Ruth Brooks
Ruth Brooks, 101, of West Union passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at her home.
A graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2015 at West Union Cemetery with the Rev. Chris Ebbers officiating.
S.K. Rogers & Burnham-Wood Funeral Home in West Union is in charge of the arrangements.
Ruth Brooks, was born on December 2, 1913. Ruth was the daughter of Charles Clark and Mabel (Spencer) Hidinger.
Ruth was the last surviving member of the West Union High School class of 1932.
She married Joseph Armand Brooks July 27, 1932, in Reno, Nevada.
They settled in West Union, where Ruth worked as an office assistant for Dr. Harry Moen before working as a lab and x-ray technician at the West Union Community Hospital (in the building the Historical Center now occupies) and Palmer Memorial Hospital for many years.
Armand passed away in 1973.
Ruth married Carlton (Curt) Chamberlain in 1992. He died in 2000.
Ruth worked for more than twenty years as a volunteer at the Fayette County Historical Center, sorting, filing, and researching every afternoon.
She also was active in the Genealogical Society, Senior Citizens, Fayette County Tourism, and DAR for many years.
Survivors include her daughter, Rebecca (Randy) Taff, San Diego, CA; son, Jon (Linda) Brooks, Milton, FL; four grandchildren: Joseph (Hope) Brooks, Spanish Fort, AL; Paul Brooks, Milton, FL; Lisa (Brian) Taff Long, Denver, CO; and Nicholas Taff, Oceanside, CA; six great-grandchildren: Marina Brooks, Robert Taylor, Danielle Brooks, Regan Brooks, Alisa Hemley Brooks, and Sophia Brooks.
Ruth was preceded in death by her parents, two husbands, a son in infancy, and her granddaughter, Penny Brooks Taylor.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in honor of Ruth to the Fayette County Historical Museum in West Union or to Palmer Hospice, whose services allowed Ruth to live her last days in her own home.
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