Brooks, Ralph Dean

1933 - 2012  (78 years)

• Name	Brooks, Ralph Dean
  		Ralph Dean Brooks (1933-2012)
  Birth	24 Jul 1933	Jasper County, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BROO.R012
  _FGRAVE	83505668
  Military Service	Korean War, Private, United States Army
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army Prior to the establishment of the "Department of the Army Emblem", there was no official display item to identify the Army. The Seal had traditionally been used to authenticate documents only and was not authorized for public display. In recognizing the need to provide a display item, the Secretary of the Army approved the emblem design as the…
  		Korean War (1950-1953)
  		Korea
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  Death	13 Jan 2012	St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois
  Burial	Brooks Cemetery, Jasper County, Illinois
  Person ID	I54871	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2024

  
  

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  Birth - 24 Jul 1933 - Jasper County, Illinois Death - 13 Jan 2012 - St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois Burial - - Brooks Cemetery, Jasper County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  NEWTON - Ralph D. Brooks, 78, Newton, died Friday (Jan. 13, 2012). Arrangements incomplete: Blake-Buchanan Funeral Home, Newton NEWTON - Ralph Dean Brooks, 78, of Newton died at 10:25 p.m. Friday (Jan. 13, 2012) at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital in Effingham. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Blake-Buchanan Funeral Home in Newton with the Rev. Mark Wilkinson officiating. Burial will be at Brooks Cemetery in Newton with military rites by the Jasper Post 20 American Legion. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today (Jan. 18) at the funeral home. He was born July 24, 1933, in Jasper County, the son of Victor and Beulah Cox Brooks. Survivors include one son, Dennis Brooks of Newton; two daughters, Deania Trimble of Newton, and Doris Facer of Paris; one brother, Larry Brooks of Newton; two sisters, Sharon Gerber of Champaign, and Wanda Brackett of Tuscon; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by four brothers and two sisters. Mr. Brooks was formerly employed with United Technologies Automotive in Newton. He was a U.S. Army veteran. Memorials may be made to the Jasper County Cancer Support Fund.