Jean Smith (Mayes) Brooks, aged 101, of Hixson, Tennessee, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus on April 28, 2024. She was born in Adams, Tennessee on August 30, 1922, to Paul Beasley and Verda (Smith) Mayes, and graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1946 with a major in History. She was teaching Spanish, English and History at Bell High School in Adams when she met the love of her life, Newton James Brooks, just home from the Pacific in WWII, and was his devoted wife and companion until his passing in 2014. They spent the first 17 of their 67 years together on their 125-acre farm in Adams, and Jean was known to say that "the farm's best crop is children!" They moved to Chattahoochee, Florida in 1966, they became avid square dancers; and after Newton retired they traveled together, spending many summers working at the Presbyterian (PCA) Conference Center in Brevard, N.C.  Jean "never met a stranger," and was loved by everyone who knew her. Even in a wheelchair for the past eighteen months, in a long-term care facility, she had an encouraging word for all of her fellow residents. She is survived by 8 of their 10 children: Jim (Jackie) of Adairville KY, Harriet Cash of Hixson, Henry Knox (Nadine) of Sneads FL, Robert (Gwen) of Land O’Lakes, FL, Leslie (Gail) of Atlanta GA, John Polk of Amman, Jordan, twins Elizabeth (Robert) Pollard of Waxahachie TX and Evelyn (Nick) Wiley of Eads, TN; 22 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her husband, as well as daughters Martha Jane and Anne.

Everyone is invited to join the family in a service celebrating her life at Adams Methodist Church, at 10 AM, on June 15th, 2024.

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