Wilma Brooks, 66 of Stanton died Tuesday, April 15, 2014, in a Midland hospital. Funeral service will be held at 9:30 AM Saturday, April 19, 2014 at the Belvue Church of Christ in Stanton. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 PM central time and 2:30 PM mountain time at the Portales Cemetery, Portales, New Mexico. The family will receive friends from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM Friday, April 18, at the Gilbreath Funeral Home in Stanton. Wilma was born November 3, 1947 in Portales, New Mexico to Jim and Freeda Vernon McBride. She married Bill Brooks November 23, 1967 in Portales. She grew up in Portales and attended Eastern New Mexico State. They moved to Stanton in 1989. She loved keeping children, especially her own grandkids. She was a member of the Belvue Church of Christ. She is survived by her husband, Bill Brooks of Stanton; two sons, Scott Brooks and wife, Paula of Stanton and Craig Brooks and wife, Chelan of Tulsa, Oklahoma; one, daughter, Shelley Ramirez and husband, Eusebio of Stanton; 10 grandchildren, Bonnie, Hillary, Ashli, Marshall, Megan, Aaron, Joshua, Mariah, Bailey, and Whitney; five great grandchildren, Ryleigh, Noah, Andrew, Capri, and Selene; her mother, Freeda McBride of Portales, New Mexico; and one sister, Wynette McKillip of Portales, New Mexico. She was preceded in death by her father, Jim McBride; one son, William Eric Brooks; and one brother, Walter McBride. The family suggests memorial be made to the Allison Cancer Treatment Center of Midland or MD Anderson Cancer Treatment Center. Arrangements are under the direction of Gilbreath Funeral Home. Online condolences may be made at www.npwelch.com,
