Abstracts of Taulbee and Related Family Obituaries The following obituaries were collected over the past several years, starting in the mid 1980s, by Carole Bays. These abstracts are from obituaries originally appearing in: The Beattyville Enterprise, Beattyville, KY The Dayton Daily, Dayton, OH The Jackson Times, Jackson, KY The Middletown Journal, Middletown, OH Three Forks Tradition, Beattyville, KY The Voice, Jackson, KY The Winchester Sun ,Winchester, KY The Wolfe County News, Campton, KY Originally posted on the Taulbee Pages, http://www.doitnow.com/~moravia/index.html These files may be freely copied and reposted, but may not be included in any document to be sold. ---------------- BROOKS, WILLIAM LESTER, 63, of Springfield d. Jan. 18, 1996 b. Oct. 7, 1932 in Middletown s/o William and Edith Sparks Brooks. md. (44 years), Betty L. Mercer 1 son, Steven L: 1 daughter and son-in-law, Cathy L. and Lonnie Fannin, all of Springfield; 2 brothers, Lorie and wife Betty of Springfield, Louie and Blanche of Xenia 3 sisters, Thelma Paxton of Xenia, Narcy Bryant and husband Bob of Kentucky, Geneva Bryant of Middletown, 1 sister-in-law, Ruth F. Miller, 1 brother-in-law, Gary L. Mercer of Springfield; 8 grandchildren, Alan Stevens, Billie Joe Stevens, Lisa and Clint Rutroff, Rocky and Shawn Brooks, Jamie L. Brooks, Jeanne L. Brooks Smith and husband 6 step grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren, all of Springfield; 1 dec'd son, Randy L. Brooks; 1 dec'd sister, Jackie of Kentucky 2 dec'd younger sisters. Extracted from files donated to the Taulbee List by Carole Bays by Louise Gaskill Submitted by: moravia@doitnow.com Date: Sun., 30 Nov 1997