James L. Brooks Jr., 81, of Mt. Morris, died at 2 a.m. Tuesday, August 18, 1998, at the home of his son, James, in Belle Vernon. Mr. Brooks spent his early life in Templeton, moving to Mt. Morris in 1946. He was a member and a trustee of Mt. Morris United Methodist Church, where he had taught youth Sunday school class and later taught adult Sunday school class. He was a 1935 graduate of Kittanning High School, a 1939 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh, and a 1943 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh Medical School. Mr. Brooks was a captain in the U.S. Army during World War II, having served as a battalion surgeon with the 39th infantry 9th Division. Following his discharge in 1946, he opened a private practice in Mt. Morris, retiring in 1995. He was a member of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, which honored him for 50 years of service, a member of the American Medical Society, a member of the American College of Family Practitioners and a member of Waynesburg Masonic Lodge 153 F. & AM and was honored in 1996 as Masonic Man of the Year. In 1994, Dunkard Grange honored him as Citizen of the Year. Mr. Brooks enjoyed traveling, hunting and fishing. Surviving are his wife, Kathryn Hauger Brooks, whom he married June 18, 1943; three sons, Dr. James L. Brooks III of Belle Vernon, Daniel E. Brooks of New Braunfels, Texas, and William J. Brooks of Waynesburg; four grandchildren, Wendy Erhardt, Jill Griffith, Julie Brooks and Debra Brooks; two great-grandchildren; and a sister, June Hartman of Pittsburgh. Deceased are a brother, Bobby Brooks; and a sister, Helen Brooks. Copyright ©1998 Observer Publishing Co.Last updated Wednesday, August 19, 1998James L. Brooks Jr.
Mt. Morris doctor was World War II veteran
He was born December 7, 1916, in Templeton, a son of James L. and Dovie Bargerstock Brooks Sr.