Obituary of Mary J. Rooks, Miller Co, AR Posted on Sat, 29 Jan 2000 d. May 16, 1918 Surname: Rooks, Purifoy Ark. Gazette, May 17, 1918, Texarkana, May 16 - Mrs. Mary J. Rooks, aged 83, died last night at the home of her daughter, Mrs. F.W. Purifoy. She settled here with her husband, the late Dr. W.R. Rooks, in 1879.