Obituary of Archie W. Brooks

IN LOVING MEMORY OF ARCHIE W. BROOKS Archie W. Brooks, son of Harry R. and Cynthia L. (Moore) Brooks, was born April 25, 1921, at Clayton, Kansas, and passed away at the Logan Manor in Logan, Kansas, on January 13, 2014, at the age of 92. Archie moved with his family to Edmond, Kansas, in 1933, where he attended the Sand Creek Country School and graduated from the Edmond High School with the class of 1940. On March 10, 1943, Archie and Frances Roberta "Bertie" Orr were united in marriage in Dodge City, Kansas. They made their home in Dodge City until moving to Clayton, Kansas, to farm the Ike Moore place in 1946. In 1949, they purchased the Sam McKee place north of Densmore where he was a farmer and stockman all of his life. In 1991, they moved to Logan, Kansas. Archie's wife, Bertie, passed away April 25, 1994. Surviving to mourn his passing are his children: Bonnie (Riley) Leidig, Phillipsburg, Kansas; Betty Morgan, Garden City, Kansas; Bobby (Martin) Gassmann, Oakley, Kansas; Bertha (Robert) Williams, Winthrop Harbor, Illinois; and Bill (Sue) Brooks, Oakley; one daughter-in-law, Debra Brooks, Gypsum, Kansas; 12 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren; two brothers, Don (Betty) Brooks, Norton; and Todd Brooks, Edmond; one sister-in-law, DeLores Brooks, Scott City, Kansas; one aunt, Augusta Busey, Lexington, Kentucky; a host of nephews, nieces, and friends. Archie was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, one son, Burton, one son-in-law, Max Morgan, one brother, Calvin Brooks, one sister-in-law, Ruth Brooks, and one nephew, Terry Brooks. Memorials have been established to the Logan Manor and the Logan Fire Department.