R. Mae Brooks-Walters

R. Mae Brooks-Walters, 96, of Dennison, passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at Park Village Southside in New Philadelphia, after a long, full life. She was born May 17, 1927 in Beelick Knob, West Virginia and was the last surviving child of the late William Edgar and Effie Mae (Moody) Coffman, having been preceded in death by her siblings, Charlotte Louise “Lou” Harris, Charles Coffman, Robert Coffman, and Blanche Gwinn-Judy.

Mae grew up in West Virginia where she was a graduate of Sandstone High School before marrying Eldon Brooks on July 16, 1945 who later preceded her in death. Mae and Eldon were blessed with three children who survive them, Linda McPeck, Kay Miller, and Mike (Missy) Brooks, along with 10 grandchildren and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Numerous nieces and nephews complete the family. In addition to her parents, siblings, and first husband, Mae was predeceased by her second husband, Roy “Goose” Walters to whom she was married on March 22, 1986; granddaughter, Jeanette Gatchell; and son-in-law, Richard McPeck.

Mae devoted her life to her family as a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and homemaker. She loved doing needlework – especially cross stitch and quilting --, and she also enjoyed volunteering at the Community Hospice Browse and Buy for 23 years. A former member of Park Christian Church, she had mostly recently been a member of Holmes Church.

Pastor Roger Warnes will officiate a 1:00 p.m. funeral on Tuesday, June 13, at the R. K. Lindsey Funeral Home in Dennison. Interment will follow in Ridgecrest Memory Gardens at Dover. Family and friends are invited to call at the funeral home from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, prior to the service. Charitable contributions honoring Mae’s memory may made to Holmes Church, P. O. Box 267, New Philadelphia, OH  44663.