Mrs Mary Katherine Brooks

Mary Katherine Brooks, of Bartlesville, went to be in the everlasting arms of her Savior on Monday, November 30, 2015, at the age of 81. Mary was born on July 7, 1934 in Parsons, Kansas to William and Olive (Lansdowne) Cooper and was the oldest of four girls. She married the love of her life, Melvin Eugene Brooks, on November 30, 1951 in Caney, Kansas, and graduated from Caney High School in 1952. She was a devoted wife and mother, who loved and cared for her family as a homemaker; living in Biloxi, Mississippi and San Antonio, Texas as her husband served his country in the U.S. Air Force. The Brooks family moved back to Caney after serving in the Air Force, and then settled in Bartlesville in 1958. In 1974, Mary had the opportunity of a lifetime being able to live with her husband in London, England. While there she and her husband helped establish a Church of Christ, as she loved her Savior and his church unendingly. Mary was passionate about learning the English culture, and was fascinated by the royal family. In 1977, Mary and Mel moved back home to Bartlesville where they would remain together until her passing. She loved Gone With the Wind, her beautiful family and enjoyed cooking — especially her recipe for potato soup, something she continued remembering and talking about until her final days. She was an extremely active member of the Adams Blvd. Church of Christ, where she brightened the lives of many with her love and always smiling face. Mary is survived by her husband of 64 years, Melvin Brooks, of Bartlesville; one son, Steve Brooks, and wife Debbie of Dewey, Oklahoma; one daughter, Trish Thompson, and husband Jerry of Bartlesville; one sister, Marjorie Kocher, and her husband Oliver, of Bartlesville; three grandchildren, Nathan Thompson of Bartlesville, Amber Thompson of Bartlesville, and Whitney Beeman and her husband Kyle of Dallas, Texas; one honorary granddaughter, Kyela McCrory and her husband Jonathan of Vidalia, Georgia; two great-grandchildren; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, neices and nephews across the nation, including her aunt, Laura Davis, of Lubbock, Texas. She was proceeded in death by her parents, William and Olive Cooper, of Coffeyville, Kansas; and two sisters, Billie Jean Ele, of Coffeyville, and Ellen Ellington of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. A memorial service will be held Thursday, December 3, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the Adams Blvd. Church of Christ in Bartlesville with Dave Hammonds officiating. Private family interment will be held at a later date at the Sunny Side Cemetery in Caney, Kansas. Memorial contributions can be made to Hope Harbor Children’s Home in Claremore, to the Adams Blvd. Church of Christ, or to Rivercross Hospice. Arrangements are under the direction of Stumpff Funeral Home and Crematory.

Mrs Mary Katherine Brooks

July 7, 1934 - November 30, 2015