Obituary: Anne Myrtle Sheppard Brooks | Eastern NC Now

Mrs. Anne Myrtle Sheppard Brooks, age 72, a resident of 125 E. Eighth St., Washington, N.C., died Thursday, June 2, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, N.C. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 5, 2011.

ENCNow
    Mrs. Anne Myrtle Sheppard Brooks, age 72, a resident of 125 E. Eighth St., Washington, N.C., died Thursday, June 2, 2011, at Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville, N.C.

    A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, June 5, 2011, from the chapel of Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington officiated by pastor David Ingram. Burial will follow in Oakdale Cemetery. Ji Anthony Paramore, Alan P. Brooks, Reginald Dillon Brooks, Ricky Gene Beacham Jr., Ernest Armstead Sheppard Jr. and Derek C. Brooks will serve as pallbearers. Wyatt Beacham, Tyler Cole Bradshaw and Jordan Allen Bradshaw will serve as honorary pallbearers.

    Mrs. Brooks was born in Beaufort County on Nov. 21, 1938, daughter of the late Ernest Armstead Sheppard and Emily Elizabeth Woolard Sheppard. She graduated from Washington High School and attended Beaufort County Community College. On July 18, 1960, she married Floyd Allen “Butterball” Brooks who preceded her in death on Dec. 22, 1997. Mrs. Brooks was a member of the 15th Street Church of God.

    Mrs. Brooks is survived by three daughters: Evelyn Brooks Tetterton and her husband Burnie of Bethel, Elizabeth Brooks Beacham and her husband Ricky of Chocowinity and Trudy Lynn Brooks Paramore and her husband Leslie of Blounts Creek, three sons: Lester Paul Brooks, Floyd Allen Brooks Jr. and his wife Tessie and Reginald C. Brooks, all of Washington, a brother; Ernest A. Sheppard Jr. of Washington; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Brooks is preceded in death by a brother; Donald Ray Sheppard and a sister; Juanita Sheppard Godley.

    The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday June 4, 2011, at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington and other times at the home.

You may address your condolences and view the video tribute (available Saturday morning) by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com.

Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Brooks Family.
Go Back


Leave a Guest Comment

Your Name or Alias
Your Email Address ( your email address will not be published )
Enter Your Comment ( text only please )




Obituary: Patsy Ruth Conlin Obituaries, Memorial Obituary: Jeffrey Brock Tubaugh


HbAD0

Latest Memorial

Mr. Jesse Alton Tripp, age 91, of Blounts Creek passed away at home on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
Mom. Mama. Moo Moo. Aunt Diana. Miss Diane. Mrs. Respess. Diana. If you were just lucky enough, you've used one of those names, as all are in reference to Mary Diana Rose Respess.
Elizabeth Ann Peters, age 86, a resident of Washington Park, died Friday April 10, 2026 at her home.
Samuel Jasper Boyd, better known as Sam, a dedicated husband and loyal friend, passed away on Friday April 10th.
Carol Ann Pearce Jones, age 73, went to be with her Lord and Saviour on Tuesday, April 7, 2026.
Naomi Glynn Stevenson Holliday, age 90, a resident if Washington and formerly of Martin County, died Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital.
Mr. Julius Dupree “J. D.” Edwards, age 88, a resident of Chocowinity, NC died on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital in Washington.
Russell “Tee Tie” Lane Jefferson, age 80 a resident of Washington, died Thursday March 26, 2026, at ECU Health Beaufort Hospital.
Mr. Dale Eugene Fincke, age 81, of Chocowinity, North Carolina, died Monday, March 23, 2026, at his home.

HbAD1

Craig Hassel Respess, age 66, a resident of Belhaven, NC died Tuesday March 24, 2026, at ECU Medical Center in Greenville.
Ralph Robert Arcuri, age 68 a resident of Washington, died Saturday, March 21, 2026, at ECH Health Medical Center.
Mrs. Sylvia Ione Taylor Miltenberger, age 82, passed away on March 21st, 2026 after battling Dementia/Alzheimer’s Disease for several years.
Leonard Thomas “Tom” Cutler passed away unexpectedly at home on March 20, 2026.
Reverend Dr. Katherine Nicholson Mitchell, 80, of Washington, North Carolina, and Silver Bay, New York, passed away peacefully at her home on Sunday, March 15, 2026, surrounded by her husband and children.
Mrs. Sherry Ann Lane Allen, age 62, a resident of Pantego, NC died Tuesday March 17, 2026, at ECU Health Medical Center in Greenville.
Mr. Harold Owen “Zeke” Alligood, age 89, a resident of Washington, NC died Monday March 16, 2026, at his home.
Michelyn Alligood Hollar, age 41 a resident of Washington, died Monday, March 16, 2026, at ECU Inpatient Hospice.
Mrs. Maudie Roberson Rouse, age 83, a resident of Oak City, NC died Sunday March 15, 2026, at her home.

HbAD2

Margaret C. Miller, born May 15, 1934, in Belhaven, North Carolina, entered her eternal rest peacefully in her sleep on March 3, 2026.
Linwood “Ray” Peede passed in the early morning on Tuesday, March 10, 2026 in Greenville, NC.
Sandra Hope Quidley, age 78, a resident of Chocowinity, died Monday, March 9, 2026, at her son's home.
Peggy Crawford Bonner Jefferson, age 75 a resident of Bath, NC died Sunday March 8, 2026 at ECU Health Inpatient Hospice.
Ervin Ray Arnold passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026, at his home in Chocowinity, North Carolina.
Mr. Ottis Ray Hudnell, age 83, a resident of Grimesland, NC died Sunday March 8, 2026, at River Trace Nursing Center in Washington.
Olga Dean “Deannie” Hodges, age 72, a resident of Pinetown, died Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Hock Family Pavilion in Durham.
Donna Jordan Radcliffe of Belhaven, NC went home to her Lord and Savior on Friday, March 6, 2026, after a courageous, almost a 2.5 yearlong battle against cancer. She peacefully passed away at home.
Mr. John Gilbert Vick, a resident of Durham, NC, died Thursday March 5, 2026, at the home of his daughter Anna in Washington.

HbAD3

 
 
Back to Top