Brookover, Bertie Leon Sr Maj

1913 - 2001  (87 years)

• Name	Brookover, Bertie Leon
  Suffix	Sr Maj
  Birth	8 Jul 1913	Fairview, Marion, West Virginia, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  World War II	2 Feb 1942	Japan   [1, 4]
  	2nd Battalion, 34th Infantry, 24th Division
  	20180919HAv- You purchased a Paperback edition on September 15, 2018. Earl Lemley Core, Ph.D. www.mcclainprinting.com Library of Congress Control Number 2002094216 1st printing 1975; reprinted 2002 Chronicles Monongalia County, WV, including Clay township.
  _MILT	2 Feb 1942	Japan   [1, 4]
  	2nd Battalion, 34th Infantry, 24th Division
  	20180919HAv- You purchased a Paperback edition on September 15, 2018. Earl Lemley Core, Ph.D. www.mcclainprinting.com Library of Congress Control Number 2002094216 1st printing 1975; reprinted 2002 Chronicles Monongalia County, WV, including Clay township.
  Death	16 May 2001	Eustis, Lake, Florida, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	age 87
  Obituary	17 May 2001	Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA
  	The Orlando Sentinel, Thu p.58 MR. BROOKOVER, East Rosewood Lane, Tavares, died Wednesday, May 16. He was a farmer. Born in Fairview, W.Va., he moved to Central Florida in 1988. He was a member of the Church of Christ of Mount Dora. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Alice O. Brookover; stepsons, John Campbell, Carl Campbell, both of Fort Myers; daughters, Angie Brookover, Winchester, Va., Margaret Bennett, Susie Sebring, both of Athens, Ohio, Nancy Lunsford, Key Colony Beach; sister, Sylvia Ammons, Fairview; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Allen J. Harden Funeral Home, Mount Dora..
  	20250210GHLn- Bertie L. Brookover, 87, retired farmer died Wednesday, May 16 2001 The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida • Thu, May 17, 2001 p58 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 10 Februar 2025 • BERTIE L. BROOKOVER, 87 ... retired farmer MR. BROOKOVER, East Rosewood Lane, Tavares, died Wednesday, May 16. He was a farmer. Born in Fairview, W.Va., he moved to Central Florida in 1988. He was a member of the Church of Christ of Mount Dora. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Alice O. Brookover; stepsons, John Campbell, Carl Campbell, both of Fort Myers; daughters, Angie Brookover, Winchester, Va., Margaret Bennett, Susie Sebring, both of Athens, Ohio, Nancy Lunsford, Key Colony Beach; sister, Sylvia Ammons, Fairview; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Allen J. Harden Funeral Home, Mount Dora..
  		Brookover, BertieL obit News_OrlandoSentinel20010517_58 20250210GHLn- Bertie L. Brookover, 87, retired farmer died Wednesday, May 16 2001 The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida • Thu, May 17, 2001 p58 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 10 Februar 2025 • BERTIE L. BROOKOVER, 87 ... retired farmer MR. BROOKOVER, East Rosewood Lane, Tavares, died Wednesday, May 16. He was a farmer. Born in Fairview, W.Va., he…
  Name	Bertie L. Brookover
  Name	Bertie Leon Brookover Sr Capt  [1, 2, 3]
  Burial	Aft 16 May 2001	Coolville, Athens, Ohio, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  	20250211GHLn- noch Bertie & Alice; Skyline Speedway, August 13, 1972 Added by: Nancy Lunsford on 16 Feb 2017 Bertie Leon Brookover VVeteran 1913 - 2001 • Coolville Cemetery Photos 18 Flowers 5 Bertie Leon Brookover Photo added by Nancy Lunsford Picture of Added by RickC Birth 8 Jul 1913 Fairview, Marion County, West Virginia, USA Death 16 May 2001 (aged 87) Eustis, Lake County, Florida, USA Burial Coolville Cemetery Coolville, Athens County, Ohio, USA Memorial ID96731781 · MAJ US ARMY WORLD WAR II Bertie Leon Brookover of Tavares, FL, formerly of Stewart, Ohio; died Wednesday May 16, 2001 in Eustis, FL. Born July 8, 1913 in Fairview, WV, he was the son of the late Learney French and Mary Alice Jones Brookover. He was a 1936 graduate of the agricultural sciences program at West Virginia University, and an avid fan of the Mountaineers. He was a World War II veteran of the 101 First Airborne Division and achieved the rank of Captain. He also served 17 years with the Reserves as a Major. He owned a dairy farm at the site where Federal Hocking High School now stands. He also built, owned and operated Skyline Speedway and was a timber contractor. He was a member of the Blackburn Hill Church of Christ in Athens, Ohio. He was a life member of Disabled American Veterans Post 37 of Athens, and a past member of Stewart Grange, Rome Canaan School Board and the Farm Bureau. He is survived by his wife, Alice O. Brookover; a sister, Sylvia Ammons; children, Angy Cessna of Winchester, VA, Margaret Bennett of Athens OH, Susan (Robert) Sebring of Athens, OH, Nancy (Dave) Lunsford of Key Colony Beach, FL; stepchildren, John and Carl Campbell of Florida; 15 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his previous wife, Thelma Irene Neely; a son Bertie L. Brookover Jr; a grandson, Jeffrey Blaine Cessna; a great-granddaughter Sabrina; a brother, Jacob Brookover; and sisters Gail Hamilton, Stella Tennant and Chole Brookover. Services will be held Monday, 1pm at Hughes Funeral Home in Athens, with John King officiating. Burial will be in Coolville Cemetery, with military services conducted by Athens VFW Post 37. Gravesite Details NGL shows he is interred here at Coolville Cemetery Coolville Cemetery
  Person ID	I58630	WETZEL-SPRING

  
  

  Father	Brookover, Learney French,   b. 21 Feb 1884, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA d. 3 Aug 1949, Fairmont, Marion, West Virginia, USA (Age 65 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Jones, Mary Alice,   b. 30 Apr 1881, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA d. 15 Mar 1960, Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA (Age 78 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F58663	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Phelps, Alice Opal,   b. 5 Aug 1920, Putnam, West Virginia, USA d. 14 Dec 2010, Eustis, Lake, Florida, USA (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	1958	Cabell County, West Virginia, USA
  	20250210GHLn- Bertie Leon Brookover in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971 West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971 text only Name Bertie Leon Brookover Gender Male Spouse Alice Opal Campbell Gender Female Marriage 1958 Cabell, WV
  Children	1. Brookover, Bertie Leon Jr,   b. 17 Mar 1947, Core, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA d. 16 Jun 1957, Stewart, Athens, Ohio, USA (Age 10 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Brookover, Margaret Alice,   b. 4 Jan 1946, Fairview, Marion, West Virginia, USA d. 28 Oct 2022, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F58665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Menear, Angy Virginia,   b. 23 May 1918, District of Columbia, USA d. 23 Feb 1973, West Virginia, USA (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1936
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  Children	1. Brookover, A.Y.
  Family ID	F58666	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 3	Neely, Thelma 'Irene',   b. 15 Oct 1918, Core, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA d. 16 Jun 1957, Stewart, Athens, Ohio, USA (Age 38 years)
  Children	1. Brookover, Bertie Leon Jr,   b. 17 Mar 1947, Core, Monongalia, West Virginia, USA d. 16 Jun 1957, Stewart, Athens, Ohio, USA (Age 10 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Brookover, Margaret Alice,   b. 4 Jan 1946, Fairview, Marion, West Virginia, USA d. 28 Oct 2022, Athens, Athens, Ohio, USA (Age 76 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F58667	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 8 Jul 1913 - Fairview, Marion, West Virginia, USA Marriage - 1958 - Cabell County, West Virginia, USA Death - 16 May 2001 - Eustis, Lake, Florida, USA Obituary - The Orlando Sentinel, Thu p.58 MR. BROOKOVER, East Rosewood Lane, Tavares, died Wednesday, May 16. He was a farmer. Born in Fairview, W.Va., he moved to Central Florida in 1988. He was a member of the Church of Christ of Mount Dora. He was an Army veteran of World War II. Survivors: wife, Alice O. Brookover; stepsons, John Campbell, Carl Campbell, both of Fort Myers; daughters, Angie Brookover, Winchester, Va., Margaret Bennett, Susie Sebring, both of Athens, Ohio, Nancy Lunsford, Key Colony Beach; sister, Sylvia Ammons, Fairview; 15 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren. Allen J. Harden Funeral Home, Mount Dora.. - 17 May 2001 - Orlando, Orange, Florida, USA Burial - Aft 16 May 2001 - Coolville, Athens, Ohio, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Brookover, Learny, MaryAlice, son fag_ 20250209GHLn- Added by: Nancy Lunsford on 17 Feb 2017 Learny French & Mary Alice Jones Brookover with their son Bertie L Brookover
  		Core, Earl L Chronicles of Core cover 81bqMIF8DsL._SY300_ 20180919HAv- You purchased a Paperback edition on September 15, 2018. Earl Lemley Core, Ph.D. www.mcclainprinting.com Library of Congress Control Number 2002094216 1st printing 1975; reprinted 2002 Chronicles Monongalia County, WV, including Clay township.
  		Brookover, Learny homestead Fairview fag_NancyLunsford 20250209GHLn- Added by: Nancy Lunsford on 17 Feb 2017 Brookover Farm Homestead in Fairview, West Virginia
  		Brookover, Learny family fag_NancyLunsford 20250209GHLn- Added by: Nancy Lunsford on 17 Feb 2017 Brookover family in Fairview, West Virginia Learny
  		Brookover, Bertie & Irene fag_NancyLunsford 20250209GHLn- noch Added by: Nancy Lunsford on 16 Feb 2017 Bertie & Irene Brookover Bertie Leon Brookover VVETERAN 1913 - 2001 • Coolville Cemetery MEMORIAL PHOTOS 18 FLOWERS 5 Bertie Leon Brookover Photo added by Nancy Lunsford Picture of Added by RickC Picture of Added by Nancy Lunsford Picture of Added by Nancy Lunsford Picture of Added…
  		Brookover fam Bertie & Irene fag_NancyLunsford 20250209GHLn- Added by: Nancy Lunsford on 15 Feb 2017 Bertie Jr., Bertie Sr, Nancy Ann, Margaret Alice, Susie, Irene
  		Brookover, BertieJr & Irene Neely fag_NancyLunsford 20250210GHLn- Added by: Nancy Lunsford on 28 Sep 2016 Bertie L. & Irene Neely Brookover
  		Brookover, BertieL obit News_OrlandoSentinel20010517_58 20250210GHLn- Bertie L. Brookover, 87, retired farmer died Wednesday, May 16 2001 The Orlando Sentinel Orlando, Florida • Thu, May 17, 2001 p58 CLIPPED BY wetzupdoc • 10 Februar 2025 • BERTIE L. BROOKOVER, 87 ... retired farmer MR. BROOKOVER, East Rosewood Lane, Tavares, died Wednesday, May 16. He was a farmer. Born in Fairview, W.Va., he…
  		Brookover, Bertie_Alice boys Skyline fag_NancyLunsford 20250211GHLn- noch Bertie & Alice; Skyline Speedway, August 13, 1972 Added by: Nancy Lunsford on 16 Feb 2017 Bertie Leon Brookover VVeteran 1913 - 2001 • Coolville Cemetery Photos 18 Flowers 5 Bertie Leon Brookover Photo added by Nancy Lunsford Picture of Added by RickC Birth 8 Jul 1913 Fairview, Marion County, West Virginia, USA Death 16 May…
  		OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA 20250211GHLn- Added by: RickC on 20 Aug 2013 findagrave
  		Brookover sibs, Gail anc_NancyLunsford 20250211GHLn- Nancy Lunsford originally shared this on 29 Sep 2016 Gail, Stellie, Bertie, Jake, Sylvia Brookover (February 1992) Linked to Bertie Leon Brookover Jacob Marion Brookover Sylvia Dell Brookover Hattie Gail Brookover Stella Bernice Brookover Saved by (10 of 23) jandvrush Paula Keyes jaddemoss Bill T hamilton1948 Tammy.James Pattie…
  		Brookover sibs & Ammo anc_NancyLunsford 20250211GHLn- Nancy Lunsford originally shared this on 29 Sep 2016 Stella Tennant, Bertie, Helen Brookover, Stanley & Sylvia Ammo

  
  

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  [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Bertie Leon Brookover (32) facts 20250211GHLn- 20250211GHLn- noch Bertie Leon Brookover VVeteran 1913 - 2001 • Coolville Cemetery Photos 18 Flowers 5 Bertie Leon Brookover Photo added by Nancy Lunsford Picture of Added by RickC Birth 8 Jul 1913 Fairview, Marion County, West Virginia, USA Death 16 May 2001 (aged 87) Eustis, Lake County, Florida, USA Burial Coolville Cemetery Coolville, Athens County, Ohio, USA Memorial ID96731781 · MAJ US ARMY WORLD WAR II Bertie Leon Brookover of Tavares, FL, formerly of Stewart, Ohio; died Wednesday May 16, 2001 in Eustis, FL. Born July 8, 1913 in Fairview, WV, he was the son of the late Learney French and Mary Alice Jones Brookover. He was a 1936 graduate of the agricultural sciences program at West Virginia University, and an avid fan of the Mountaineers. He was a World War II veteran of the 101 First Airborne Division and achieved the rank of Captain. He also served 17 years with the Reserves as a Major. He owned a dairy farm at the site where Federal Hocking High School now stands. He also built, owned and operated Skyline Speedway and was a timber contractor. He was a member of the Blackburn Hill Church of Christ in Athens, Ohio. He was a life member of Disabled American Veterans Post 37 of Athens, and a past member of Stewart Grange, Rome Canaan School Board and the Farm Bureau. He is survived by his wife, Alice O. Brookover; a sister, Sylvia Ammons; children, Angy Cessna of Winchester, VA, Margaret Bennett of Athens OH, Susan (Robert) Sebring of Athens, OH, Nancy (Dave) Lunsford of Key Colony Beach, FL; stepchildren, John and Carl Campbell of Florida; 15 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and 4 great-great-grandchildren. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by his previous wife, Thelma Irene Neely; a son Bertie L. Brookover Jr; a grandson, Jeffrey Blaine Cessna; a great-granddaughter Sabrina; a brother, Jacob Brookover; and sisters Gail Hamilton, Stella Tennant and Chole Brookover. Services will be held Monday, 1pm at Hughes Funeral Home in Athens, with John King officiating. Burial will be in Coolville Cemetery, with military services conducted by Athens VFW Post 37. Gravesite Details NGL shows he is interred here at Coolville Cemetery Family Members Parents Learney French "LF" Brookover 1884-1949 Mary Alice Jones Brookover 1881-1960 Spouses Angy Virginia Menear 1918-1973 (m. 1936) Thelma Irene Neely Brookover 1918-1957 (m. 1943) Alice Opal Phelps Brookover 1920-2010 (m. 1958) Siblings Clevie Dale Brookover 1906-1910 Hattie Gail Brookover Hamilton 1907-1990 Stella Bernice Brookover Tennant 1910-1998 Sylvia Dell Brookover Ammons 1920-2001 Children Margaret Alice Brookover Bennett 1946-2022 Bertie L "Jr" Brookover Jr 1947-1957 ____________________ 20250211GHLn- Angy Virginia Menear Photo added by hawkeye jr. Angy Virginia Menear Birth 23 May 1918 District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Death 23 Feb 1973 (aged 54) West Virginia, USA Burial Ebenezer Cemetery Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia, USA Memorial ID131338582 · Photos 2 Flowers 1 Added by hawkeye jr. Family Members Parents Walter Glen Menear 1889-1970 Angy Florida Grimm Menear 1892-1939 Spouse Bertie Leon Brookover 1913-2001 (m. 1936) Siblings Walter Raymond Menear 1914-1969 Half Siblings William Harrison Menear 1936-2003 Flowers Left by Stephanie Sartain on 24 Sep 2023 Brookover, Bertie_Alice boys Skyline fag_NancyLunsford 20250211GHLn- noch Bertie & Alice; Skyline Speedway, August 13, 1972 Added by: Nancy Lunsford on 16 Feb 2017 Bertie Leon Brookover VVeteran 1913 - 2001 • Coolville Cemetery Photos 18 Flowers 5 Bertie Leon Brookover Photo added by Nancy Lunsford Picture of Added by RickC Birth 8 Jul 1913 Fairview, Marion County, West Virginia, USA Death 16 May… [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Alice Opal Brookover (39) facts 20250210GHLn- 20250210GHLn- Photo added by Nancy Lunsford Alice Opal Phelps Brookover BIRTH 5 Aug 1920 West Virginia, USA DEATH 14 Dec 2010 (aged 90) Eustis, Lake County, Florida, USA BURIAL Coolville Cemetery Coolville, Athens County, Ohio, USA MEMORIAL ID170695527 · PHOTOS 3 FLOWERS 1 Added by Linda Williams Added by Nancy Lunsford Wife (3rd) of Bertie L Brookover (8 July 1913 - 16, May 2001) Alice O. Brookover, 90, of Eustis, FL passed away Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2010 at Florida Hospital Waterman in Mt. Dora, FL. She was born Aug. 5. 1920 in Scott Depot, WV; daughter of the late Jasper W. and Martha Isaacs Phelps. She is survied by 2 sons, John Campbell and Carl Campbell; 4 step-daughters, Nancy Lunsford (Dave), Susie Sebring (Bob), Margaret Bennett and Angy Brookover; a sister, Mary June Watts and 14 grandchildren. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her (1st) husband, John W. Campbell, and also by her (2nd) husband, Bertie L. Brookover; 5 brothers; 2 sisters, and both parents. Services will be held at 2 P.M., Saturday, Dec. 18, 2010 at White-Schwarzel Funeral Home, Coolville, OH. Burial will be in the Coolville Cemetery. Family Members Parents Jasper Wallace Phelps 1890-1953 Martha Ellen Isaacs Phelps 1891-1944 Spouses PFC Paul D. Campbell 1919-1946 (m. 1941) Bertie Leon Brookover 1913-2001 (m. 1958) Siblings Alpha R. Phelps 1912-1914 Ezra A. Phelps 1918-1919 Elinor Amy Phelps Griffin 1924-2009 Don Hansford Phelps 1930-2007 Children John Paul "JC" Campbell 1942-2018 Carl Leslie "Bodie" Campbell 1943-2024 Flowers Miss your cookies & cakes. Miss you. Left by Nancy Lunsford on 12 Feb 2017 Brookover, Alice & Bertie fag_ 20250210GHLn- Photo added by Nancy Lunsford Alice Opal Phelps Brookover BIRTH 5 Aug 1920 West Virginia, USA DEATH 14 Dec 2010 (aged 90) Eustis, Lake County, Florida, USA BURIAL Coolville Cemetery Coolville, Athens County, Ohio, USA MEMORIAL ID170695527 · PHOTOS 3 FLOWERS 1 Added by Linda Williams Added by Nancy Lunsford Wife (3rd) of Bertie L… [S1115] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2012;). Record for Learney French Brookover (46) facts 20250210GHLn- 20250210GHLn- Learney French “LF” Brookover 1884 - 1949 • Shuman-Darrah Cemetery Learney French “LF” Brookover Photo added by Nancy Lunsford Picture of Added by Nancy Lunsford Picture of Added by Nancy Lunsford Picture of Added by Nancy Lunsford Picture of Added by WJT_87 + 1 more BIRTH 21 Feb 1884 Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA DEATH 3 Aug 1949 (aged 65) Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia, USA BURIAL Shuman-Darrah Cemetery Monongalia County, West Virginia, USA MEMORIAL ID74376515 · PHOTOS 6 FLOWERS 5 Family Members Parents Francis Marion "FM" Brookover 1855-1930 Mary Elizabeth Moore Brookover 1859-1897 Spouse Mary Alice Jones Brookover 1881-1960 Siblings Trudie Alice Brookover Jones 1879-1955 Dorzella Brookover Dalbey 1881-1977 Louie Ellen Brookover Tennant 1894-1980 Children Clevie Dale Brookover 1906-1910 Hattie Gail Brookover Hamilton 1907-1990 Stella Bernice Brookover Tennant 1910-1998 Bertie Leon Brookover 1913-2001 Sylvia Dell Brookover Ammons 1920-2001 Brookover, Learny & MaryAlice fag_NancyLunsford 20250209GHLn- Added by: Nancy Lunsford on 17 Feb 2017 Learny French & Mary Alice Jones Brookover [S2006] Core, Earl L. Ph.D., Chronicles of Core, Captain Bertie L. Brookover, WWII. 20180919HAv- Chronicles of Core, 3rd edition, p.219 Captain Bertie L. Brookover: 2nd Battalion, 34th Infantry, 24 Division. Japan. Ribbons: - American Theatre - Asiatic-Pacific Theatre, - Victory Ribbon. Induction: Feb. 2, 1942 20180919HAv- Chronicles of Core, 3rd edition, p.219 Captain Bertie L. Brookover: 2nd Battalion, 34th Infantry, 24 Division. Japan. Ribbons: - American Theatre - Asiatic-Pacific Theatre, - Victory Ribbon. Induction: Feb. 2, 1942 Core, Earl L Chronicles of Core cover 81bqMIF8DsL._SY300_ 20180919HAv- You purchased a Paperback edition on September 15, 2018. Earl Lemley Core, Ph.D. www.mcclainprinting.com Library of Congress Control Number 2002094216 1st printing 1975; reprinted 2002 Chronicles Monongalia County, WV, including Clay township.

  
  

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