He was employed with Dempster Brothers, Pathway Bellows, and the University of Tennessee, where he retired in 2007. He was a member of Powell Masonic Lodge #582 as a 32nd Degree Mason. He was also a member of Sterchi Hills Baptist Church. His favorite hobbies were woodworking and fishing, whether he caught a fish or not.
William Charles Brooks, age 79, of Powell, TN, passed away on Saturday, August 14, 2021, at North Knoxville Medical Center after a long illness. He is preceded in death by his parents, R.B. Brooks, Jr. and Madge Gorman Brooks; great-granddaughter, Madelyn Grace Whitley; and brother-in-law, Garnett A. Dill. Survived by his wife of 55 years, Beverly Dill Brooks, daughters Stacey Berry (Lonnie) and Terri Smith; granddaughters, Bailey Bayless, Erin Whitley (Mark) and Madison Berry (Katie); great-grandchildren, Rylee McCloud, Jaxson Bayless, Luke Bayless, Briella Whitley and Grayson Whitley; brother and sister-in-law, Bobby and Carolyn Brooks, sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Judy and Ron Schield and sister-in-law, Tina Dill; special nephew Robbie Brooks and wife Kelly, best friend Lynn Shular and many nieces, nephews and cousins.