Paul 'Wilmer' 'Brooksie' Brooks, 97

CAMBRIDGE - Paul "Wilmer" "Brooksie" Brooks, died Sunday, June 7, 2009, in Dorchester General Hospital. He was 97. Born on March 17, 1912, in Dorchester County, he was the son of the late Rev. Charles Wesley Brooks and Frederica Wilhelmina Schultz Brooks. Mr. Brooks was a life member of Cambridge Wesleyan Church. For his entire working career, he was an automotive mechanic having worked for Bennett's Automotive which used to be located on Race Street in Cambridge. In his earlier years, Mr. Brooks had been a member of the Rescue Fire Company and the Cambridge Moose Lodge 1211, where he had served as a past governor. Mr. Brooks lived a good Christian life. He enjoyed playing gospel tapes, records and watching gospel shows on television. Mr. Brooks had also enjoyed attending church services while he had been a resident at Mallard Bay Care Center. Preceding him in death, besides his parents, was his first wife, Elizabeth M. Brooks who died in 1977; his second wife, Lois Burton Brooks who died in 2004; a brother, Carlton Wesley Brooks; a sister, Frieda Louise McCollister; a niece, Ruth Ann Nichols; and a nephew, Arnold Brooks Jr. Surviving is his step-daughter, Joyce "Peggy" Pardee of Delmar, Del.; a brother, Arnold "Buster" Brooks of Cambridge; nieces, Doris Era of Secretary, Carole Spoon of Coudersport, Pa., Karen Bell of Seaford, Del., and Diane Murphy of Cambridge; nephews, Rev. Charles Welsey Brooks of Taneytown, Clifford Brooks of Baltimore, and Kenneth E. Mills of Rehoboth, Del.; numerous great-nieces and great-nephews; and special caregivers, Genevieve B. Cannon, H. Rodney Cannon and Dr. Irving Mace Phillips Jr. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2009 at Cambridge Wesleyan Church, Race St., Cambridge, where the family will receive friends one hour prior to the service. Officiating at the service will be Rev. Joseph C. Harmon, Pastor of Cambridge Wesleyan Church and Rev. Charles W. Brooks, nephew of the deceased. Burial will follow at Dorchester Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be H. Rodney Cannon, Kenneth E. Mills, Jack Burton, Alan "Buck" Burton, Jay Burton, Mace Phillips and Dr. Irving Phillips. In lieu of flowers, memorial offerings may be made in Mr. Brooks memory to The Wesleyan Church Camp Fund, c/o Ms. Paulette Meekins, Treasurer, 1108 Race St., Cambridge, MD 21613; or to Signature Health Care at Mallard Bay Activity Dept., 520 Glenburn Ave., Cambridge, MD 21613. Arrangements are entrusted to Curran-Bromwell Funeral Home, P.A. To send online condolences, please visit www.curran-bromwell.com/obituaries