Louie Brooks, 71, 257 Manchester Ave., who suffered burns to the upper part of his body and was admitted to the Wabash County Hospital May 3, died there Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Brooks, a retired cook, was born Jan. 31, 1894 at McLeansboro, Il., the son of James and Arminda (Jones) Brooks.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ernest Powell, Lafontaine RR 2; three sons, Tim, who is serving with the U.S. Marines at Camp Smith, Hawaii, Larry, Los Angeles, Ca.;and Chester,, Chicago, two brothers, James, Wabash, and Oscar, Kalamazoo, Mi., two sisters Mrs. Perry Lyons and Mrs. Roy Sutton, Muncie, and four grandchildren. Six brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
The body was taken to the Jones Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 p.m. Wednesday. The casket will remain closed.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the funeral home with the Rev. Dennis Letts officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Louie Brooks, 71, 257 Manchester Ave., who suffered burns to the upper part of his body and was admitted to the Wabash County Hospital May 3, died there Tuesday afternoon.
Mr. Brooks, a retired cook, was born Jan. 31, 1894 at McLeansboro, Il., the son of James and Arminda (Jones) Brooks.
He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Ernest Powell, Lafontaine RR 2; three sons, Tim, who is serving with the U.S. Marines at Camp Smith, Hawaii, Larry, Los Angeles, Ca.;and Chester,, Chicago, two brothers, James, Wabash, and Oscar, Kalamazoo, Mi., two sisters Mrs. Perry Lyons and Mrs. Roy Sutton, Muncie, and four grandchildren. Six brothers and one sister preceded him in death.
The body was taken to the Jones Funeral Home where friends may call after 7 p.m. Wednesday. The casket will remain closed.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in the funeral home with the Rev. Dennis Letts officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Memories Cemetery.
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