Isaac Brooks Sr. Obituary (1943

Isaac H. Brooks, Sr., better known as “Pettie”, 71 passed away peacefully in the hands of our Lord on October 1, 2014 at the University of MD Shore Medical Center at Easton. He was born September 21, 1943, son of the late James Brooks Sr. and Sadie B. Brooks. Isaac was educated in the public school system of Talbot County, a graduate of Robert Russum High School, Class of 1961. As a young man he worked at the Thomas Salvage Yard before entering in the Navy. He served in the U.S. Navy for 21 years. After his return home, he was employed with Cadmus Printing until his retirement. He was a very faithful volunteer at Rural Life Museum in Trappe, MD where he received a certificate and gift for his volunteer work at the museum on Tuesday, October 7, 2014. He was a member of Scott’s United Methodist Church where he served as an Usher, the Finance Committee, Methodist Men, attended Bible Study and helped with the Mobile Pantry. He would visit the local hospitals, nursing homes and the sick and shut-in. Isaac leaves his loving memory to his wife of 42 years, Peggy Young Brooks; two sons, Isaac Brooks Jr (Kara), Baltimore, MD and Travis Brooks (Trappe, MD); a daughter, Karen Brooks (Federalsburg, MD); four grandchildren, Johnasia and Jakiyah Adams (both of Federalsburg, MD) and Logan and Kendall Brooks (both of Baltimore, MD); a brother, James E. Brooks (Trappe, MD); an adopted sister, Anna Skinner; a special sister in-law, Ida Young Ositleu; two aunts, Hattie Jacobs and Pauline Copper; a special sister in-law, Ida Young Ositleu and a host of other sisters and brothers in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his sister, Myrtle Copper, three uncles, Charles Jacobs, Isaac and Arthur Copper Sr. and one aunt, Annette Copper. Interment in Paradise Cemetery, Trappe, Maryland.