Mary Ann Patterson

Brooks

Mary Ann Patterson Brooks

A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at a later date for Mary Ann Patterson Brooks, 70 of Moselle, who passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2026, at the Forrest General Hospital in Hattiesburg.

Billy M. King-Colonial Chapel Funeral Home in Collins will be in charge of the arrangements.

Mary Ann was born on September 3, 1956, in Laurel, Mississippi, to Harper Ethridge Patterson and Evelyn Joyce Dotson Patterson. She was married to the love of her life, Oliver Brooks, for fifty years. Mary Ann was a member of the Baptist faith. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend and will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Harper Ethridge Patterson and Evelyn Joyce Dotson Patterson. 

Survivors include her husband of fifty years, Oliver Brooks of Moselle; two sons, Brandon Brooks and Josh Brooks, both of Moselle; two brothers, Jerry Patterson (Judy) of Ellisville and Billy Ray Patterson (Frankie) of Moselle; three sisters, Nancy Garner of Dixie, Ernie Ellis, and Lisa Kackley (Jimmy), both of Moselle; six grandchildren, Brannon Brooks, Bailey Brooks, Blair Brooks, Belle Brooks, Cade Brooks, and Colton Brooks; and a host of nieces, nephews, and other family members.

Family members and friends may sign an online guestbook at www.billymkingcolonialchapel.com