hmtl5 Bessie Laura Brooks b. 4 Feb 1928 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana d. 2 Mar 1978 Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana: Hedges Genealogy

Bessie Laura Brooks

Female 1928 - 1978  (50 years)


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  • Name Bessie Laura Brooks 
    Born 4 Feb 1928  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Gender Female 
    Died 2 Mar 1978  Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    Buried 6 Mar 1978  Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 4, 5
    • Burial information from death certificate.
    Person ID I5111  Hedges
    Last Modified 9 Sep 2023 

    Father Laben "Labe" Brooks,   b. 21 Jan 1891, Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 22 Jul 1979, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 88 years) 
    Mother Bertha Bell Cobb,   b. 30 Nov 1898, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Oct 1979, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Married 21 Mar 1914  Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F818  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John LeRoy Brent,   b. 31 Dec 1923, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1986, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 62 years) 
    Married 24 May 1947  Marion County, Indiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 22 Dec 2021 
    Family ID F2220  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 4 Feb 1928 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 24 May 1947 - Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 2 Mar 1978 - Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 6 Mar 1978 - Floral Park Cemetery, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Mrs. John Brent II
      Services for Mrs. John L. (Bessie Brooks) Brent II, 50, 4121 Standish Drive, a lifelong Indianapolis resident, will be held at 11:30 a.m. Monday in Conkle Speedway Funeral Home, with burial in Floral Park Cemetery. She died Thursday in Westview Osteopathic Medical Hospital. She was a member of Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Survivors besides her husband, included two sons, John L. Brent III and Mark S. Brent; two daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Prosses and Miss Melinda Brent, and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Laben Brooks, all of Indianapolis.
      The Indianapolis Star, Indianapolis, Indiana. Saturday, 4 March 1978.
      [5, 6]

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Birth certificate.

    2. [S7] Death certificate.

    3. [S25] Census.

    4. [S6] Find a Grave.

    5. [S9] Obituary.

    6. [S87] Newspaper article.