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Davis Johnson Brooks

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Davis Johnson Brooks

Birth
Carroll County, Georgia, USA
Death
5 May 1966 (aged 80)
Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Sylvania, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
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1st marriage: D. J. Brooks married M. S. Moore, January 15, 1905, by John Pitts
2nd marriage: Davis J. Brooks married Addie L. Elliott, Sept. 6, 1908, by J. D. Bethune
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1st wife was Mary S. Moore, may have been called "Ranie", b. 1892 - d. unknown. Daughter of George Coleman & Mary Summerour Moore. They had a son, Lonnie Johnston Brooks, (1907-1911).
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Final rites for Davis J. Brooks, 80, of 1208 Williams Ave., in Fort Payne were held May 7, at the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church with Rev. Melvin Waters and Charlie Grant officiating. Interment was in Trinity Cemetery with grave side services by the Odd Fellows with Wilson Funeral Home in charge.

Mr. Brooks was retired and a member of the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and an Odd Fellow.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Zella Brooks at home; four sons, Ray of Fort Payne, Thurston of Fyffe, Wesley of Tuscaloosa and J. D. of Rossville; four daughters, Mrs. Emma Parker, and Mrs. Thelma Lee Davis of Chattanooga, Mrs. Marie Pendergrass of Arab and Mrs. Faye Garrett of New Orleans; six brothers, Dee, Doc, Edgar, Leon, Tommie and Ambors; four sisters, Mrs. Della Stone, Mrs. Rose Benefield, Mrs. Bertha Shankles and Mrs. Carrie Goodridge; 25 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.
1st marriage: D. J. Brooks married M. S. Moore, January 15, 1905, by John Pitts
2nd marriage: Davis J. Brooks married Addie L. Elliott, Sept. 6, 1908, by J. D. Bethune
From ancestry.com
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1st wife was Mary S. Moore, may have been called "Ranie", b. 1892 - d. unknown. Daughter of George Coleman & Mary Summerour Moore. They had a son, Lonnie Johnston Brooks, (1907-1911).
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Final rites for Davis J. Brooks, 80, of 1208 Williams Ave., in Fort Payne were held May 7, at the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church with Rev. Melvin Waters and Charlie Grant officiating. Interment was in Trinity Cemetery with grave side services by the Odd Fellows with Wilson Funeral Home in charge.

Mr. Brooks was retired and a member of the Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and an Odd Fellow.

Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Zella Brooks at home; four sons, Ray of Fort Payne, Thurston of Fyffe, Wesley of Tuscaloosa and J. D. of Rossville; four daughters, Mrs. Emma Parker, and Mrs. Thelma Lee Davis of Chattanooga, Mrs. Marie Pendergrass of Arab and Mrs. Faye Garrett of New Orleans; six brothers, Dee, Doc, Edgar, Leon, Tommie and Ambors; four sisters, Mrs. Della Stone, Mrs. Rose Benefield, Mrs. Bertha Shankles and Mrs. Carrie Goodridge; 25 grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren.

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  • Created by: Jamie Brooks
  • Added: May 31, 2004
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8855746/davis_johnson-brooks: accessed ), memorial page for Davis Johnson Brooks (17 May 1885–5 May 1966), Find a Grave Memorial ID 8855746, citing Trinity United Methodist Church Cemetery, Sylvania, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA; Maintained by Jamie Brooks (contributor 46618298).