Mr. Louin Rousseau Brooks

July 25, 1928 - July 16, 2019

Funeral services for Mr. Louin Rousseau Brooks, 90, of the Liberty Community, will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 20, 2019, in the chapel at Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home with Rev. Travis Arden officiating. Interment will follow at New Prospect Cemetery under the direction of Crawford-A. Crim Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 10:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday, at the funeral home. Mr. Brooks passed from this life on Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at Autumn Leaves in Henderson. He was born July 25, 1928, in Rusk County to the late Steve and Essie (Freeman) Brooks. Louin proudly served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict and later went to work as a heavy equipment operator, retiring from Fluor Daniels. Mr. Brooks was a member of Brooks Chapel church in Fairplay. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Steve Brooks; and brothers and sisters, Wesley, Otis, Rossie J., Essie Faye, Jessie Mae, and Dorothy Dean. Survivors include his children, Mark Brooks and wife Linda of Liberty Community, Kayla Ridgeway, Kirk Brooks, and Joel Brooks, all of New Boston; sister, Lula Marie Sullivan of Henderson; grandchildren, Danielle Brands and husband Chris, Brittney Lingle and husband Brandon, Kristi Black and husband Brent, Stephanie Rios and husband Daniel, Kim Arendt and husband Christopher, Homer Lee Blanks and wife Emily, Scott Brooks and wife Amber, Brandon Brooks and wife Halie, Lauren Brooks, and Lacy Brooks; 15 great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family and friends. Pallbearers will be Kirk Brooks, Joel Brooks, Bentley Brands, Chris Brands, Brandon Lingle, Darrell Little, and Barry Trimble. Words of comfort may be shared with the family at www.crawfordacrim.com.