Edward "Jackie" Brooks

EDWARD "JACKIE" BROOKS, 87; MR. EDWARD BROOKS WAS BORN ON AUGUST 28, 1926 IN YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO HE WAS THE YOUNGEST CHILD OF CLARKE AND MARY BLACKLEDGE-BROOKS. EDWARD RECEIVED HIS EDUCATION FROM YOUNGSTOWN CITY SCHOOL SYSTEM. HE WAS A MEMBER OF REEDS CHAPEL A.M.E. CHURCH IN YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. HE SERVED IN THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED. EDWARD ALSO WORKED IN YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO AT SHEETS AND TOOLS STEEL MILL. EDWARD RELOCATED TO CLEVELAND, OHIO IN THE 1950'S AND WORKED MANY ODD JOBS AS A PLUMBER, ELECTRICIAN AND CUSTODIAN AND RETIRED FROM HARVARD MANUFACTURING COMPANY IN BEDFORD, OHIO WITH HIS FAVORITE HOBBIES BEING FISHING AND COOKING. EDWARD WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HIS PARENTS CLARKE AND MARY BROOKS, BROTHERS, LUTHER AND ROOSEVELT BROOKS, NUBRON AND WILLIAM BROWN; ONE SISTER, MRS. CLARKIE M. NEAL; AND A SPECIAL FRIEND, WILLIE PEARL MOORE. EDWARD DEPARTED THIS LIFE AT PARK EAST NURSING FACILITY ON JUNE 27, 2014. EDWARD LEAVES TO CHERISH HIS MEMORY, HIS LOVING NIECE AND CAREGIVER, MARY E. HIGBEE (CLEVELAND, OHIO); ONE SISTER-IN-LAW, CHRISTINE BROWN (YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO) AND A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, GREAT NIECES AND GREAT NEPHEWS, OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS. SERVICES BEGIN AT 10:00 AM ON SATURDAY, JULY 5th at Watson's Funeral Home, 10913 Superior Ave. Viewing Thursday, July 3 until 7:00 PM.