Earl Douglas Rooks, 85, died December 1st 2012 after a long illness. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, December 3, 2012, at Crestwood Memorial Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 11:30-12:30 p.m. at Collier-Butler Funeral Home. He is survived by his wife Betty, daughter Phyllis Fulmer (Jerry), grandson Douglas Horton (Laura), great-granddaughter Kaitlyn Horton, sister Joyce Fox, niece Brenda Humphries. Mr. Rooks was a life long resident of Gadsden until recently. He served in th U.S. Navy and was a veteran of WW2. He retired from Republic Steel. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. He was known to his friends as "The Great White Hunter".
Online condolences may be made to the family at www.collier-butler.com
