Alphia Mae Brooks

October 16, 1922 - April 4, 2013

Mrs. Alphia Mae Brooks of Trumann died Thursday, April 4, 2013 at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Ark., at the age of 90 years 5 months and 19 days. She was born Monday, October 16, 1922 in Trumann, Ark., to the late Arthur Brooks and Dottie Henderson Presley. She lived most of her lifetime in Trumann, was a housewife and member of the Central Community Church. She was preceded in death by one grandson, Chad Brooks Benson; two sisters and four brothers. She is survived by her husband, Lowell Lee Brook of the home; two daughters, Betty Brooks Benson and husband Paul of Memphis, Tenn., and Debra Brooks Fowler of Little Rock, Ark.; one sister, Margaret Jewell Sharp of Jonesboro; two grandchildren, Michelle Fowler and Melanie Hotchkiss and one great-grandson, Everett Hotchkiss. Funeral services will be Monday morning at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Thompson Funeral Home with Rev. Milton Cowling officiating. Burial will follow in Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery in Jonesboro, Ark. Pallbearers will be Terry Joe Osment, Jason Osment, Kim Osment, Terry Fowler, Nathan Hotchkiss and Ronnie Benson. Honorary pallbearers will be Lance Sharp and Ronnie Everhart. Visitation will be Sunday afternoon from 3 until 5 at Thompson Funeral Home in Trumann. An online register book can be signed www.thompsonfuneralhome.net