Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Birthbef Dec 25, 1927, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Eleanor M. Brooks
DeathDec 25, 2015, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Eleanor M. Brooks
BurialPine Hill (Burlington) Cemetery, Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina3, Eleanor M. Brooks
FatherRoy Ernest MANSFIELD (1907-1970)
MotherMargaret Louise CAMPBELL (1906-1980)
Spouses
BirthJul 31, 1921470, James Howell Brooks
DeathApr 20, 1970470, James Howell Brooks
BurialPine Hill (Burlington) Cemetery, Main St, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina470, James Howell Brooks
ChildrenDebbie
Obituary Online notes for Eleanor MANSFIELD
12/27/2015

Eleanor M. Brooks
 
 BURLINGTON — Mrs. Eleanor M. Brooks, 88, of Burlington died at the residence of her daughter, Donna Rich, of Burch Bridge Road, Burlington on Friday, December 25, 2015 at 1:05 p.m. following six months of failing health.
 
 A native of Alamance County, she was the wife of the late James Howell Brooks and the daughter of Ernest Mansfield and Margaret Campbell Mansfield, both deceased. She retired from AT&T and was a member of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA). Eleanor attended Trinity Presbyterian Church where she was a member of The Joy Group.
 
 Survivors include two daughters, Donna Rich and husband Jerry and Debbie Wallace and husband Lawrence, all of Burlington; son, Rodney Brooks and wife Denise of Burlington; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
 
 She was preceded in death by a sister, Ernestine Butler and three brothers, Darrell Mansfield, Jimmy Mansfield and Edgar Mansfield.
 
 The funeral service will be conducted at the Rich & Thompson Chapel in Burlington
 
on Monday, December
 
28, 2015 at 3:00 p.m. by Pastor Bruce Wheeler with the family receiving friends from 2 to 3 p.m. prior to the service. Burial will follow in Pine Hill Cemetery. Other times the family will be at the home of the daughter, Debbie Wallace, 2942 Snug Harbor Road, Burlington, NC.
 
 Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of Alamance-Caswell, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, NC 27215 or to Trinity Presbyterian Church, 101 Eastgate Drive, Elon, NC 27244.
 
 Condolences may be offered at www.richandthompson.com. 3, Eleanor M. Brooks
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