BROOKS, Herbert William 1904 - 1979

BROOKS, MILLER, VOELLER, NORCROSS, FRY

Posted By: Joey Stark
Date: 5/25/2021 at 20:23:28

"The Fairfield (Ia.) Ledger"
Wednesday, May 23, 1979
Page 12, Column 4

H. BROOKS dies at 74

Herbert William BROOKS, 74, Route 2, died at 9:47 p.m. Tuesday at the Jefferson County Hospital where he had been a patient since May 13.

Services will be Friday at 2 p.m. at the Raymond Funeral home. The Rev. Keith Lingwall will officiate and interment will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home.

Herbert William BROOKS was born Dec. 20, 1904, at Shirley, Ind., the son of Charles and Addie MILLER BROOKS.

He married Dora VOELLER March 18, 1924, in Monmouth, Ill. They lived in Illinois until they moved to the Richwoods Community, northeast of Fairfield in 1942 where they farmed. He was a member of the Faith Baptist Church.

In addition to his wife he is survived by two daughters, Lucille NORCROSS, Orion, Ill., and Lois FRY, Kirkland, Ill.; 13 grandchildren, 13 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Cecil BROOKS, Nanuet, N.Y., and Orville BROOKS, Rock Island, Ill.; and a sister, Eunice BROOKS, Stony Point, N.Y.

BROOKS was preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers.

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Ledger"
Thursday, May 31, 1979
Page 11, Column 8

CARD OF THANKS

The words thank you can never begin to tell you how much each of your acts of prayers, food, flowers, memorials, and words of support meant to us during the illness and death of our loved one, Herbert BROOKS. We are especially grateful to the staff of the Jefferson County Hospital, the doctors of the Fairfield Clinic, all the pastors, especially Rev. Lingwall, Raymond Funeral Home, and the ladies of the Esther Unit. We know God will bless you all in a very special way.

Dora BROOKS
Lucille NORCROSS
Lois FRY
Eunice BROOKS
The Grandchildren
The Great Grandchildren

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"The Fairfield (Ia.) Ledger"
Thursday, June 21, 1979
Page 8, Column 6

NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS

THE IOWA DISTRICT COURT
JEFFERSON COUNTY

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF HERBERT WILLIAM BROOKS, DECEASED.

TO ALL PERSONS INTERESTED IN THE ESTATE OF HERBERT WILLIAM BROOKS DECEASED:

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT ON THE 19TH DAY OF JUNE, 1979, THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF HERBERT WILLIAM BROOKS DECEASED BEARING DATE OF THE 12TH DAY OF JANUARY, 1953, WAS ADMITTED TO PROBATE IN THE ABOVE NAMED COURT AND THAT DORA V. BROOKS WAS APPOINTED EXECUTOR OF SAID ESTATE.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT ANY ACTION TO SET ASIDE SAID WILL MUST BE BROUGHT IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF SAID COUNTY WITHIN SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE SECOND PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE, OR THEREAFTER BE FOREVER BARRED.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN THAT ALL PERSONS INDEBTED TO SAID ESTATE ARE REQUESTED TO MAKE IMMEDIATE PAYMENT TO THE UNDERSIGNED, AND CREDITORS HAVING CLAIMS AGAINST SAID ESTATE SHALL FILE THEM WITH THE CLERK OF THE ABOVE NAMED DISTRICT COURT, AS PROVIDED BY LAW, DULY AUTHENTICATED, FOR ALLOWANCE; AND UNLESS SO FILED WITHIN SIX MONTHS FROM THE SECOND PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE (UNLESS OTHERWISE ALLOWED OR PAID) SUCH CLAIM SHALL THEREAFTER BE FOREVER BARRED.

DATED THIS 19TH DAY OF JUNE, 1979.

DORA V. BROOKS
EXECUTOR OF SAID ESTATE
RURAL ROUTE 2,
FAIRFIELD, IOWA 52556

RICHARD D. HOADLEY
ATTORNEY FOR SAID EXECUTOR
121 NORTH COURT;
FAIRFIELD, IOWA 52556

DATE OF SECOND PUBLICATION
28 DAY OF JUNE, 1979
June 21, 28, 1979

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Note: Buried in Lot 4th.061. Wife Dora died in 2002 and is buried in the lot adjoining his, Lot 4th.060.