Appeared in the Dayton Herald (Dayton, Tennessee) dated April 30, 1936:
T.O. Brooks, aged 74, died Wednesday morning at his home at Dayton. Surviving are two daughters, one brother and one sister. Funeral services were held from the residence at 10 o’clock Thursday morning, with the Rev. Otto Risser officiating. Interment in the Buttram Cemetery. Coulters in charge.