Frank & Bright Funeral Home
Maxine Brooks
Aug 23rd, 1931 - Feb 28th, 2014Maxine Elizabeth Brooks, age 82, of Flora, Illinois passed away on Friday, February 28, 2014, at St. John’s Hospital in Springfield, Illinois.
Maxine was born August 23, 1931 in Popejoy, Iowa to Jay Bryan and Mary Adeline (Hackney) Stanley. She was a 1948 graduate of Newton Community High School. Maxine married Harold E. Brooks on September 18, 1949 in Ingraham. He preceded her in death on February 28, 1999. She was a loving and supportive wife and mother of seven children, a dedicated homemaker and talented seamstress. Maxine was a faithful member of First Christian Church in Flora for 50 years, where she enjoyed worshipping, teaching children, helping with youth group activities, and serving in many ways in the women’s ministry. She loved sewing, reading, gardening, flowers, and traveling. Family was important to her and she enjoyed spending time with her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and extended family.
She is survived by her children: Mary Johnson of Angola, Indiana, Debra White of Indianapolis, Indiana, Sherry (Dan) Kuhlig of Flora, Melinda (Clark) Shaw of Greeley, Colorado, Rebecca (Mark) Chopson of Flowery Branch, Georgia, Jay (Melani) Brooks of Springfield, and Julie (Tom) Walters of Gardner, Kansas; 3 brothers: Don (Elda) Stanley of Ingraham, Larry (Betty) Stanley of Flora, and Jerry (Martha) Stanley of Ingraham; 20 grandchildren: Michael Johnson, Laura (Johnson) Guill; Andrew, Sarah, and Abigail White; Matthew Kuhlig, Adrien (Kuhlig) McFadden; Landon and Sarah Shaw; Patrick, Daniel, Benjamin, Shannon, and Shelby Chopson; Faith, Anna and Sophia Brooks; Elizabeth, Emily, and Hannah Walters; 8 great-grandchildren: Caleb, Sophia, Simeon, Arabella, London, Mattea, Charlie, and Ellie; her aunts: Hazel Stanley and Lucille Stanley and many nieces, nephews, and cousins. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, a brother (Dale Stanley), a grandson (Aaron White), and a son-in-law (Stan Johnson).
The funeral service for Maxine Brooks will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 4, 2014 at Frank & Bright Funeral Home in Flora. Interment will be Ingraham Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. on Monday, March 3, 2014 at Frank & Bright Funeral Home. Memorial donations may be given to First Christian Church Bible College Fund and will be received at the funeral home.