Helen Leonard Brooks, 91, of Tifton passed away Sunday, December 29, 2002, at Tift Health Care. A memorial service was held for Mrs. Brooks at a later date.
Born December 7, 1911, in Bennington, Vermont, Mrs. Brooks was the daughter of the late Thomas Leonard and Delia Fitzgerald Leonard. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Anthony Brook; and one son, Kenneth L. Brooks. Before retiring, she was a legal secretary; and she was of the Catholic faith.
Mrs. Brooks is survived by one brother, Thomas Leonard of Pennsylvania; one sister, Loretta Murphy of Ohio; seven grandchildren, Patricia Andrews of Baltimore, Maryland, Kenneth L. Brooks, Jr. of Milton, Florida, Kathleen Horak of Tifton, Nancy Pillucere of Saint Petersburg, Florida, Thomas Brooks of Zephryhills, Florida, Martha Pekarek of San Antonio, Texas and Susan Ripley of Lakeland, Florida; and twenty great-granchildren.