Flora J. Brooks

FLORA JONES BROOKS Flora Jones Brooks, 88, of Candler, died Sunday, February 10, 2008, at Pisgah Manor Health Care Center. Mrs. Brooks was born August 22, 1919, in Canton, to the late Herbert G. and Addie Henderson Jones. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Alva Mae Moore and a brother, Clifford Jones. Mrs. Brooks retired from American Enka in 1982 after 33 years of service. She was a member of Starnes Cove Baptist Church. She is survived by one daughter, Bernice B. Cannon (Clarence), of Candler; one son, O'Brien Brooks (Deborah), of Cramerton; grandchildren, Mark O'Brien Brooks (Anne), Jill B. Rhinehart (Casey), Brandon A. Brooks, John A. Cannon (Kaye), Lesley C. Hutchens (Eric), and Eric B. Cannon (Jane); great-grandchildren, Abbie and Zack Brooks, Kinsey and Nicolas Rhinehart, Alton Cannon, Elijah and Ella Hutchens, and Ainsley and Graham Cannon; and one sister, Delia J. Johnson of Canton. Funeral services will be at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Starnes Cove Baptist Church with the Revs. Charlie Sams and Jill Rhinehart officiating. Burial will be at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends Tuesday at the church one hour prior to the service. Memorials may be made to Starnes Cove Baptist Church Building Fund, 149 Starnes Cove Road, Asheville, NC 28806 or to Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation,, 302 Ridgefield Court, Asheville, NC 28806, or to CarePartners Hospice Foundation, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813. The family will be at the home of her daughter, 30 Melton Road, Candler. Groce Funeral Home on Patton Avenue is in charge of the arrangements.