Sharon Brooks

Lora Sharon Brooks, 79, of Bryant, Alabama, passed away peacefully on November 6, 2026, in Cullman, Alabama, with her family by her side.

Born on December 9, 1946, in Chattanooga, Tennessee, Sharon was raised in Collegedale and remained proud of her roots and her McKee family heritage.

Sharon devoted her life to faith, education, and caring for children. After earning her Bachelor of Science degree, she taught in Seventh-day Adventist schools for 50 years, specializing in the one-room school setting. An “all-around kid person,” she brought patience, care, and dedication to generations of students.

A lifelong Seventh-day Adventist, Sharon lived her faith through service. She was a lifelong Pathfinder, both actively and in spirit, and spent many years serving in cradle roll Sabbath school departments, nurturing the youngest members of her church community.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Arden Gene Brooks; and her parents, Finis and Lora McKee.

Left to cherish her memory are her sister, Janet (William Lewis) Wood; her brother, Richard McKee; her nephews and nieces, Scott (Heather) Wood, Jeff (Shawna) Wood, Paul McKee, Todd McKee, and Susan (Jon) Fisch; and her stepchildren, Julie Gibson-Byrley, Kevin Brooks, and Brian Brooks.

Inurnment will take place at Collegedale Memorial Park in Collegedale, Tennessee.

Sharon’s legacy lives on in the children she taught, the family she loved, and the many lives she touched through her faithful service.