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Text #1. March 16, 1916, Thursday, Cassville Republican - Cross Hollows News: We are sorry to hear of the death of Mr. Brooks of near Sparks. The sorrowing ones have our heartfelt sympathy.
#2. March 16, 1916, Thursday, Cassville Republican - Personal and Local News: Dr. and Mrs. Manford Dummit and little son of Webb City attended the funeral of Mrs. Dummit's father, J. T. Brooks, Sunday.
# 3. March 16, 1916, Thursday, Cassville Republican, - Prominent Teacher Passes Away: J. T. Brooks, Dies Suddenly of Pneumonia at His Home Friday, March 10.
Jonathan T. Brooks, one of Barry County's old and leading school men died of pneumonia at his home northeast of Cassville 7 1/2 miles, Friday night at 9:10 o'clock, a the age of 62 years.

The news of his sickness reached this city only a few hours before the sad news of his death was also received. He was teaching the Sparks School. He attended church in Cassville Sunday and taught Monday of lat week. Monday night he took sick with what he thought was lagrippe and was not able to teach. Pneumonia soon developed and within three days he passed from time to eternity.

The funeral was held Sunday afternoon at the Sparks School house and interment made in the cemetery there. The sermon was preached by Eld. G. S. Yarbrough, beautiful and appropriate music was furnished by members from the choir of the Christian Church at Cassville and Butterfield. Both the Cassville Lodge of A. F. and A. M. and the I. O. O. F. were present in a body and each of their funeral ceremonies were used at the grave. Three members from each lodge served as pall bearers. Lodge members were selected who had been teachers. The Funeral was one of the largest county funerals ever held in this part of the county. The day was beautiful and most of all of his close friends and former pupils from nearly every section of the county attended. A number of Masons and Odd fellows from Seligman, Washburn, Exeter, Butterfield and Purdy were also present. The casket was embarked with lovely flowers, beautiful tributes of love and esteem of a beloved and useful citizen.

J. T. Brooks was born in Tennessee in 1853. Came to this county with his father's family in 1870 and located near Washburn. He was educated in the Washburn School, at Pierce city and at the Roberts Academy at Pea Ridge, Ark. He gave the best years of his life to the profession of teaching, having taught in many country schools and in a number of the town schools, among them being several years as assistant principal at Cassville. He had served as county school commissioner and had been a leader in the educational work in his day.

He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Maggie Roller. To them three children were born, all living. They are Mrs. Maud Carney of near McDowell, Mrs. Myrl Dummit of Webb City and Mrs. James Goddard of Corsicana. His first wife died when the children were quite small. He remarried, to his second wife being Miss Elsie Baldwin of Seligman. To them one daughter was born, Mrs. Gladys Buzzetti of New Ulm, Minn. He leaves also one brother, John Brooks of Joplin and four sisters, Mrs. Agnes Kelley of Tarkio, Mo., Mrs. Mary Hodge of Washburn, Mrs. Eliza Oakley of Afton, Okla. and Mrs. Martha Kelley of Joplin.

In the passing of Prof. J. T. Brooks the county loses an honored and useful citizen and a Christian gentlemen.
Newspaper or Funeral Home Cassville Republican
Date March 17, 1914, Thursday
Death Cert Link Death Certificate
Resource State Historical Society of MO Microfilm
Submitted by Donna Cooper