Rooks, Jean, age 76

Posted by John Humphress on Mar 15, 2010

Jean Rooks , age 76, of Sheila Drive, died Friday, March 12, 2010 at Taylor Regional Hospital after an illness.
She was the daughter of the late Ed and Maude Christie. She was also preceded in death by her husband James Rooks on September 9, 2004, one grandson, Michael David Humphress (1979), three brothers Merlin Christie, Harlan Christie, and Garnett Christie, and three sisters, Maola Campbell and Edna Robins and Audrey Bright. She retired in 1993 from Fruit of the Loom after 40 years of service and was a member of the Nazarene Church.
She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law Mike and Judy Humphress of Campbellsville, one daughter and son-in-law Darla and Kevin Handy of Hardyville, five grandchildren, Ashley Hunt of Lebanon, Jessica Kimbler, Columbia, Christy Nelson, Campbellsville, Justin and Jonathan Handy of Hardyville, five great grandchildren, one brother Donald Christie of Campbellsville.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 AM, Tuesday, March 15, 2010 at the Lyon-DeWitt Funeral Home with burial to follow in Campbellsville Memorial Gardens.
Bro. Clifton Hale, Bro. Skip Alexander, and Bro. Terry Bright, officiating.