James E. Brooks, Sr., 73, of Irwin County, died Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Tift Regional Medical Center in Tifton.
Funeral services will be held 11 A.M., Tuesday, September 25, 2012 at the Paulk Funeral Home Chapel in Ocilla with the Rev. Sonny Pate officiating. Interment will follow in Arp Cemetery, Irwin County. The family will receive friends from 7-9 Monday evening at the funeral home in Ocilla.
Mr. Brooks was born July 21, 1939 in New Market, Tennessee, to the late Clifford Ernest Brooks and Pauline Bailey Brooks. He was a farmer and a motor-grader operator for the Irwin County Road Department. He was an avid coon hunter and loved to fish. Mr. Brooks was a member of Arp Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years: Helen Brooks of Irwin County; children and their spouses: James E. Brooks, Jr. & Patsy of Ocilla, Roger Heath & Donna of Irwin County, Dale Leggett & Buddy of Ocilla, and Roger Giffin & Cynthia of Fitzgerald; 11 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother: Turner Leon Brooks & Sharon of Sparks, Florida; and a sister-in-law: Julie Brooks of Jacksonville, Florida. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by twin great-granddaughters: Bonnie Michelle Shannon and Haley Sky Shannon; a sister: Ethel Alline Brooks; and a brother: Alfred Clifford “A.C.” Brooks.