Richard Ivan Brooks

Richard Ivan Brooks – an 83 year-old native of Whistler and resident of Theodore passed away at his home on Tuesday, April 20, 2010. He was the owner of Beasley Electric Company for 13 years and was a member of the IBEW Local 505 for 62 years. Mr. Brooks was a World War II veteran of the United States Navy. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Wilma Cromer Brooks; son, Paul R. Brooks; two grandchildren, Geoffrey Brooks and Griffin Brooks; sisters, Mae Allen and Ethel Ennis; other relatives and friends. Funeral services will be held from the chapel of Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home on Friday, April 24, 2010, at 12 noon. The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until the service hour. Interment will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Theodore. Condolences may be offered at www.mmgfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home, Mobile, Alabama 36619.