Mrs. Mamie A. Lapsley Brooks was born on August 14, 1950 to the late Mrs. Georgia Mae and Mr. William Arthur Lapsley. She was number two of the nine children born to this union. She accepted Christ at an early age and joined Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Newbern, Alabama. She later joined Zion United Methodist Church, Marion, Alabama, where she served as Sunday School Teacher and Head of the Usher Board and several other auxiliaries. Later in life, she joined Ebenezer Baptist Church, Forkland, Alabama; where she served faithfully until her health failed.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Lizzie Mae Jones and Willie Ruth Collins; one brother, McGraw Lapsley; and sister-in-laws: Elnore Hollins, Pearlie Lanier, Evelyn Brooks, Mae Rose Crews, Leola Custard, Callie Walters; brother-in-law, Elijah Brooks.
Mamie was a longtime employee, Tek Pak, formally known as Aimes, of Marion, Alabama. Until her health started to fail, she worked at Southland Nursing Home, Marion, Alabama.
She made her transition from labor to reward on Thursday, November 12, 2020, peacefully at DCH. She leaves to cherish her wonderful memories: her husband, Jimmy Brooks, Sr.; one son, Jimmy Brooks, Jr.; three daughters, Felicia Flournoy, Kimberly (Jonathan) Jones and Demetric Brooks; nine grandchildren: Demondre Brooks, Robert Flournoy, Javien Brooks, Jasmyne Elliott, Ji’queria Brooks, Michael Flournoy, Ji’mesia Brooks, Shakiya Flournoy and Jo’Nae Jones; four great grands: Liam Brooks, Parker Brooks, K’harter Warren, X’zaria Brooks, one brother: Earnest, Sr. (Willie Jean); four sisters: Marie (Eddie) Womack, Octavia (Albert) Garrett, Georgia (Ronnie) Blount, and CaSandra (Wesley) Melton; three sister-in-laws: Mary Lapsley, Princess Garth and Lue Virgil Bridges; four brother-in-laws: Tommie Jones, Timothy Collins, Howard Brooks, J. C. (Annie Mae) Brooks, Eugene (Sallie) Brooks; and a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
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