Dr. Robert Edgar Brooks DDS Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Dr. Robert Edgar Brooks, D.D.S. (Eddie) went to be with the Lord on June 3, 2018 in the presence of his loving wife Eunice. Dr. Brooks was born in Fayetteville on August 14, 1928. He graduated from Fayetteville High School and attended NC State University, Wake Forest University, and graduated from the UNC-Chapel Hill school of dentistry. He began his dental practice in Charlotte and then moved his practice to Fayetteville shortly thereafter. In 1972 he began teaching at the UNC-Chapel Hill school of dentistry. After multiple years of teaching, he re-opened a private practice in Fayetteville and continued until his retirement. Eddie was an avid outdoorsman, hunter, and fisherman and specifically enjoyed bird-watching- (the enjoyment and legacy of which was passed on and shared by his entire family). Not only was he a highly proficient dentist - performing the first successful dental implant in North Carolina - he was also talented and created in other fields with woodworking and gunsmithing to name just a few. To re-build a car motor was not beyond Eddie Brooks. Eddie is survived by his loving wife Eunice Elmore Brooks of the home; son, Robert E. "Bobby" Brooks, Jr. and wife Cathie of Wilmington, NC; daughter, Julee Brooks Medlin and husband Eddie of Deerfield Beach, FL; son, David A. Brooks and wife Telisa of Elizabethtown, NC; granddaughter, Robyn Lindars of Hollywood, FL; grandsons, Kelly Brooks and Chris Brooks of Wilmington, NC; granddaughter, Chasity Jones and 6 great-grandchildren. There will be a memorial service on Thursday, June 7, 2018 at 2:00 pm at The Village Baptist Church, 906 S. McPherson Church Rd, Fayetteville, NC with Rev. Nickolas Smith presiding. There will be a visitation with the family at 1:00 pm at the Church fellowship hall before the service. In summation, Eddie was a rare, noble man who lived for love and not for money and thus was an exceptionally generous, unassuming, kind-hearted husband, father, and friend. If only more of us could learn from the love and lessons exemplified by the life of Eddie Brooks.

Dr. Robert Edgar Brooks DDS

August 14, 1928 - June 3, 2018