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    Bertha Mae Brooks

    May 17, 1935 - June 7, 2021

    Bertha Mae Brooks was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on May 17, 1935 the daughter of the late Clyde Alexander and Bertha Edna Melinda Bell Melson Franks. On January 21, 1955 she was united in marriage to Johnny Boyd Stricklin, who preceded his wife in death on July 9, 1978. On July 17, 1981 she was united in marriage to Charles W. Brooks, Jr., who preceded her in death on March 9, 2019. Bertha was a homemaker and also helped her husband with upholstery work and farming. She was a member of Abrams Chapel Methodist Church and attended Savannah Seventh Day Adventist Church. Bertha enjoyed canning, singing and playing music with her family. She always loved being outdoors and working in her garden. Bertha departed this life on Monday, June 7, 2021 in Savannah, Tennessee at the age of 86 years and 21 days. She is survived by her daughter, Rita Jackson of Linden, Tennessee; step daughters, Cyndi, Melanie, and Anna; grandchildren, Kimberly Renee Stricklin and Rachel Danielle Jackson; great grandchildren, Madison, Lyssa, Landon, Ian, Alaina, and Aiden; 10 step grandchildren; 3 step great grandchildren; brothers, Clyde A. Franks, Jr. and J. C. Franks, both of Savannah, Tennessee, and William Franks of Manchester, Tennessee; and sister, Susie Wilson of Savannah, Tennessee. In addition to her first husband, Johnny Boyd Stricklin, second husband, Charles Brooks, Jr., parents, she was preceded in death by one infant son, one daughter, Linda Gail Stricklin, brother, James Lewis Franks, and sister, Sarah Evelyn Franks.

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    Bertha Mae Brooks was born in Hardin County, Tennessee on May 17, 1935 the daughter of the late Clyde Alexander and Bertha Edna Melinda Bell Melson Franks. On January 21, 1955 she was united in marriage to Johnny Boyd Stricklin, who preceded... View Obituary & Service Information

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