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Bible verse for Saturday:
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God –not by works, so that no one can boast.
--Ephesians 2:8-9
Obituary for Patricia Brooks
Funeral service for Patricia Anne Brooks of Heavener is 2 p.m. Monday at Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel in Heavener with Reverend Shawn Caldwell officiating.
Burial will follow in Heavener Memorial Park under the direction of Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home of Heavener.
She was born November 2, 1944 in Chillicothe, Ohio to Alfred and Virginia (Cox) Lawson and passed away Nov. 30, 2023 in Fort Smith, Arkansas at the age of 79.
Patricia was a homemaker. She loved spending time with her family and friends. Patricia was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, cousin, sister, and friend. She will be missed by all who loved and knew her.
She is survived by her husband, Stephen Brooks, of the home; five daughters Kelly Marie James of Falls City, Nebraska, Mary Elizabeth Cox of Ashville, North Carolina, Tammy Alvarado and husband Carmelo of Heavener, Laura Silba and husband Agustin of Heavener, and Lisa Voltmer of Graig, Missouri; one son Carl James and wife Maria Mendoza of Las Vegas, Nevada; one brother Ronald Lawson of Heavener; one sister Carol Luman and husband Phil of Humbolt, Nebraska; 23 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and a host of friends whom loved her very much.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one daughter, Kim James; and one sister, Brenda Gonzalez.
Pallbearers are her family.
Viewing is from noon until 7 p.m. Sunday and 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Monday.
To sign Patricia’s online guestbook please visit www.dowdenrobertsfuneralhome.com.
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