Poetic Obituaries: [James Ira Brooks] was a member of

Cotter Planning Commission, Cotter Chamber of Commerce and Tennessee Long Hunters. Mr. Brooks was a true renaissance man. He was an artist, poet, musician and tinkerer. He enjoyed living on the river in Cotter, possessed a wonderful sense of humor and was a shameless flirt.

from Baxter Bulletin: James Ira Brooks, 78

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