Dr. George "Shorty" T. Brooks
George T. Brooks was born June 10, 1897 at Aberdeen, South Dakota and moved to Montana where he was raised. He served in the World War I Medical Corps and later moved to Lusk and worked as a carpenter and cowboy.
He married Melissa Saffell on March 22, 1919 at Lusk and moved to Douglas in 1926 and took employment in a clothing store. He later owned his own clothing establishment and after studying Podiatry served as a foot doctor for the Douglas area.
He was a member of the National Podiatrist Association and the Wyoming Podiatrist Association.
He died January 13 at the Natrona County Memorial Hospital of injuries received after he was struck by a vehicle.
Survivors include daughters Norma and Lois Jean Brooks of Douglas; a sister, Mrs. Harold Saffell of Sheridan and nephew, Brad Saffell of Yakima, Washington.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary and a son who was still born.
Information was obtained from his obituary in the Douglas Budget January 24, 1980.
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| Obituary | Brooks, Mary (10/12/1898 - 09/12/1968) | View Record | Obituary | Saffell, George (07/24/1868 - 08/24/1934) | View Record | Obituary | Saffell, Lillie (09/02/1876 - 10/15/1936) | View Record | Obituary | Brooks, Lillie (11/30/1870 - 08/03/1938) | View Record | Obituary | Baca, Horace (11/30/-0001 - 06/26/1968) | View Record | Obituary | Montague, Francis (01/01/1886 - 02/27/1931) | View Record | Obituary | Demmon, Edwin (08/14/1927 - 02/24/1952) | View Record | Obituary | Demmon, Mrs. Ed (11/30/-0001 - 05/09/1933) | View Record | Obituary | Baca, Hope (11/30/-0001 - 03/23/1953) | View Record | Obituary | Demmon, Irvin (02/23/1869 - 10/02/1900) | View Record | Obituary | Demmon, Mary (01/28/1850 - 03/30/1911) | View Record | Obituary | Demmon, Leroy (12/07/1898 - 12/30/1900) | View Record | Obituary | Pate, Sarah (12/30/1875 - 01/09/1950) | View Record | Obituary | Pate, John (01/05/1874 - 12/21/1945) | View Record | Obituary | Saffell, Melissa (11/30/-0001 - 07/01/1892) | View Record | Obituary | Saffell, Infant (11/30/1901 - 10/12/1902) | View Record | Obituary | Kingman, Mary (10/31/1864 - 01/03/1905) | View Record | Obituary | Kingman, Herbert (06/01/1862 - 03/26/1954) | View Record | Obituary | Varney, Malissa (07/01/1889 - 10/10/1947) | View Record | Obituary | Varney, Helen (06/18/1916 - 02/23/1917) | View Record | Obituary | Varney, Horace (11/05/1883 - 12/17/1966) | View Record | Obituary | Crabill, June (05/12/1921 - 03/09/1984) | View Record | Obituary | Kingman, Lawrence (10/09/1893 - 03/19/1967) | View Record | Obituary | Saffell, Samuel (11/30/-0001 - 08/28/1906) | View Record | Obituary | Kingman, Ellen (03/12/1894 - 06/05/1984) | View Record | Obituary | Davis, Caroline (03/15/1860 - 07/08/1927) | View Record | Obituary | Stevie, Inez (02/12/1899 - 07/08/1927) | View Record | Obituary | Davis, Thomas (01/01/1854 - 11/01/1927) | View Record |