John Brooks, Jr.

BROOKS, Jr., John, 82, of Miamisburg, passed away Thursday, March 25, 2010 at Miami Valley Hospital. John was born July 8, 1927 in Elk Valley, TN. He was a U.S. Navy veteran from 1945 – 1949 and a 1982 retiree of Delco Moraine. John is survived by his wife of 60 years, Zola; sons, Johnny & Peggy Brooks of Kingston, GA, Jim & Darla Brooks of Farmersville; grandchildren, Michelle Brooks of Moraine, Chance Brooks of Knoxville, TN, John & Candi Brooks of Calhoun, GA, Zach Brooks of Kingston, GA, Sunshine & Nathan Harden of Miamisburg; step-grandchildren, Shonda McKinney Short of Dayton, Autumn Wilson of Frankfort, KY; great grandchildren, Michael & Wesley Robertson of Moraine, Hannah & Bailey Brooks of Marietta, GA; sister, Becky Wilson of Medway, OH, and a host of nieces and nephews. A special thanks to Miami Valley Hospital and his nurse, Leigh Ann. Family will receive friends from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. on Monday, March 29, 2010 at Newcomer Funeral Home, 3940 Kettering Blvd., Kettering. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, March 30, 2010 at the funeral home. Pastor Travis Hudson of Moraine Heights Baptist Church, where John was a member, will be officiating. Burial will follow at Miami Valley Memory Gardens.