Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brooks, Clarence A. August 27, 1998 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Marilyn Ransom mlnransom@chartermi.net July 1, 2010, 7:05 pm The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, Thursday, August 27, 1998 Clarence A. Brooks, 95, of Belding, died today, August 27, 1998 at Metron of Belding. He was born January 22, 1903 in Iowa, the son of J. Calvin and Nellie E. Taylor Brooks. He formerly was employed by Interstate Trucking Co. as a driver and also was a farmer for many years. He retired in 1968. He was a member of Shiloh Community Church, F&AM 355 of Belding, Ionia Elks 548, Grange Hall and the White Shrine. On November 21, 1923 in Belding he married Girtha Mae Sower. She survives along with their children, J. Calvin and Ruth Brooks, Lewis and Shirley Brooks, all of Belding, Arthur and Jaqulyn Brooks of Orleans; 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, 13 great-great-grandchildren; one sister, Cathleen Bauer of Grand Rapids; and one brother, Willis Brooks of Muir. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Albert Brooks and Aza Brooks. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Johnson Funeral home, Belding, with Pastor Kenneth Harger officiating. Interment will be in Easton Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. with Masonic services at 7:30 at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Shiloh Community Church or Belding Masonic Lodge. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/b/brooks6334nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/mifiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb