Obituaries

Brooke Ashley Meeks

Brooke Ashley Meeks, 31, of Gillett died Saturdy, Nov. 19, 2011. She was born June 12, 1980 in DeWitt to Calvin Fred Meeks III and Margie Alice Burris Meeks. She was a 1998 graduate of Gillett High School, attended UMS in 1999, worked for Belleville South and was a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church. Survivors are her parents, life mate Brandon Nash of Gillett, brother Jesse Meeks and fiance Jessica Carver, nieces Jayce Meeks and Jade Meeks all of Gillett, grandmother Jayne Meeks of Vidalia, La., and great-grandmother Iva Simmons of Gillett. She was preceded in death by grandparents Calvin Meeks Jr., Ben Travis Burris Sr., and Mildred Burris. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 22, at Essex Funeral Home Chapel, DeWitt. Visitation will be Monday 5 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.

Published November 21, 2011

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