LaReta Lou Brooks

She was born January 5, 1929 in Prairie City Township, IL the daughter of Charles Gerald and Fern Adams Dean. She married Lester D Moore on March 6, 1949. He preceded her in death in January 1967.

LaReta is survived by one son, Mike Moore of Peoria; two daughters, Becky (Lee) Hofmann of Peoria and Mendy Smith of Peoria; three grandchildren, Christopher Smith and Megan (Eric Sanders “Fiancé’”) Smith; three great-grandchildren, Connor Bushell, Landon Bushell and Parker Hofmann; one sister, Selma (Larry) Bradford of Good Hope; one brother, Gerald L “Bud” (Dorothy) Dean of Macomb; and many nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by her parents; and three sisters, Doris Hunter, Emma McDonald, and Betty Dial.

LaReta was a fifty year member of Eastern Star Mystic Tide Chapter. She was a Past Matron of Washington Chapter. She was a member of Forest Hill United Methodist Church.

Funeral Services will be at 11:00 am Wednesday, November 13, 2019 at Davison-Fulton Woolsey-Wilton Funeral Home. Visitation will be one hour prior.

Burial will be in Swan Lake Memory Gardens.

Memorials may be made to First United Methodist Church in Peoria.

To view her memorial page or to leave an online condolence please go to www.woolsey-wilton.com.