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SAMUEL BROOKS Obituary

SAMUEL BROOKS, 90, retired US Postal Service, member of Mt. Olive Catherdral CME Church, Army veteran, and member of the Corner Club, passed June 20, 2014. Visitation will be from 3-5 p.m., Wednesday, June 25, and Service 11 a.m., Thursday, June 26, both at N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home, 12 S. Parkway W. Burial in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. Mr. Brooks was preceded in death by his wife, Margaret Brooks. He leaves two daughters, Cheryl Y. Brooks and Anit L. Dobbs, both of Memphis; three sons, Marshall V. Brooks of Memphis, Ronald E. Brooks, Sr. of Indianapolis, IN and Larry A. Brooks of San Diego, CA; one sister-in-law, Charlene Brooks of Sacramento, CA, and 11 grandchildren. N.J. Ford & Sons Funeral Home (901)948-7755

Published by The Commercial Appeal on Jun. 24, 2014.
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To the family, please hold on and love each other during this time of sorrow. Mr. Brooks loved you all as well as his Mt. Olive church family. He will be greatly missed. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

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Ernestine and Thomas Fraction

Ernestine Fraction

July 3, 2014

Mr. Brooks will be greatly missed. May the good Lord continue to bless the Brooks Family with strength, peace and love.

Haywood Betts and Family

June 24, 2014

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