Minnie O. Brooks

Minnie Ola Brooks, affectionately called ‘Beanie’, was born June 12, 1927.
Edwinaur Jones in Memphis, Tennessee and went home to her Lord and Savior
27th, 2024, in the comfort of her home.

Minnie was named after her favorite grandmother Minnie Ola Jones. While living in Tennessee, she attended St. Anthony’s Catholic School until moving to Cleveland, Ohio with her mother and sister. Minnie graduated from John Hay High School in 1957 where she was an honor student and a three-sport letterman in basketball, track, and volleyball.
Minnie met and married Felton George and their union produced a beautiful daughter,
Carol Edwinaur George, born in 1958. Unfortunately, Minnie was widowed less than a year
later. Minnie met Herman A. Brooks in 1961. Their union brought forth two loving children, Mia A. Brooks (1966) and Herman Brooks II (1968). Mia and Herman attended St. Henry and St. Jude Elementary Schools. Mia is a graduate of Beaumont School for Girls and Herman graduated from Benedictine High School for young men as well as Cleveland State University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania (MBA)

The family gave praise at St. Henry Catholic Church, where they faithfully attended every
Sunday. Minnie carried on her worship when the church was renamed Holy Spirit Church. Minnie was in the choir and lectured to the congregation on Sundays.

Minnie worked at City Hospital and was eventually called to take the Civil Service Test.
Minnie began working for the Navy Finance and Accounting Center in 1961 and advanced through the ranks with hard work and dedication and was promoted to Military Claims
Examiner where she retired after 39 years of service with the United States Navy.
In December of 1985 and June 1988, tragedy struck the family when Herman (Dad, 1985 d.)
Carol (1988 d.) went home to our Lord and Savior.
Minnie led an active life. She enjoyed aerobics, which she attended twice a week, line dancing, and bowling leagues for over 20 years as well as maintaining healthy and vibrant vegetable garden for over seventy-five years.

Minnie is survived by her mother Helen Bess, sister Marian L. Mauldin, stepsister Hazel
Kittson, daughter Mia A. Brooks, son Herman Brooks II, Daughter in law Samantha
Stephens, grandchildren Nicose A. Brooks, Hailey P. Carter, Zachary A.A. Brooks, Xavier A.
Brooks, and Simone A. Brooks, great granddaughter, Kaia Brooks, nieces, Rever Jones,
Shakirra I. Jones and Kim Morris, nephew, Reginald Jones, and a host of other nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends around the country.
Family and friends will be received Monday, February 5, 2024, from 11:30-12:30 at Calhoun
Funeral Home, 23000 Rockside Rd. Bedford Heights, OH 44146. Interment will follow at
Whitehaven Memorial Park in Mayfield Village. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation
to ‘The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation’ https://www.jdrf.org in honor of Minnie’s daughter.