1943 - 2016 (72 years)
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Name |
Jerry Alvin Brooker |
Born |
1 Dec 1943 |
Pierce County, Georgia |
Gender |
Male |
Died |
13 Mar 2016 |
Waycross, Ware, Georgia |
Buried |
Waters Cemetery, Pierce County, Georgia |
Person ID |
I8599 |
Martin Family |
Last Modified |
23 Jul 2018 |
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Notes |
Died:
- Jerry A. Brooker Sr.
Jerry Alvin Brooker Sr., 72, of Blackshear, died early Sunday morning (March 13, 2016) at Baptist Village Retirement Communities following a short illness.
A lifelong resident of Blackshear, he was born Dec. 1, 1943 to the late Lester Lloyd Brooker Sr. and Clara Lucille Altman Brooker. He was retired from Gold Kist Pecan Company as a warehouse foreman and from General Housing as a forklift operator. He was a member of Carters Chapel Church in Scuffletown.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Jean Ivey Brooker, a son, Dewayne Brooker, and six brothers, Lester Brooker, Lawrence Brooker, Leon Buddy Brooker, Jay Wayne Brooker, Cecil Brooker and Tommy Brooker.
Survivors include a son, Jerry A. Brooker Jr. (Helen Combee), of Waycross; two daughters, Tammy Brooker, of Waycross, and Melissa Brooker (Matt Cribbs), of Richmond Hill; eight grandchildren, Brandon Brooker, Shane Cribbs, Isaiah Brooker, Allie Brooker, Jessica Smith, Tonya Gill, D.J. Gill and Devlin Combee; a great-granddaughter, Emma Faye Cribbs; a brother, Carroll "C.A." Brooker (wife, Joann), of Blackshear; a sister, Molly Brooker Harper (husband, Jimmy), of Tifton; and several nieces, nephews and other relatives.
A graveside service will take place Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock at Waters Cemetery in Blackshear. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the graveside.
Sympathy may be expressed by signing the online registry at www.hartfh.com
Hart Funeral Home of Blackshear is in charge of arrangements.
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