Melba D. Brooks
Sept. 4, 1924-March 25, 1996
NILES - Melba D. Brooks, 71, of 1009 Regent St., died at 6:05 p.m. Monday in her home after an illness. Mrs. Brooks was retired from Tony's Supermarket. She was born Sept. 4, 1924, in Caraway, Ark., and had resided in the Niles area since January 1955. On Feb. 5, 1945, in Lake City, Ark., she married Paul E. Brooks. He survives with a daughter, Dian Brooks of Dowagiac; a son, Bruce of Niles; a granddaughter, Melissa Brooks of Niles; and a brother, Shearl Eaves of Niles. She was a member of Bethel Baptist Church.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Halbritter Funeral Home. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday in the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice at Home.
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