Atlanta – Rodney W. Brooks, 56, of Atlanta, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2025, at Carle BroMenn Medical Center in Normal.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, January 12, 2025, at the Atlanta Christian Church from 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. and for one hour prior to the funeral on Monday. Friends and family are encouraged to bring photos of Rodney to donate to photo boards.
Funeral Services will be held on Monday, January 13, 2025, at the Atlanta Christian Church at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Paul Weber and Pastor Doug Lowery officiating. Friends and family are encouraged to prepare favorite memories or stories to share during the service.
Cremation Rites will be accorded following the funeral services and burial at the Atlanta Cemetery will be at a later date.
Rodney Wayne Brooks was born September 20, 1968, the son of Danny and Linda Halsey Brooks.
He is survived by one son, Caedan (Layney Kelly) Brooks; his mother, Linda Brooks; two grandsons: Abel Brooks and Holdyn Pentecost; two brothers: Keith (Kim) Brooks and Bradley (Gina) Brooks; the mother of his children, Angela Brooks; one niece, Rebecca (Max) Van Rheeden; two nephews: Austin Brooks and Jack Brooks; girlfriend, Julie Oldham.
Rodney was preceded in death by one son, Jordan Brooks and his father, Danny Brooks.
Rodney was a 1986 graduate of Olympia High School and trained in Graphic Design at ACT. He had worked at Growmark in Bloomington, as a Belcan contractor at Caterpillar in Decatur and Peoria, and most recently as an Engineer at MMS in Tremont. He loved dogs, golfing, fishing, riding dirt bikes, car shows, and especially time with his family.
Memorials may be made to Atlanta Food Bank, Maranatha Church in Decatur, or American Diabetes Association.
Final arrangements are entrusted with Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home of Atlanta.
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Rod was a special person and created memories for all. He is at peace now. Prayers going up for the Brooks family members.