Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brooks, Melvin C. 1994
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The Lakewood News, November, 1994

Melvin C. Brooks, 73, of Lake Odessa passed away on Thursday, November 17, 
1994 at Pennock Hospital.  He was born on March 26, 1921 in Edmore, the son of 
Charles and Maude (Foster) Brooks.  

Mr. Brooks graduated from Lake Odessa High School in 1939 and was married to 
Yvonne Haney on January 18, 1943 in Lake Odessa.  Her served with the United 
States Army Air corps during World War II.  He was employed at the E. W. Bliss 
Manufacturing Company in Hastings for several years, retiring in 1982.

Surviving are his wife, Yvonne; two sons, Milo Ralph Brooks of Ionia and 
Melvin Brooks, Jr. of Las Vegas; one daughter, Mrs. Royal (Teri) Shilton of 
Lake Odessa; 10 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Ray 
(Velma) Trumpower of Lake Odessa; a half brother, Howard Brooks of Lake Tahoe, 
Nevada; step-brother, Dale Boyd of Fremont; several nieces, nephews and 
cousins.

A memorial service was held on Monday at the Koops Funeral Chapel, Lake Odessa 
with Reverend George Speas officiating.  Burial was in Lakeside Cemetery.  
Memorial contributions may be made to the Lakewood Community Ambulance Service.


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