Brooks, Wilson O'Neal

Services for Wilson O'Neal Brooks will be 10 a.m. Saturday, September 30, 
2006, in the chapel of Rader Funeral Home, with the Reverend Jonathan 
Jehorek and Dr. W.D. O'Neal officiating. Burial will follow in Jordan 
Valley Cemetery. Mr. Brooks passed away Wednesday morning, September 27, 
2006, at a local nursing home. Services are under the direction of Rader 
Funeral Home of Longview. Wilson was born June 9, 1917, in Long Branch, 
Texas, to Eli and Anna Brooks. He proudly served his country in the United 
States Army, with combat duty in the South Pacific during World War II. Mr. 
Brooks taught math for more than 30 years in both Oklahoma and Tyler. Mr. 
Brooks was involved in many community activities and volunteered with 
Habitat for Humanity, Meals on Wheels, Longview Community Ministries, the 
East Texas Council on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, and many others. He and his 
wife, Lady, were also longtime, faithful members of First Presbyterian 
Church in Longview. He was preceded in death in 2001 by his wife of 53 
years, Lady Brooks; and two sisters, Zelma King and Lottie Thompson. 
Survivors include his daughter, Arnetta Burns of Dallas; son, Roderick 
Brooks of Colorado Springs, Colo.; one sister, Wylma Durley; grandson, 
Dwight Burns and his wife, Ursula; two granddaughters, Stacy 
Burns- Haliburtin and her husband, Gary, and Ursula Brooks; 
great-grandchildren, Chloe Brooks-Kistler, Hailee Brooks-Kistler, Ari 
Burns, Lex Burns, and Kara Burns; and several nieces and nephews. A 
memorial guestbook may be signed online at www.raderfh.com.

Published in the Longview News-Journal on 9/29/2006.