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Raymond Arthur Brooks

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Birth	:	10 Feb 1903 Wabash, Wabash County, Indiana, USA
Death	:	14 Dec 1950 Kern County, California, USA
Burial	:	Mount Vernon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.7323500, -80.5570360
Description	:	BROOKS FUNERAL WEDNESDAY AT 2 Funeral services for Raymond Brooks,North Manchester attorney,who lost his life in a plane crash in California last Thursday will be held in North Manchester,Wedsday afternoon at 2 O'clock. The services will be held in the North Manchester Methodist Church,with Rev F E.Lutes,intimate friend of the family,and the Rev.D.Charles Elson,pastor of the church officiating. Interment will be in Falls Cemetery,Wabash. The body will remain at the Bender Funeral Home,North Manchester,on arrivial from the west Sunday.Friends may call at the funeral home starting Monday. The body of Mr.Brooks will be flown from Redlands,CA.,were killed when Brooks,piloting his own private plane flew into the... Read More	BROOKS FUNERAL WEDNESDAY AT 2 Funeral services for Raymond Brooks,North Manchester attorney,who lost his life in a plane crash in California last Thursday will be held in North Manchester,Wedsday afternoon at 2 O'clock. The services will be held in the North Manchester Methodist Church,with Rev F E.Lutes,intimate friend of the family,and the Rev.D.Charles Elson,pastor of the church officiating. Interment will be in Falls Cemetery,Wabash. The body will remain at the Bender Funeral Home,North Manchester,on arrivial from the west Sunday.Friends may call at the funeral home starting Monday. The body of Mr.Brooks will be flown from Redlands,CA.,were killed when Brooks,piloting his own private plane flew into the side of a mountain near Tehachapi,CA. The plane was lacated last Tuesday at the 5,800 foot level of a mountain range 15 miles from the California city,after more that 40 airplanes had spent 400 hours in the search.The funeral of Mr.Rettig will be in California.Brooks,who also was Wabash County Attorney,was visting relatives on the West Coast at the time of the crash. Ramond Arthur Brooks,405 Gross Ave,North Manchester was born in 1903 to David F. and Anna(cale)Brooks,Wabash.his father is deceased.Brooks moved to North Manchester in 1926,five years after marrying Beatrice Lorraine Churchill,Wabash,in St.Joe,MI. He is survived,in addition to his widow and mother,by two sons and five brothers and sisters.One daughter,Betty Jean,one brother,Harry,preceded him in death.Surviving sons are Raymond Ned,North Manchester,and Ronald David,Arizona State College,Tempe,AR.Surviving sisters are Mrs.Vada Mattews,Chicago;Mrs.Lutz Rettig,Redlands,CA.,Mrs.Clarence Leete,Redlands,CA.,Mrs.Merlin Schlemmer,Almia,CA.his brother,Everett,lives in San Francisco. He was admitted to the bar in Wabash County after graduating from Indiana University with an A.B.degree.During his lifetime he was admitted to practice in the United States Supreme Court as well as the State Court and the Federal Court at South Bend.He was the Wabash County Attorney at the time of his death,and the town attorney for North Manchester.He had run for nomination to the Republican ticket for State Representative.Also a member of the Wabash County Bar Association,Brooks belonged to the Wabash Elks Club.He was very active in the "dry" cause,serving as president of the Anti Saloon League.He was affilliated with the Methodist Church in North Manchester. Although funeral arrangements have not yet been made pending word from Ned who went to California to join in the search for the wrecked plane,it is known that burial will be in Wabash.

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Where is Raymond Arthur Brooks's memorial?
Raymond Arthur Brooks's memorial is located at: Mount Vernon United Methodist Church Cemetery, Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA.
When did Raymond Arthur Brooks death?
Raymond Arthur Brooks death on 14 Dec 1950 in Kern County, California, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Raymond Arthur Brooks's memorial?
Latitude: 37.7323500
Longitude: -80.5570360

Family Members:

Parent

David Frank Brooks

(1866 - 1939)

Anna Mary Cale Brooks

(1874 - 1953)

Spouse

Beatrice Lorraine Churchill Brooks

(1902 - 1995)

Siblings

Vada M Brooks Matthews

(1895 - 1970)

Harry Richard Brooks

(1900 - 1938)

Children

Raymond Ned Brooks

(1927 - 2013)

Betty Jean Brooks

(1930 - 1930)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Mount Vernon United Methodist Church Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7323500, -80.5570360

2. McVey-Stephen Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7420620, -80.5460540

3. Newton-Curry Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7494087, -80.5542450

4. Hedrick Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.7495422, -80.5656586

5. Baker Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.7517310, -80.5696310

6. Wilcher Family Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7567040, -80.5461200

7. Davis Family Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7568360, -80.5455820

8. Curry Farm Burial Ground
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7526680, -80.5289220

9. Hanger Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.7639008, -80.5563965

10. Phillips Family Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7616500, -80.5794190

11. Hedrick Family Burial Ground
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7670090, -80.5520790

12. Phillips Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.7404930, -80.6015370

13. Arbaugh Family Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7492730, -80.5987630

14. Whanger Cemetery
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Coordinate: 37.7630010, -80.5876530

15. James Memorial Church Cemetery
Hokes Mill, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7050830, -80.5201370

16. Hope Chapel Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Hokes Mill, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7049840, -80.5201210

17. Arbaugh Cemetery
Alderson, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7459170, -80.6068780

18. Lincoln Cemetery
Hokes Mill, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7030950, -80.5139600

19. McVey Old Mountain Cemetery
Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7774650, -80.5553570

20. Kincaid - Rookstool Family Cemetery
Alderson, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7480560, -80.6202780

21. Adkins Cemetery
Monroe County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6908430, -80.5999910

22. Hockman Family Burial Ground
Alderson, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7590770, -80.6166120

23. Sinks Grove Baptist Church Cemetery
Sinks Grove, Monroe County, USA
Coordinate: 37.6772560, -80.5483970

24. Baker Cemetery
Alderson, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate: 37.7398870, -80.6284990