Delmar "Gail" Brooks
Marriages
Mildred V. Conner - August 19, 1951
In Cedaredge, Colorado
Burial Details
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 4B Obituary - May 15, 2019
Lifetime Cedaredge, Colorado resident, Delmar "Gail" Brooks, passed away on Saturday, May 11, 2019, at the Willow Tree Care Center in Delta, Colorado. He was 91 years of age. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 17, 2019, at the Surface Creek Community Church, 21987 Austin Road, Austin, Colorado 81410. Delmar Gail was born on July 30, 1927, to Ira and Florance (McClug) Brooks in Cedaredge, Colorado. He attended Cedaredge schools finishing the eleventh grade. Two days after his 17th birthday, Gail joined the United States Navy where he served his country for four years. On August 19, 1951, Gail married Mildred V. Conner in Cedaredge. To this union, three daughters were born. Gail was a coal miner and mechanic by trade. He was also a water commissioner, cleared damns of snow on the Grand Mesa and then later checked the damns for leaks. After his last retirement at the age of 84, Gail enjoyed working in his woodshop. He made toolboxes and jewelry boxes, the first toolbox for his grandson and a cedar hope chest for his granddaughters. Gail attended Surface Creek Community Church. Gail’spassion in life was his motorcycle. He didn’tstart riding until his 60’s. He traveled many states including a trip with another couple traveling from Yuma, Arizona across Mexico and Belize then into Brownsville, Texas. Gail is survived by his wife, Mildred "Millie" Brooks of Cedaredge, Colorado; daughters, Darla Brooks (T.J. Neputi) of Englewood, Colorado; Pamela (David) Walker of Farmington, New Mexico, and Shirley (Bill) True of Sacramento, California; brothers-in-law, Keith Conner and Jerry Conner; sisters-in-law, Nell Juana McHugh and Joyce Miller; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren, and two great-great-grandchildren with one on the way. The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Surface Creek Community Church Mission Fund, P. O. Box 44, Austin, Colorado 81410. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Taylor Funeral Service and Crematory. View the internet obituary and sign the online guest registry at www.taylorfuneralservice.com.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 5A Death Notice - May 17, 2019
Delmar “Gail” Brooks, 91, Cedaredge, died May 11, 2019, at the Willow Tree Care Center in Delta. Services will be at 11 a.m. today at the Surface Creek Community Church in Austin. Survivors include his wife, Mildred “Millie”; three daughters, Darla Brooks of Englewood; Pamela Walker of Farmington, New Mexico and Shirley True of Sacramento, California; six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions to Surface Creek Community Church Mission Fund, P. O. Box 44, Austin, 81410.
