Thursday, April 1, 1971 edition of The Peninsula Times Tribune [the newspaper of Palo Alto, California]
She was the wife of Clarence Wilbur Brooks Sr.
To their union, 4 children were born. Their known children were ---
Clarence Wilbur Brooks Jr.
Edith Meredith Brooks
Carol Jean Brooks {twin daughter}
Clarin Patricia Brooks {twin daughter}
She preceded her husband and their children in death.
Death Announcement
"Mrs. Nona Brooks Dies Unexpectedly ---
Mrs. Nona Brooks, wife of Clarence W. Brooks, of Palo Alto, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart ailment early this morning at the Palo Alto Hospital. Mrs. Brooks had live in Palo Alto for the past 29 years. The family home is at 602 Oregon Avenue. She was a native of McKinney, Texas. She was a member of Women's Auxiliary No. 76 International Typographical Union. Her husband is a Palo Alto Times printer. Surviving her, in addition to her husband, are three children, Clarence W. Brooks Jr., of Sunnyvale, Clarin Patricia Brooks, of Palo, Alto, and Mrs. Edith Rawson, of San Antonio, Texas. She also leaves a brother, William G. Porter, of San Jose, and the following grandchildren: Sheryl Lynn Brooks, of Palo Alto; Cathryn Anne Brooks, of Sunnyvale, and Diane Rawson, Michael Rawson, William Rawson and Robin Rawson, all of San Antonio, Texas. The time of services will be announcement tomorrow. Friends may call at the Roller & Hapgood chapel, 980 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto."
Obituary
"Mrs. Brooks Rites Set For Monday ---
"Services will be held Monday at 3:30 p.m. at the Roller & Hapgood chapel, in Palo Alto, for Mrs. Nona Brooks, who died unexpectedly yesterday morning at Palo Alto Hospital, of an apparent heart ailment. Interment will be at Alta Mesa Memorial Park. Mrs. Brooks was the wife of Clarence W. Brooks Sr., a Palo Alto Times printer. She had lived in Palo Alto for the past 29 years. The family home is at 602 Oregon Avenue. She was a native of McKinney, Texas. She was a member of Women's Auxiliary No. 76 International Typographical Union. Surviving her, in addition to her husband, are three children, Clarence W. Brooks Jr., of Sunnyvale, Clarin Patricia Brooks, of Palo, Alto, and Mrs. Edith Rawson, of San Antonio, Texas. She also leaves a brother, William G. Porter, of San Jose, and the following grandchildren: Sheryl Lynn Brooks, of Palo Alto; Cathryn Anne Brooks, of Sunnyvale, and Diane Rawson, Michael Rawson, William Rawson and Robin Rawson, all of San Antonio, Texas."
Sources
~ Obituary Published in the Saturday, December 21, 1957 Edition of The Peninsula Times Tribune [the newspaper of Palo Alto, California]
~ Death Announcement Published in the Sunday, December 20, 1957 Edition of The Peninsula Times Tribune [the newspaper of Palo Alto, California]
~ California & U.S. Social Security Death Index Records
~ "Clarence W. Brooks Sr., Former Times Printer, Dies At 74" -- Obituary for her husband as published in the Thursday, April 1, 1971 edition of The Peninsula Times Tribune [the newspaper of Palo Alto, California]
Mrs. NONA VASHTI (PORTER) BROOKS was the daughter of Thomas Alexander Porter and Mrs. Jennie Mae (Howard) Porter.
She was the wife of Clarence Wilbur Brooks Sr.
To their union, 4 children were born. Their known children were ---
Clarence Wilbur Brooks Jr.
Edith Meredith Brooks
Carol Jean Brooks {twin daughter}
Clarin Patricia Brooks {twin daughter}
She preceded her husband and their children in death.
Death Announcement
"Mrs. Nona Brooks Dies Unexpectedly ---
Mrs. Nona Brooks, wife of Clarence W. Brooks, of Palo Alto, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart ailment early this morning at the Palo Alto Hospital. Mrs. Brooks had live in Palo Alto for the past 29 years. The family home is at 602 Oregon Avenue. She was a native of McKinney, Texas. She was a member of Women's Auxiliary No. 76 International Typographical Union. Her husband is a Palo Alto Times printer. Surviving her, in addition to her husband, are three children, Clarence W. Brooks Jr., of Sunnyvale, Clarin Patricia Brooks, of Palo, Alto, and Mrs. Edith Rawson, of San Antonio, Texas. She also leaves a brother, William G. Porter, of San Jose, and the following grandchildren: Sheryl Lynn Brooks, of Palo Alto; Cathryn Anne Brooks, of Sunnyvale, and Diane Rawson, Michael Rawson, William Rawson and Robin Rawson, all of San Antonio, Texas. The time of services will be announcement tomorrow. Friends may call at the Roller & Hapgood chapel, 980 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto."
Obituary
"Mrs. Brooks Rites Set For Monday ---
"Services will be held Monday at 3:30 p.m. at the Roller & Hapgood chapel, in Palo Alto, for Mrs. Nona Brooks, who died unexpectedly yesterday morning at Palo Alto Hospital, of an apparent heart ailment. Interment will be at Alta Mesa Memorial Park. Mrs. Brooks was the wife of Clarence W. Brooks Sr., a Palo Alto Times printer. She had lived in Palo Alto for the past 29 years. The family home is at 602 Oregon Avenue. She was a native of McKinney, Texas. She was a member of Women's Auxiliary No. 76 International Typographical Union. Surviving her, in addition to her husband, are three children, Clarence W. Brooks Jr., of Sunnyvale, Clarin Patricia Brooks, of Palo, Alto, and Mrs. Edith Rawson, of San Antonio, Texas. She also leaves a brother, William G. Porter, of San Jose, and the following grandchildren: Sheryl Lynn Brooks, of Palo Alto; Cathryn Anne Brooks, of Sunnyvale, and Diane Rawson, Michael Rawson, William Rawson and Robin Rawson, all of San Antonio, Texas."
Sources
~ Obituary Published in the Saturday, December 21, 1957 Edition of The Peninsula Times Tribune [the newspaper of Palo Alto, California]
~ Death Announcement Published in the Sunday, December 20, 1957 Edition of The Peninsula Times Tribune [the newspaper of Palo Alto, California]
~ California & U.S. Social Security Death Index Records
~ "Clarence W. Brooks Sr., Former Times Printer, Dies At 74" -- Obituary for her husband as published in the Thursday, April 1, 1971 edition of The Peninsula Times Tribune [the newspaper of Palo Alto, California]
She was the wife of Clarence Wilbur Brooks Sr.
To their union, 4 children were born. Their known children were ---
Clarence Wilbur Brooks Jr.
Edith Meredith Brooks
Carol Jean Brooks {twin daughter}
Clarin Patricia Brooks {twin daughter}
She preceded her husband and their children in death.
Death Announcement
"Mrs. Nona Brooks Dies Unexpectedly ---
Mrs. Nona Brooks, wife of Clarence W. Brooks, of Palo Alto, died unexpectedly of an apparent heart ailment early this morning at the Palo Alto Hospital. Mrs. Brooks had live in Palo Alto for the past 29 years. The family home is at 602 Oregon Avenue. She was a native of McKinney, Texas. She was a member of Women's Auxiliary No. 76 International Typographical Union. Her husband is a Palo Alto Times printer. Surviving her, in addition to her husband, are three children, Clarence W. Brooks Jr., of Sunnyvale, Clarin Patricia Brooks, of Palo, Alto, and Mrs. Edith Rawson, of San Antonio, Texas. She also leaves a brother, William G. Porter, of San Jose, and the following grandchildren: Sheryl Lynn Brooks, of Palo Alto; Cathryn Anne Brooks, of Sunnyvale, and Diane Rawson, Michael Rawson, William Rawson and Robin Rawson, all of San Antonio, Texas. The time of services will be announcement tomorrow. Friends may call at the Roller & Hapgood chapel, 980 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto."
Obituary
"Mrs. Brooks Rites Set For Monday ---
"Services will be held Monday at 3:30 p.m. at the Roller & Hapgood chapel, in Palo Alto, for Mrs. Nona Brooks, who died unexpectedly yesterday morning at Palo Alto Hospital, of an apparent heart ailment. Interment will be at Alta Mesa Memorial Park. Mrs. Brooks was the wife of Clarence W. Brooks Sr., a Palo Alto Times printer. She had lived in Palo Alto for the past 29 years. The family home is at 602 Oregon Avenue. She was a native of McKinney, Texas. She was a member of Women's Auxiliary No. 76 International Typographical Union. Surviving her, in addition to her husband, are three children, Clarence W. Brooks Jr., of Sunnyvale, Clarin Patricia Brooks, of Palo, Alto, and Mrs. Edith Rawson, of San Antonio, Texas. She also leaves a brother, William G. Porter, of San Jose, and the following grandchildren: Sheryl Lynn Brooks, of Palo Alto; Cathryn Anne Brooks, of Sunnyvale, and Diane Rawson, Michael Rawson, William Rawson and Robin Rawson, all of San Antonio, Texas."
Sources
~ Obituary Published in the Saturday, December 21, 1957 Edition of The Peninsula Times Tribune [the newspaper of Palo Alto, California]
~ Death Announcement Published in the Sunday, December 20, 1957 Edition of The Peninsula Times Tribune [the newspaper of Palo Alto, California]
~ California & U.S. Social Security Death Index Records
~ "Clarence W. Brooks Sr., Former Times Printer, Dies At 74" -- Obituary for her husband as published in the Thursday, April 1, 1971 edition of The Peninsula Times Tribune [the newspaper of Palo Alto, California]
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