Miss Tonga Regina Brooks

Miss Tonga Regina Brooks, age 55 of East Armuchee Road, Summerville, died December 31, 2016 at her residence. Tonga was born in Summerville, Georgia on May 24, 1961, daughter of the late Clyde Wesley Brooks and Mary Frances Teems Brooks. As a younger child, she attended school at Woodlawn School in Rome. She was a member of the Bethlehem Baptist Church in Subligna, where she was know by all for singing "Amazing Grace" Tonga loved gospel music and enjoyed going to church. She never met a stranger and was always smiling. Tonga enjoyed doing jigsaw puzzles and playing Mario Kart on her Nintendo Wii, and also enjoyed playing Mario Golf on the Game Cube. IN addition to her parents, Tonga was preceded in death by her grandparents, Bill and Ava Brooks and Arthur and Mary Teems. Tonga leaves behind two sisters and brothers-in-law, Kikie and Ken Cochran of Teloga and Diana and Harold Callan of Subligna. She also leaves behind a niece, Scarlett Brooks and three nephews, Chase Hall, Gene Callan and Corey Callan all of Summerville. Funeral Services for Tonga will be held Monday, January 2, 2017 at 11:00 A.M. in the Bethlehem Baptist Church with Rev. Danny Hobbs and Rev. Larry Scoggins officiating. Interment will follow in the Church cemetery. Pallbearers will be Corey Callan, Gene Callan, Ken Cochran, Chase Hall, David Shields and Rick Land. Honorary Pallbearers will be Dr. Wayne Ritchey, Pam Helms and the staff of Redmond Family Care in Trion. Tonga will be in state at the Coffman Funeral Home where the family will receive friends Sunday evening from 6 until 8 P.M. On Monday, she will be taken to the Bethlehem Baptist Church, where she will lie in state from 10:30 until the funeral hour. Coffman Funeral Home, Petitt Chapel, is honored to be serving the family of Miss Tonga Regina Brooks. Please visit www.coffmanfh.net to sign our online guestbook and to post condolences.

Monday, January 2, 2017 11:00 AM

Bethlehem Baptist Church East Armuchee Road Subligna, Georgia