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Franklin Brooks Obituary
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. today, Saturday, Oct. 20, 2007, at Union Hill Baptist Church in Cottonwood with the Revs. George Thompson and Rob Lightsey officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with Southern Heritage directing. The body will be placed in the church one hour prior to service time.
Mr. Brooks was born Dec. 4, 1936, in Skipperville, the son of the late Oscar Morris and Ira Blankenship Brooks. He had been a resident of Cottonwood for the past 47 years. He worked with the Houston County Jail for 15 years and served with the Cottonwood Police Department for several years. Mr. Brooks was a member and Deacon at Union Hill Baptist Church and was a U.S. Navy Veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Bette Maxine (Duke) Brooks; four sons and daughters-in-law, Frank M. Brooks Jr., Bucky and Melinda Brooks, all of Cottonwood, Curtis and Phyllis Brooks, Elba, Wayne and Stephana Brooks, Dothan; two sisters and brother-in-law, (twin sister) Frances and Bobby Duke, Ruby Exum, all of Cottonwood; seven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.
Serving as active pallbearers will be deacons that served with Mr. Brooks, Gene Kirkland, Danny Taylor, Ray Taylor, Bud Trawick, Rex Bowen, Harlie Halstead and R, O. Taylor.
Southern Heritage Funeral Home and Crematory, (334) 702-1712, is in charge of arrangements.
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Tammy Swords
October 20, 2007
Mrs. Brooks,
We just wanted to let you know that our thoughts and prayers are with you. We have always valued Mr. Brooks and your friendship. We were so very sorry to hear of his death. We did not know until the time of the funeral. Mr. Brooks was always such a kind and happy person. He will be missed by many.
Tammy Swords
Ethel Halstead
Keith & Nikki Seay, Rev. Jimmy & Becky Maddox
October 20, 2007
Mrs. Maxine,
I was very sorry to read about Mr. Frank. He was a very good man to my family when we were at Union Hill. You and your family are in our prayers.
With Love and Sympathy,
The Maddox Family
Don Webb
October 20, 2007
Maxine:
We just wanted you to know that you and the family are in our thoughts and prayers. We are sorry that distance and Joan's condition keeps us from being with you. But we will be thinking of you and will speak with you later by phone.
Love,
Joan & Don Webb
Tammy Cloud Lundy
October 20, 2007
You are in my thoughts and prayers.
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