Duval County FlArchives Obituaries.....Brooks, Wilburn & Myrtle Estelle Grimsley May 11, 1966
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The Florida Times-Union  5-11-1966
                  BROOKS

Funeral service for Wilburn Brooks,65, and his wife, Mrs. Myrtle Estelle 
Brooks, 71, will be held at 7PM Saturday in th Chapel of Hardage and Sons 
Blanding Blvd. Funeral Home, 3753 Blanding Blvd. with Rev. Luther A. McGee, 
pastor of the Collins Road Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in 
Jacksonville Memory Gardens. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks, who resided at Rte. 4, Box 
424A, Kirwin Road died Wednesday morning at their home. Mr. Brooks was born in 
Gordon, Ga. and Mrs. Brooks was born in Cochran, Ga. Both had lived in this 
city for 25 years, moving here from Gordon. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks were members of 
the Collins Road Baptist Church. Mr. Brooks is survived by one daughter, Mrs. 
Henry Arnold of Milledgeville, Ga.; two sons, L. W. Brooks of this city and 
James T. Brooks of Michigan City, Ind.; his mother, Mrs. T. F. Brooks of 
Gordon; six sisters, Mrs. W. H. Lord and Mrs. J. C. Fountain of Gordon, Mrs. H. 
M. Lord of Irwinton, Mrs. Bessie Jones and Mrs. A. W. McNeal of Macon, Ga., and 
Mrs. Ray A. Amanson of Richmond, Va.; three brothers, O. L. Brooks, A. B. 
Brooks, and J. P. Brooks, all of Gordon; 15 grandchildren and a number of 
nieces and nephews. Mrs. Brooks is survived by one stepdaughter, Mrs. Henry 
Arnold of Milledgeville, Ga.; two stepsons, L. W. Brooks of this city and James 
T. Brooks of Michigan City; eight sisters, Mrs. Frances Anderson, Mrs. May Bell 
Martin, and Mrs. Clara Fountain, all of this city, Mrs. Susie Johnson of 
Milner,Ga., Mrs. Dolly Young of Dry Branch,Ga., Mrs. Beatrice Harderee and Mrs. 
Alma McGatha, both of Columbus, Ohio and Mrs. Sadie Caleel of Detroit, Mich.; 
five brothers, J. L. Grimsley, J. M. Grimsley, and C. T. Grimsley, all of this 
city, and C. G. Grimsley and W. S. Grimsley, both of Macon, Ga. and a number of 
nieces, nephews, and grandchildren. Pallbearers for Mrs. Brooks will be active, 
Bobby Brooks, Albert Simpson, Edward Denney, ?, ?, and Charlie Jackson. 
Pallbearers for Mr. Brooks will be active , J. W. Morgan, Paul Morgan, ?, ?, ?. 
Honorary pallbearers for Both Mr. and Mrs. Brooks will be L. A. Garrison, ?, 
Bobby Holcomb, C. C. Howell, ?, and L. G. Johnson.


Additional Comments:
Wilburn Brooks was born 10-8-1900 and died 5-11-1966 (FL DC# 66-024985) and 
Myrtle Estelle (maiden name Grimsley) Brooks was born 7-3-1894 and died 5-11-
1966 (FL DC# 66-024986) and both are buried at Jacksonville Memory Gardens in 
Clay County Florida. The parents of Mr. Brooks are John Thomas Freeman Brooks 
and Wilmouth Veal Brooks. The parents of Mrs. Brooks are George Thomas 
Grimsley, who is buried at Prospect Methodist Church Cemetery in Twiggs County, 
Georgia, and Maybell E. Winn Grimsley.

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