August 18, 1942 - October 30, 2020
David Edward Brooks, 78, of Elk Grove, California and native of Chatham County, N.C., a 1960 graduate of Pittsboro High School, Pittsboro, a proud retired United States Air Force Veteran, son of Edward N. and Jewel J. Brooks, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2020, after declining health in the Windsor Care Center of Sacramento, California.
David is survived by his loving wife, Cathy; stepsons, Anthony (Tina) and Leigh Elrod; step-grandchildren, Austin and Kaitlyn of Elk Grove, California; his beloved sisters, Etta B. Thomas (Earl) and Trudy B. Studivant, Pittsboro; along with many nieces and nephews.
David was predeceased by his parents and brothers, Donald P. Brooks and Tommie W. Brooks.
Private military rites will be held Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at 2 p.m. in the National Veterans Cemetery in Dixon, California.