Robert Earl Brooks

Robert Earl Brooks age 83 of Jackson, AL died March 11, 2016 in Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, MS. He was born October 11, 1932 to D.C. and Bertha Filmore Brooks. He was a native of Snowhill, AL and a former resident of Scottsboro, AL. He worked in management with Independent Life & Accident Insurance Co. for 29 years and was a veteran of the Korean War.

He is survived by his wife, Annie Jean Harris Brooks; son, Robert Earl (Sherry) Brooks, Jr.; daughter, Vickie Jean Brook (Charlie) Foster; brother-in-law, Mack (Mary) Harris; two sister-in-laws, Mamie H. Nordan and Edith H. (Don) Mosley; grandson, Robert Erik (Kayla) Brooks; two granddaughters, Tracy Shawn Brooks and Misty Dawn Brooks (D.J.) Stiens, four step grandchildren; and eight great grandchildren, Kayla, Alicia, Maitlyn, Briana, A.J., Jaxon, Kenley, and Jase; he is also survived by several nieces and nephews

He is preceded in death by his parents, D.C. and Bertha Filmore Brooks; sister, Hazel Bender; grandson, John Kevin Cassity; and great grandson, Shawn Nicholas Brooks

Visitation will be held at O’Bryant Chapel Funeral Home on Monday, March 14, 2016 from 12:00 noon until the 2:00 pm service time with Rev. Henry Creel officiating. Burial will be in the County Line Baptist Church Cemetery in Arlington, AL

Arrangements by O’Bryant Chapel Funeral Home in Thomasville, AL.

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