Bruce Brooks

Services will be at 10:00 A.M. on Friday, August 19, 2011 at Canyon First Assembly of God Church with Rev. David Morgan, pastor, Rev. Billy Nickell, pastor of Amarillo"s First Family Church, and Rev. Tom Shepherd, officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Brooks Chapel. Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery. Bruce W. Brooks was born on March 19, 1931 in Haskell County, Texas to Curtis and Ella Mae Carnley Brooks. He married Julia Mae James in Amarillo on August 20, 1948. He owned and operated Brooks Plumbing, Heating and Air Conditioning in Dumas before moving his business to Ulysses, Kansas. In 1979, they moved to Canyon and he later purchased ACME Plumbing in Amarillo, retiring in 1996. He donated many hours of labor in construction of churches and church camps through the years. He enjoyed gardening, hunting and fishing and loved spending time with his family. He was a loving husband, father and papaw. He was a member of the Canyon First Assembly of God Church. He was preceded in death by a son, Calvin Brooks, in 1994, one brother, and four sisters. The family would like to send a special thank you to Hospice Care of the Southwest for their loving care. Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Julia Brooks; three sons, Anthony Brooks and wife, Shari, Keith Brooks, and Roland Brooks and wife, Caroline; a daughter, Dena Reed; two brothers, Ray Brooks and Glenn Brooks; two sisters, Rosalee Fagan and Peggy Brooks; ten grandchildren, Bryan and Jason Brooks, Wes Reed and Charlie Green, Benji, Cody Kasey and Savannah Brooks, and Chase and Bailey Brooks; and five great grandchildren. The family will be receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Thursday, August 18, 2011 at Brooks Chapel. The family suggests memorials to Canyon First Assembly of God Church, PO Box 332, Canyon, Texas 79015 or Hospice Care of the Southwest, 1301 S. Coulter, Suite 404, Amarillo, Texas 79106.