Robert Brooks

Robert Carroll Brooks, 78, passed away on May 19, 2024, in Danville, Virginia.

Robert was born on August 5, 1945, a son of the late Randolph Kelly Brooks and Betty Jane Burnett Brooks. Robert served in the United States Army and was a member of First Presbyterian Church in Danville, Virginia. He had a B.S. in Journalism from Suffolk University in Boston. He was active in the local theatre, The Averett Players, a President of The Little Theatre of Danville from 1997-1999, a member of the As Bill Sees It Group, a member of a trivia team with a group of dear friends called the Wynne's Falls Raiders, and he served on the board of directors of the River District Association for at least a decade. He loved travelling, the arts, reading, and movies.

Robert is survived by a son, Christopher Brooks, three daughters, Sarah Hale (Steven), Andrea Janine Riddle (Christopher), and Bethany Brooks (Blake), a grandchild, Winry Riddle, two brothers, Randy (Marilyn) and Phillip Brooks, and many nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, Robert is predeceased by his brother, Stephen Brooks.

A celebration of life will be held on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at 2:00 PM at Townes Funeral Home, with inurnment following at Mountain View Cemetery with Rev. Dr. Elizabeth Broschart officiating. A memorial visitation will be held an hour prior to the service.

The family would like to extend a special thank you to his dear friends Peanut Perdue and Brenda Garner and a host of other loving and supporting friends.

In lieu of flowers, do something nice for somebody else in his memory.

Please sign the online guestbook on the Memory Wall at www.townesfuneralhome.com. The Brooks family has entrusted arrangements to Townes Funeral Home and Crematory, 215 West Main St., Danville, VA, 434-793-1211