Published: January 30, 2009 12:53 am      

John Howard Brooks Sr.

Graveside services for John Howard Brooks Sr., 90, of Orange will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Myrtle Springs Cemetery in Elkhart.

Mr. Brooks died Wednesday.

Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at Claybar Funeral Home in Orange.

Mr. Brooks was born March 16, 1918, in Elkhart to John Hetty and Mary Emma (Yelderman) Brooks.

He was a member of Winfree Baptist Church, Boilermakers Local 587, the Democratic National Committee, Mid-County Singles Club and the Pompano Club. He enjoyed dancing, gardening and farming.

Mr. Brooks was preceded in death by his parents, John and Mary Brooks; wife, Gerry Brooks; grandson, Buddy Stephens; and sister, Lois Hutton.

He is survived by his children, Victora Ruthann Hudnall, Rosemary Hodgkinson and husband Charles, Wanda Jackson and husband Ulen, Martha Rothkamm and husband Rusty, Jennifer Garrett and husband Joe, and John Howard “Buzz” Brooks Jr. and wife Karen; grandchildren, Teresa Allen, Renee Wasinger, Clay Hudnall, Shon Hodgkinson, Jenny Louviere, Spencer Jackson and H. K. Rothkamm, “Stormy” Rothkamm, Misty Croley, Rob Brooks, Lauren Aslaksen and Johanna Aker; 15 great-grandchildren; and sister, Rene Self.

Memorial contributions may be made to MD Anderson Cancer Center, an organization that John frequently contributed to.