Neal-Tarpley Parchman Funeral Home Reporting
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Lester Ray Brooks, 65, of Clarksville, TN, passed away on Monday, February 16, 2015, at Gateway Medical Center.
Lester was born on April 4, 1949 in Trion, GA to the late Odes William Brooks and Lula Mae James Brooks. He was also preceded in death by two brothers and two sisters.
Funeral service will be held on Friday, February 20, 2015, at 11 a.m. at Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Chapel with Rev. James Sanders officiating. Burial will be at Kentucky Veterans Cemetery-West in Hopkinsville, KY with full military honors. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Thursday, February 19, 2015, and from 10 a.m. until the hour of service on Friday, February 20, 2015 at the funeral home.
Lester was a Retired U.S. Army Veteran. He was the second director of The Retired Enlisted Association (TREA). He was also a deputy with the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Department for 15 years and realtor for Honeycutt Realty. He was a member of Hilldale Baptist Church.
Lester is survived by his wife of 31 years, Son Brooks of Clarksville, TN; two sons, Anthony Brooks of Rome, GA and Luke (Jennifer) Brooks of Cartersville, GA; two daughters, Phyllis Brooks of Ooltewah, GA and Melissa (Casey) Brooks of Trion, GA; sister, Arlene Crabtree of Summerville, GA; nine grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.
Arrangements entrusted to Neal-Tarpley-Parchman Funeral Home, 1510 Madison Street, Clarksville, TN 37040.
Online condolences may be made at www.neal-tarpley.com.