Funeral services for Preston Kelly Brooks, Jr., 34, of Oxford and formerly of Greenville will be at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 2, 2014 at First Baptist Church, Greenville, MS. Burial will be in the Greenville Cemetery under the direction of Boone Funeral Home.
Born on December 30, 1979, he went home to meet his Savior, Jesus Christ, on September 28, 2014 at the age of 34. He graduated from Washington School, Greenville in 1998 and went on to attend Northwest Mississippi Junior College and the University of Mississippi. He loved to cook, entertain, and his Ole Miss Rebels. His greatest achievement was completed over the past four months culminating in his graduation from the Mission of Hope, Mobile, AL where he met and fell in love with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
He is survived by his mother Grace Bratton Brooks of Oxford, MS; brother, Edward Drew Brooks (Tiffany) of Clinton, MS; grandmother, Bebe Ann Brooks of Hollandale; nieces, Kaytlin Brooks and Kinley Brooks. He is preceded in death by his father, Preston Kelly Brooks, Sr.; grandfathers, Preston Douglas Brooks and Jonnie Escue Bratton; and grandmother, Virginia Williams Bratton.
The family will receive friends from 9:30-11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 2, 2014 at the church.
Memorials may be made to the Mission of Hope, P.O. Box 8504, Mobile, Alabama 36689 (www.missionofhopeministries.net).