OBSEQUIES DEACON FRANK RANOLD aulamillion ae Alec moving to0 Holladay, UT fs Lev eo became members of the Deliverance | : LSeo =e - Temple Church of Godin Christ ays Sanday Monit eon uly 2agi! 2011 in Gilbert, AZ, The Chief Servant cies eee in(ihe state | Utah. He also worked for Morton Thiokol and was a member of the Elks under the late Bishop - M.A. Givens i in - SEC: He served several positions in| — the church while in Utah, including ‘FIRST BLACK commanded one of Hisearthly = ~ for duty from labor to reward. Deacon Frank Ranold Brooks, Sr 87 1 of to Chandler, AZ, transitioned from. this a committee. They later moved to Chandler, AZ and for : SR BROOKS, Lodge asa trustee. servants to serve no more and to report : deacon and Hila anew life of eternal promise and ; ‘heavenly bliss. | pers OF | OWNED > ~ MULTIMILLION DOLLAR BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF the past c 2) | dléven <- years, served — He was born December 13, 1923 i in 7 faithfully Pelowsnp Charl late Frank R, and Marie Taylor Brooks. - “atthe Agape cs Lexington, MO the eldest son tothe He served his country faithfully during | under the ministry: of Pastor a World War II where he was stationed — ~ Lawrence L. Golding and Prophetess in Middle Eastern Europe, and was — : Esther M. Golding, where he served _ later hon- — | ~ orably dis- - asa deacon and was faithful t until the ‘MET AND MARRIED. - THE LOVE OF HIS LIFE, sorely missed by all. ORETHA B. OWENS BROOKS a He moved - to Utah © during the 1940’s where he ON DECEMBER 4, 1946” L 7 He worked for over 40 years and | le ~ met and married the love of his life, — OrethaB. Owens Brookson - December 4, 1946 with whom he 8 shared sixty four years of marriage until her passing. From this union | retired from the Union Pacific | Railroad i in 1984. He always _ _ possessed an entrepreneur mindset. While working for the Union Pacific Railroad he owned several | businesses including a café named mark song “Jesus said it”, watching old _ western and cowboys movies, cooking, ; entertaining, dining, fishing, boating, — ~ camping, and traveling. He will pos end. - charged. He loved spending time with his family, attending church and singing his trade- | : He was preceded i in death by his wife” Oretha O. Brooks, both parents;one _ son, Frank Brooks Jr and ten brothers | : and sisters: Thelma Revere, Eva Mae > _ Wilson, Mary Elizabeth Walker, — _ Frances Ware, Charles Brooks, Vernon Brooks Sr, Earl Slaughter, Thomas | _ Slaughter, Ethel Brooks and Oscar Brooks. — He leaves to mourn his s children, two sons: Dr. Marlon Brooks; Owen the “The Colonial Grill” and co- _ (Camilla) Brooks; and four daughters: ce owned a barbeque restaurant with © - Virneda Brooks, Aretha L johnny)— daughters. He and his wife residedin _ his four brothers ‘ named “28th Street Gardner, Esther M (Lawrence) Golding both Holladay and Ogden, UT before mo]_ Barbeque”. His most successful : | and Thilene (Earl) Samuel. Eleven | were born three sons and four — _ moving to Chandler AZ. They were part of the founding : members of the Wall Avenue/Finley Temple Church | of God in Christ, under the ministry_ _ of Elder Girley, Bishop Isaac Finley ?: business venture was H & F © ‘maintenance where he partnered — with his good friend the late Homer Reed. H & F maintenance was __ 2 awarded Small Business of the year and Bishop Nathaniel Jones, Jr, where _| | aka 1973, and was s the first black | ~ they served faithfully for many years — before moving to Holladay, UT. He > was also a member of the Griffin Temple Church of God in Christ under the late Elder Dave F Griffin, . Grandchildren and ten great _ grandchildren; one brother: Ralph — | Brooks, Sr and one sister: Minnie im) - Leigh, the Agape Fellowship Church : family: and a host of « cousins, nephews, ‘ _ nieces and friends. a wh Services will be held August ¢ 6, 2011 atl 00 pm at ite Griffin - o FRANK BROOKS. eee a os Memorial Church of God in Christ, 2424 E Avenue Ogden - Utah with Pastor Henry, McAllister, Officiating. A viewing will be held on August 5, 2011 from 6:00 to 8:00 pm at the Lindquist Mortuary, 1867 N. Fairfield Road, Layton, Utah | a 84041. CPaaeleees caninibe sent toempndaute Moxie com = :