Obituary of Bruce Leroy Brooks

OBITUARY Funeral services for Mr. Bruce Leroy Brooks, of Wadley, age 75, will be held Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at 2:00 pm from the Corinth Christian Church with Rev. Phillip Gore, Rev. Ricky Cummings and Rev. Rudy Tidwell officiating. Mr. Brooks will lie in state at the church one hour before the service. Burial to follow in adjoining church cemetery with Quattlebaum Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on Monday, November 23, 2009. Mr. Brooks died Saturday, November 21, 2009 at University of Alabama Hospital Birmingham. Survivors include his wife of 53 years, Betty Knight Brooks of Wadley; three daughters, Sharon (husband Danny) Shaddix of Ragland, Jenny Stewart of Roanoke, Elaine (husband Rickey) Vickers of Brookwood; one sister, Dorothy (husband Edgar) Plunkett of Arab; two brothers, Doug (wife Juanita) Brooks of Arab, Joe (wife Judy) Brooks of Roanoke; eight grandchildren; five great grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Mr. Brooks was born January 13, 1934, the son of Landers and Rosa Brown Brooks. He was a member of Corinth Christian Church and had worked as a weaver for Handley Mills and retired in 1996 from Amoco Fabrics and Fibers. Mr. Brooks was preceded in death by his parents. Flowers will be accepted or donations to Corinth Christian Church.