Brooks Morris Whitehurst Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Brooks Morris Whitehurst (New Bern, North Carolina), born in Reading, Pennsylvania, who passed away on June 14, 2021, at the age of 91, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parents, David Brooks Whitehurst and Bessie Ann Lowry; his sister Anne Page Kirkpatrick; and his friend Hobbs. He is survived by: his wife Carolyn; his children, Garnett B. Whitehurst, Anita Southard and Robert M. Whitehurst, MD (Debra Clapp); his grandchildren, Rebecca Kaplan and David; his great grandchildren, Adrian Kaplan and Oliver Kaplan; his goddaughters, Cristie Edwards Prescott, Abigail Baxter and Clara Ervin Millsaps; and his close friends, Dana Mahoney, Brooks and Carolyn.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that gifts be considered to one of the following: The Whitehurst Honors Program at Barton College, College of Natural Resources Wood Enterprise Institute at Virginia Tech, the general scholarship fund at Roanoke College, or the Roanoke Valley Children's Choir.