William H. "Dub" Brooks, 79, of Los Angeles, Calif., formerly of Marshall, died Monday, Sept. 10, 2007, at Kaiser Hospital in Los Angeles.

Funeral services were held Saturday, Sept. 15, 2007, at 11 a.m. at Bethel A.M.E. Church in Los Angeles. Burial was at Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Calif.

He is survived by his wife, Paulina E. Robinson Brooks of Los Angeles; daughters Janice Ward of Kansas City and Velma Brooks Vigil of San Bernardino, Calif., and son William H. "Dubbie" Brooks Jr. of Rialto, Calif.