Mrs. Judith Ann Forest Brooks, age 72 of Lynchburg, passed away on December 16, 2021 in Lynchburg. She was the daughter of the late Clemon Forest, Sr. and Bernice Dennis Forest.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother, Clemon Forest, Jr.

She is survived by her husband, Thomas Lee Brooks of the home; three children, Matthew Williamson "Billy" Brooks of the home, Lory Ann Brooks Speight (Dwayne) and Felicia Michelle Brooks, both of Winterville, NC; two grandchildren, Valencia Ann Speight of Greenville, NC and Thomas Henry Speight of Winterville, NC; two great-grandchildren, Caleb Anthony Speight and Gabriel Joel Speight, both of Greenville, NC; three brothers, David Forest (Arnethia), Marvin "Ike" Forest, and Russell Forest (Deborah); three sisters-in-law, Mary Forest, Linda Brooks, and Marjorie Brooks; one brother-in-law, James Brooks; one aunt, Virginia "Tina" Adams; twenty-two nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.