THE FLAGLER TRIBUNE
Bunnell, Florida
Thursday, April 29, 1948

 

George W. Brooks, 76 years old, died at 2 A. M. Wednesday at his home on Congress Street in Daytona Beach. Although he had been in failing health for several years, he died suddenly.

Funeral services and burial will be at 2 o'clock this afternoon at the Holly Hill cemetery. Garcia Funeral Home will be in charge of arrangements.

Mr. Brooks lived here several years before moving to Daytona Beach about five years ago.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Frances Brooks and one son, Homer Brooks, of Holly Hill; three daughters, Mrs. Ethel Baker of Holly Hill; Mrs. Murtie Gray of St. Augustine; and Mrs. Bertie O'Brien of Jacksonville; two sisters, Mrs. Arthur Durrance of Bunnell, and Mrs. Beulah Guthrie of Green Cove Springs; two brothers, H. H. Brooks of Palatka, and J. J. Brooks of DeLand. Also surviving are two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.