Chase County Sketches
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Brookshire, Alva Clay Alva Clay Brookshire, 63, of Cottonwood Falls, died July 14, 2005, in Palm Bay, Fla., at his daughter's home.
Mr. Brookshire was born in Muskogee, Okla., the son of Orville and Frances Brookshire.
Mr. Brookshire served 15 years in the U.S. Navy and five years in the U.S. Army. He also worked 18 years for Civil Service.
He was a member of the
Bellamy United Methodist Church, Glovester, Va. and the Marmaton Lodge 245 of Moran.
Survivors include his wife, Berta Brookshire; daughter, Pam Page of Palm Bay, Fla.; three sons, Alva Clay Brookshire Jr. of Hayes, Va., Randy
Brookshire of
Marriottsville, Md. and
Otis Brookshire of Lexington, S.C.; and four grandchildren.
Graveside services with full military honors were held July 23, 2005, in Bellamy Memorial Cemetery, Glovester, Va.
Memorial contributions may be made to Wuesthoff Bevard Hospice c/o Wuesthoff Health Systems Foundation, PO Box 565002, Rockledge, Fla. or
Elmdale Methodist Church, PO Box 202, Cottonwood Falls, KS 66845.
Chase County Leader News, Cottonwood Falls, KS. August 4, 2005