Avis de décès de Harriet-Burch Brooks - Nécrologie - MesAieux.com

Harriet Burch Brooks GAINESVILLE - Harriet Burch Brooks, 82, a nurse, died Sunday Sept. 10, 2006. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Citrus County Unit, P.O. Box 1902, Inverness, Fl. 34451, or call (800) 227-2345. Born May 24, 1924, in DeLand, she was the daughter of William A. Burch and Mary Cadwadler Burch.She earned her nursing degree from Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta and her public-health degree from the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She started her nursing career at Lykes Memorial Hospital in Brooksville. She also was the county nurse for the Citrus County Health Department. She worked for Health and Rehabilitative Services before retiring.She moved to Gainesville from Brooksville in 2001. She was a strong advocate of public health and geriatric care. She was a member of Eden Baptist Church. Survivors include two daughters, Mary Ann Owens (and John) of Sopchoppy and Susan Brooks Gair (and Bill) of Gainesville; a sister, Marion Knapp of DeBary; four grandchildren, Lyndsey Marie Gair and Lauren Nicole Gair, both of Gainesville, Wendy Louise Porto of East Ridge, Tenn., and Kathy Porto Veal of Ringgold, Ga.; and three grandchildren.She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Earl Brooks, who died Feb. 6, 2006.