Barbara L. (Tanner) Brooks

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Barbara L. (Tanner) Brooks, 69, passed away Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at Mass General Hospital after an illness. She was the beloved wife of James H. Brooks, Sgt. Cranston Police Dept. (Ret).

He was a daughter of the late Donald G. and Esther (Kratzert) Tanner. Barbara was employed as a clerk for the Family Court in Providence for 22 years. She was a member of the Edgewood Congregational Church and the church choir.

She is also survived by her son, Stephen E. Brooks Lt. Cranston Police Dept. and his wife, Terri; her daughter, Christy M. Morris and her husband, Marc Dupre and her brother, James A. Tanner and his wife, Charlotte; grandchildren, Amanda M. Hoffmann and her husband, Wilhelm, Erica A. Brooks, Catherine E. Benjamin J. and Mitchell R. Morris; nieces, Lisa M. Trummer and Michele L. Tanner.

A visitation will be held Saturday, June 13, from 10-12 noon with a service to follow at 12 noon in the Thomas & Walter Quinn Funeral Chapel, 2435 Warwick Ave., Warwick.

In lieu of flowers, contributions to the National Breast Cancer Foundation,National Amyloidosis Foundation or the National Kidney Foundation, will be appreciated. Information and condolences, visit TheQuinnFuneralHome.com