John Michael Brooks

 On August 12, 2026, John unexpectedly passed away while at his home with his wife

Sheila in Barnwell, SC.  The Memorial Service will be held 6pm, Monday, August 17, 2026 in the chapel at Dykes

Funeral Home in Barnwell SC with Pastor Ken Dobson, officiating. Following will be a private burial.

   John Michael Brooks was born February 25, 1953, in

Walker County community where his family had roots going back generations.

He established his own roots by starting his own family and a career at a large manufacturing

plant. This career transferred him to an even smaller town in South Carolina where he met and

married the love of his life, Sheila Patricia Jordan of Barnwell, SC.

John was full of Dad jokes and puns, always making everyone laugh and Sheila shake her head

in exasperation. He always “used to work with a guy”, as his stories always started out, and he was always up for

an adventure, and by adventure, we mean trying a new restaurant. Life

wasn’t without its hardships, but John lived it to the fullest, and this love for life spilled out onto those around him.

He was preceded in death by his son, Jeremy Michael Brooks (Shelly), his mother Mary Ruth Eubanks, his father,

John Walter Brooks and his brother William Thomas Brooks. He is survived by his loving wife Sheila Patricia

Jordan Brooks of Barnwell, SC, his remaining four children: John Christopher Brooks, Johnny Heyward Tedder,

Tracie Lynn Hicks (Jeremy), and Patricia Anne Harter (Joseph); numerous sisters in laws, nieces and nephews;

Thomas Baxley (Roxana), whom he loved like a son, and the apple of his eyes, his grandchildren: Alyssa Grace

Tedder, Tristan John Harter, Jaxson Gregory Tedder, Grayson James Brooks, Jayson Michael Tedder, and Lincoln

Shaelyn Hicks.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in John Brooks memory to the Ronald McDonald House at

 2901 Colonial Dr.

 Columbia, SC. 29203

The family has entrusted Dyches Funeral Home and Crematory, of Barnwell, SC with the arrangements.