Wanda Jean Brooks

THE PLAINS—Wanda Jean (Lightfritz) Brooks, 85, of The Plains passed away following a brief illness on September 20, 2015. Wanda was born in Carbondale in Vinton County on September 3, 1930, the daughter of Pard and Bertha Dell (Sickels) Lightfritz. She was a 1949 graduate of Waterloo High School in New Marshfield. Wanda was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years William K. Brooks in 2009. She is survived by two sons and a daughter-in-law, Dan and Julie Brooks of Albany and David Brooks of The Plains, and a special "third son" Larry Clark of Mineral, Ohio; two beloved grandchildren and their spouses, Stacy Lee (Brooks) Perez and Craig Perez of The Plains and William H. and Jessica Brooks of Ashland, Kentucky; and two equally beloved great-grandchildren, Brooke Lee and Noah Luis Perez. Wanda's warmth and good humor was responsible for her huge circle of friends and acquaintances, and for the closeness and love of her family. She was a retired school bus driver for Athens City Schools and had worked for McBee’s in the 1950’s. She was loved and will be deeply missed by many. Services will be Friday at 11AM at Hughes-Moquin Funeral Home with Pastor Bob Steenrod officiating. Burial will be in Athens Memory Gardens. Friends may call Thursday from 4 to 7 PM. You may sign the online guestbook or leave a private message of sympathy for the family at www.hughesmoquinfuneralhome.com.