Benjamin Brooks

Elon-Benjamin "Benny" Thomas Brooks, age 57 went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, April 23, 2015. He was a native of Alamance County and the son of the late Robert Louis and Sadie Faye Moser Brooks. Benny retired from GKN and was a member of Bellemont United Methodist Church and he attended Glencoe Baptist Church. He received several degrees, graduating from Elon University with honors and from ACC with honors for academic accomplishments. Benny was a 1975 graduate of Southern High School where he was the State Wrestling Champ setting a record that has remained unbroken. He was an avid outdoorsman. Survivors include his daughters, Miranda Teddy Carter and Ginger Tech Sgt. Michael Gisi; mother of his children, Denise Cheek; grandchildren, Annabelle and Madilynn Carter and Livia Gisi; sister, Cindy Foust Allen Roney; brothers, Mike Sheila Brooks, Kenneth Phyllis Brooks, Richard Mila Brooks, George Brooks, Teddy Vickie Brooks, Jeffrey Sherry Brooks and Tim Debbie Brooks. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother-in-law, Jay Foust. A service to celebrate his life will be held on Sunday, April 26, 2015 at 2:00 pm at Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by Rev. Darrell Massey and the burial will follow at Cedar Cliff UMC Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 pm on Saturday at the funeral home and to other times at the residence.