A Celebration of Life visitation for Ben Sorrells Brooks Jr., 77, of Cornelia, will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Banquet Room at First Baptist Church of Cornelia starting at 4 until 6 p.m. Grant Reeves Honor Guard will be presenting military honors at 4 p.m.
Mr. Brooks went home to be with the Lord Sept. 9, 2022.
Born July 8, 1945, he was the son of the late Ben Sorrells Brooks Sr. and Frances Ginn Brooks. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his grandmother, Mae "Macie" Newman Ginn.
Ben served three years in the United States Navy as an aircraft mechanic. Mr. Brooks worked for DeKalb County Police Department as a police/training officer, where he met his wife, Cecilia Huff Brooks. They married Oct. 23, 1982. He started Northeast Georgia Environmental Service, LLC and later worked for his cousin, Don Brooks, at Falling Waters Construction as a project manager. After retiring, he spent time with his family including watching grandchildren, helping his son start his own business, and serving others at First Baptist Church of Cornelia and the Cornelia Soup Kitchen.
Survivors include his wife, Cecilia Huff Brooks of Cornelia; son and daughter-in-law, Jeremy Ben and Tracy Brooks of Lavonia; son and daughter-in-law, Cecil Walton and Ashley Brooks of Clarkesville; daughter and son-in-law, Eleanor Esta and John Edmonds of Cornelia; son, Anthony Brooks of Conyers; grandchildren, Natalie Saucedo, Katie Saucedo, Benjamin Brooks, Christine Brooks, John Edmonds Jr., and Christina Brooks; brother and sister-in-law, Walt and Len Brooks of Lawrenceville; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Flowers will be accepted, but Mr. Brooks' wishes were donations to be made to Habersham County Wall of Honor Veterans, P.O. Box 298, Demorest, GA 30535.
Services have been entrusted to Whitfield Funeral Homes & Crematory, South Chapel, Baldwin.