Osage County, Oklahoma, Obituary:  Alene "Lucy" Brooks

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The Hominy News - Progress
P.O. Box 38, Hominy, Okla 74035
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::A. J. Powell Memorial Cemetery--Hominy OK

The Hominy News - Progress
Wednesday, April 3, 2002
Page 5

Alene "Lucy" Brooks

Alene "Lucy" Brooks, a resident of Hominy was born June 24, 1926 in 
Fairfax to Buford and Nona Effie (Jones) Self.  Alene grew up and 
attended schools in the area between Pawhuska and Hominy.  Alene was 
united to her husband Harold Willis and was his caretaker until his 
death.  Alene worked in the restaurant business in Pawhuska waiting 
tables at the Manhattan café as well as Greeks.  In the early 1960's 
Alene moved to Hominy and she later started working at the Chuckwagon 
Café.  Alene always had strong ties with her children, grandchildren 
and family.  Alene loved sewing, gardening as well as a passion to 
take care of her chickens.  Alene also loved to cook; and if you were 
to go and see her you would definitely leave with a full stomach.  
She was preceded in death by her parents, sister Irene Comer and a 
great great granddaughter Talysa Hoehne.

Alene passed away March 29, 2002 at her home in Hominy at the age of 
seventy-five years and nine months and five days.

Alene is survived by her children, Edgar Wayne and wife Shirley 
Waller of Hominy; Glen Robert and wife Deann Edwards of Harvey, 
Louisiana; George Ray and wife Tina Waller of Hominy; and Martha 
Alene and husband George White of Wynona; two sisters Louis Ledbetter 
of Hominy and Lucille Tharp of Tulsa; two brothers Albert Self of 
Blackwell and J. R. Self of Hominy; eight grandchildren, nineteen 
great grandchildren and one great great grandchild.

Services were held Sat. March 30, 2002 at 2:00 p.m. in the Chapman-
Black Chapel with Dr. Larry Wilson officiating the services interment 
will be private family services in the A. J. Powell Memorial Cemetery 
under the direction of Chapman-Black Funeral Home, Inc. of Cleveland.

Visit an online obituary and guestbook for Alene "Lucy" Brooks at 
www.chapman-black.com.
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