Fannie Brooks

Fannie Dell Brooks was born March 16, 1935 in Crawford, MS. She was the 7th of 14 children born to Aaron Malone and Josie Neal-Malone. She was baptized at the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church in 1944 by Rev. O. J. Turner, and attended Pleasant Grove School in Crawford, MS, from elementary through 12th grade. She was an active member of Morning Star M.B. Church, for over 50 years, where she served as a member of the Mass Choir in the alto section. Fannie was united in holy matrimony to Roy Brooks on December 24, 1954 and to their union six children were born. Fannie worked as a machinist for Amberg Index and Tile (Esselte Corporation) and retired after over 25 years of service. She was a resident of Kankakee, IL for 57 years. She will be remembered most for her beautiful smile, sharing the Good News of Jesus Christ to others and her delicious macaroni and cheese. Her hobbies were bowling and cooking and she was an avid Chicago Bulls fan. Fannie leaves to cherish her memory, her husband, Roy Brooks of Kankakee, IL; sons and daughters-in-law, R. Chester Brooks of Kankakee, IL, Murry (Karla) Brooks of Matteson, IL, Richard (Laura) Brooks and Donald (Monique) Brooks, all of Kankakee, IL; daughters and sons-in-law, P. Jennette (Rev. Steve) Bland of Detroit, MI and Sharon (Richard) Carter of Kankakee, IL; brothers and sisters-in-law, Johnnie (Stella) Malone of Crawford, MS and Aaron (Vernial) Malone, II of Flint, MI; sisters, Lillie Segar of Kankakee, IL, Sophie M. Allen of Crawford, MS, Priscella Greene of Kankakee, IL and Jossie Ledbetter-Redmond of Crawford, MS; aunts, Nancy Norris and Maggie Peters, both of Starkville, MS; uncles, Walter (Annie) Malone of Crawford, MS and William (Geraldine) Malone of Flint, MI; other sisters-in-law, Rosie B. Malone of Crawford, MS, Mary Ella Malone of San Antonio, TX and Helen Malone and Ruth Malone, both of Flint, MI; close friends, Sarah Malone and Hattie Hairston; 19 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and a host of other relatives and friends. Fannie was preceded in death by her father, Aaron Malone; her mother, Josie Malone; brothers, Arthur J. Malone, Joe R. Malone, John L. Malone, Robert D. Malone, J.D. Malone, Appling Malone and Vernon Malone; sister, Rosie Malone and grandchildren, TeShawn Johnson-Carter and Bria Bland.

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Fannie Brooks

March 16, 1935 - April 3, 2021