Mitchell County Georgia Obituaries Charlie Warner Brooks 1960 ****************************************************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be freely used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages cannot be reproduced in any format for profit or other presentation. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for FREE access. ****************************************************************************************************** File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Sam Luckey Oct 2002 Table of Contents page: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/mitchell.htm Georgia Table of Contents: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm Obituary of Charlie Warner Brooks as written in "The Camilla Enterprise" dated 11 Feb 1960. Charlie Warner (Babe) Brooks, age 60, died at his home unexpectedly Friday, 5 Feb 1970, and funeral services were held Sunday, 7 Feb 1960 at 3:00 PM at Mt. Zion Baptist Church out on the Moultrie Road. Rev Jasper Sadler and Rev Hugh Brinkley officiated and interment was in the church cemetery. The Masonic Lodge from Pelham performed an honorary escort and some were active pall bearers. The Lodge had charge of graveside rites. Bramlett Funeral Home had charge of funeral arrangements. Mr. Brooks was born in Mitchell County on 20 Jun 1988, son of the late Warner and Mary Griner Brooks. He was a farmer and landowner in Mt. Zion community, member of Pelham Masonic Lodge and Mt. Zion Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Blanche McQuaig Brooks; one brother, L. B. Brooks; three nieces and three nephews.