Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brooks, Charles S. (Mr.) September 20, 1987
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Ionia Sentinal Standard - September 21, 1987
               CHARLES S. BROOKS

   LAKE ODESSA - Charles S. Brooks, 91, of Lake Odessa, died Sunday, Sept. 20 at the
Provincial House in 
Hastings.

   He was born August 6, 1896, in Lake Odessa, the son of William, and Margaret
(Check) Brooks.   He 
attended Brown Rural School and served in the U.S. Army in World War I.

   He was married to Gaylia Klahn Meyers on August 5, 1943, in Woodland.  He was
employed by Warner 
Construction Company for several years, the Lake Odessa Co-Op Elevator and Reiser
Elevator in Woodland, 
retiring in 1961.

   He was a member of the Woodland United Methodist Church, the United Methodist
Men's Club and the 
Woodland Nutritional Center.  He was a past member of the International Order of
Oddfellows.

   Survivors include his wife, Gaylia; four daughters, Marjorie Rarigh of
Vermontville, Mary McHenry of 
Springport, Dawn Maynard of Potterville and Dixielee Crowell of Belding; three sons
Marshall Meyers of 
Woodland, Marlin Meyers of Saranac and Kenneth Brooks of Lansing; 20 grandchildren
and 18 great-
grandchildren.

   One son, Charles, and 11 brothers and sisters preceded him in death.

   The family will receive visitors Tuesday, from 2:30 - 6:30 P.m., with a prayer
service at 8 p.m., at the Koops 
Funeral in Lake Odessa.  Memorial services will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the
Woodland United Methodist 
Church, with the Rev. Robert Keraten, officiating.  Burial will follow in Lakeside
Cemetery in Lake Odessa.

   In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the Michigan United
Methodist Conference Camp.

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