The Rev. A. Franklyn Brooks, Jr. Obituary (1938

The Reverend A. Franklyn Brooks Jr., age 70, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on August 3, 1938, in Charleston, South Carolina the son of Arnold Franklyn, Sr. & Pearl Marie Hiers Brooks, both of whom preceded him in death. He was raised in Charleston and was a 1957, graduate of Rivers High School. He graduated from Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, North Carolina serving as his sophomore, junior, and senior class president and from the College of the Bible Seminary in Lexington, Kentucky. The Rev. Brooks began his calling to ministry at the age of 18 at the First Christian Church in Edward, North Carolina. Rev. Brooks service to the Disciples of Christ Churches lasted for over 52 years when he retired. He had served at many churches, including 25 of those years at First Christian Church of Tupelo, Mississippi and ten years at First Christian Church in downtown Madison when he retired. His passion was ministering, so he began to serve as an interim pastor at many area churches and had just completed as interim in Pensacola, Florida. Rev. Brooks was united in marriage on June 17, 1967 at the Crescent Hill Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, where he was pastoring to Dorothy L. Lindsey. To this beautiful Christian union arrived one daughter and one son to bless their home. Rev. Brooks enjoyed dabbling in antiques after his retirement and enjoyed the booth he had in downtown Madison. He enjoyed in his spare time fishing, hunting, golf, going to auctions, playing cards, traveling, wood working, and socializing. Rev. Brooks had served the Disciples of Christ General Administrative Board and on the board of the Kennedy Memorial Christian Home in Martinsville, Indiana. He enjoyed the Civitan Club and was a member of the DeMolay and the Masonic Lodge in Charleston, South Carolina; and the Nachez Trace Golf Club in Tupelo. Rev. Brooks will be remembered for his helpful and caring nature, his warm hearted smile and his endless devotion to meet the Christian needs of the people in the communities he served in. Rev. Brooks will be greatly missed in the Christian Men's Fellowship and with all of his close friends at the Hammond's Family Restaurant. The Rev. Brooks died on Saturday, March 7, 2009 at 11:08 am at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. A LOVING FAMILY He will be missed by his loving wife: Dorothy L. Lindsey Brooks of Madison, Indiana; his loving daughter: Lori Lyn Brooks Amason & her husband: William David, Jr. of Green Pond, Alabama; his loving son: Tripp Brooks of Dothan, Alabama; his loving sister: Elizabeth Brooks Little & her husband: W. Kenneth, Sr. of Charleston, South Carolina; his adoring grandsons: Trice, Trenton, Trace & Layne; his sisters in law & brothers in law: Gloria & Frank Griggs of Phenix City, Alabama, Mardell & Ronnie McArdle of Phenix City, Alabama, Charlie & Donna Lindsey of Phenix City, Alabama; his four nephews & two nieces. He was preceded in death by his parents: Arnold Franklyn Brooks, Sr. and Pearl Marie Hiers Brooks. CELEBRATION OF LIFE CEREMONY Services will be conducted Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at 1:00 pm, by Pastor Gregory A. Russell, at the First Christian Church, 512 West Main Street in downtown Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Monday from 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana and Tuesday from 11:00 am until time of the service at the First Christian Church, 512 West Main Street in downtown Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS In lieu of flowers the family desire memorials to the First Christian Church or Southern Christian Services of Children & Youth or any church of the donor's choice. Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of The Rev. A. Franklyn Brooks, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.