Funeral service for William Howard Brooks, 80, of Ruidoso will be Tuesday, June 18, at 1:30 PM at First Christian Church with Frankie Jarrell officiating. Burial will follow at Ft. Stanton Cemetery.
Mr. Brooks passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013 in Las Cruces. He was born February 19, 1933 at Houston, Texas. He attended the University of Houston and was owner/operator of his own office cleaning business in Houston. He moved to Ruidoso in 1998 from Fulshear, Texas. He served in the Marines during the Korean War.
He is survived by is wife, Betty Brooks; children, Deborah Brooks, William Howard Brooks III, Michael Alexander Brooks, Barbara Ann Lewis, Patricia Jean Carter, Kelly Lewis, Daniel Ray Lewis, and Charles Norman Lewis; 13 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.
Published by LaGrone Funeral Home on June 12, 2013
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If they are buried on the SE side of this cemetery they are in the Veterans Cemetery, the Merchant Marine was just for the Merchant Marines who came to NM because the majority of them had TB and Fort Stanton had a TB Sanitarium. Most all of the Merchants Marines were from foreign countries so they could not ship their remains back home or risk infecting more people. It covered all Merchant Marines up to the early 60's. SE is for all the new vets.
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Mr. Brooks passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013 in Las Cruces. He was born February 19, 1933 at Houston, Texas. He attended the University of Houston and was owner/operator of his own office cleaning business in Houston. He moved to Ruidoso in 1998 from Fulshear, Texas. He served in the Marines during the Korean War.
He is survived by is wife, Betty Brooks; children, Deborah Brooks, William Howard Brooks III, Michael Alexander Brooks, Barbara Ann Lewis, Patricia Jean Carter, Kelly Lewis, Daniel Ray Lewis, and Charles Norman Lewis; 13 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.
Published by LaGrone Funeral Home on June 12, 2013
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VERY INTERESTING, PLEASE READ
If they are buried on the SE side of this cemetery they are in the Veterans Cemetery, the Merchant Marine was just for the Merchant Marines who came to NM because the majority of them had TB and Fort Stanton had a TB Sanitarium. Most all of the Merchants Marines were from foreign countries so they could not ship their remains back home or risk infecting more people. It covered all Merchant Marines up to the early 60's. SE is for all the new vets.
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Funeral service for William Howard Brooks, 80, of Ruidoso will be Tuesday, June 18, at 1:30 PM at First Christian Church with Frankie Jarrell officiating. Burial will follow at Ft. Stanton Cemetery.
Mr. Brooks passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013 in Las Cruces. He was born February 19, 1933 at Houston, Texas. He attended the University of Houston and was owner/operator of his own office cleaning business in Houston. He moved to Ruidoso in 1998 from Fulshear, Texas. He served in the Marines during the Korean War.
He is survived by is wife, Betty Brooks; children, Deborah Brooks, William Howard Brooks III, Michael Alexander Brooks, Barbara Ann Lewis, Patricia Jean Carter, Kelly Lewis, Daniel Ray Lewis, and Charles Norman Lewis; 13 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.
Published by LaGrone Funeral Home on June 12, 2013
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VERY INTERESTING, PLEASE READ
If they are buried on the SE side of this cemetery they are in the Veterans Cemetery, the Merchant Marine was just for the Merchant Marines who came to NM because the majority of them had TB and Fort Stanton had a TB Sanitarium. Most all of the Merchants Marines were from foreign countries so they could not ship their remains back home or risk infecting more people. It covered all Merchant Marines up to the early 60's. SE is for all the new vets.
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Mr. Brooks passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2013 in Las Cruces. He was born February 19, 1933 at Houston, Texas. He attended the University of Houston and was owner/operator of his own office cleaning business in Houston. He moved to Ruidoso in 1998 from Fulshear, Texas. He served in the Marines during the Korean War.
He is survived by is wife, Betty Brooks; children, Deborah Brooks, William Howard Brooks III, Michael Alexander Brooks, Barbara Ann Lewis, Patricia Jean Carter, Kelly Lewis, Daniel Ray Lewis, and Charles Norman Lewis; 13 grandchildren; 8 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.
Published by LaGrone Funeral Home on June 12, 2013
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VERY INTERESTING, PLEASE READ
If they are buried on the SE side of this cemetery they are in the Veterans Cemetery, the Merchant Marine was just for the Merchant Marines who came to NM because the majority of them had TB and Fort Stanton had a TB Sanitarium. Most all of the Merchants Marines were from foreign countries so they could not ship their remains back home or risk infecting more people. It covered all Merchant Marines up to the early 60's. SE is for all the new vets.
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