Phyllis Adams Brooks
February 25, 1939 ~ November 5, 2016
Resided in:
Candler, NC
Asheville Butterfly Trail
Phyllis Adams Brooks, 77, of Candler, died Saturday, November 5, 2016 at Mission Hospital.
A native of Cullowhee, NC, she was a daughter of the late Theodore and Eva Hooper Adams. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Charles Homer Brooks, Jr., daughter Neva Elizabeth Brooks, sister Margaret Painter, and brother Marvin Adams.
Surviving are her sons Adam Brooks and his wife Michelle, and David Brooks and his wife Irene; grandchildren Emily Brooks and Jamie Brooks; sister Genevieve Smith of Raeford, NC; brother Bill Adams and his wife Glenda of Sylva, very special sister-in-law, Sue Adams of Sylva; and her precious nieces and nephews.
A memorial service will be held on Thursday, November 10, at 6:30pm in the chapel of Groce Funeral Home, Patton Avenue. The family will receive friends immediately following.
Memorials may be made to Enka Candler Fire and Rescue. P.O. Box 340, Candler, NC 28715.
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Phyllis and I went to school together she was a very pretty girl. Condolence to her family.
Adam, Michelle and Emily – you guys are our heart and you know the depth of our sadness right now. We love you and are praying for you!
Our sincere condolences. We’ll be praying for your family.
Prayers and special blessings, for Phyllis, she was a wonderful person, we will miss her.
Adam & David
I am so sorry for the loss of your precious Mother. Phyl and I were a lot more than neighbors we were friends. We went thru a lot together over the years. She was always so good to Kevin and we both thought the world of her. I pray and ask God to wrap his arms around you and that you will feel his presence and lean on him during this very difficult time. God will never put more on us than we can bear. Matthew 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn for they shall be comforted.
I am so sorry for your loss of your mother. My prayers for the family. God Bless you all.
To the Brooks family, my thoughts and prayers go out to you. So sorry for your loss. The loss of a loved one brings us feelings of anguish and grief, but you can find comfort and hope in God’s word, the Bible. John 5:28,29 says, ‘Do not be amazed at this, for the hour is coming in which all those in the memorial tombs will hear his voice and come out.’ What this can mean for you is a real hope of being reunited with your dead loved ones in a Paradise on earth where ‘death is no more.’ (Revelation 21:3,4)
May the Lord’s light shine upon you as you rest in eternal peace, and may he touch the hearts of those you love and give them comfort in their hour of need.
My deepest condolences to the Brooks family.
I was a classmate of Phyllis in Jr. high at
Cullowhee. What a beautiful nice girl she was. I’ve always remembered her.
God bless her and all of the family.
Larry Owen
Ruthie & I were so sorry to hear of Phyllis passing. Our thoughts & prayers are with the family.
Robbie & Ruthie Dempsey
I just saw Phyllis the other day and she was so sweet. God bless all the family.
Doris Monteith
Sylva, NC
So sorry to hear of Phyllis’s passing. She was such a sweet lady, always smiling. Keeping the family close in our thoughts and prayers. Love, The Glenn Stewart family, Janet, Glenna, and Loretta
Dear Adam and Family,
You have my condolences on the passing of your dear Mother, Phyllis. Please know that you all are in prayers, and that our Lord Jesus Christ will continue to minister to all of you, while you are in the state of grieving for her absence with you. Rest assured that your Mother, Phyllis, is with our Lord, and neither she, nor you, would urge her presence back on this Earth, because she is perfectly content forever with our Savior. Love in Christ…
Adam and David Brooks and families. I am sorry to hear of your Mother’s passing. I wish you all the comfort that God above can bestow upon you. I also regret that I will not be able to attend the memorial service.
Adam, Michelle, & Emily, Bryan and I are very sorry for your loss. We won’t be able to attend the memorial service but wanted to express our sincere sympathy. May God bless you.
Thoughts and prayers are with your family Adam , Michelle ,and your dear daughter, Emily,
We love you all dearly! Our deepest sympathy
My deepest sympathies to the Brooks family. Sorry for your loss. I know that your family is the loss of a dear loved one. This indeed is a very painful time. Please accept my sympathies. Rest assured that our loving God, Jehovah is certainly aware of how you’re feeling. In His Word, the Bible, he promises to raise up the dead through the beautiful hope of a resurrection. (Acts 24:15) May ‘the God of comfort’ give you the strength to get through the days ahead. (2 Corinthians 1:3,4)