Brooksie L. Cagle

October 18, 1918 - September 15, 2014

Brooksie L. Cagle, 95, of Benton Harbor passed away peacefully on Monday, September 15, 2014 at the Westwood Nursing Home in Bridgman surrounded by her loving family. Services celebrating her life will be held at 2 PM on Friday, Sept 19, at the Fairplain Chapel of Florin Funeral Service in Benton Harbor. Burial will follow in North Shore Memory Gardens. The visitation will begin at 1 PM on Friday at the Fairplain Chapel. Please share messages, memories or photos at www.florin.net. Brooksie was born on October 18, 1918 in Athens, AL. to Ernest and Bessie Thomas. She married her husband, Alvis Cagle, Sr., in 1937 and he preceded her in death in 1991. Together they celebrated 54 years of marriage. She was an accomplished seamstress and loved to sew on her Singer Sewing Machine. She enjoyed going to garage sales and flea markets. Brooksie was a wonderful and loving mother who enjoyed the many fun-filled family gatherings with all her children She is survived by her children, LaVerne (Wayne) Taylor of Mesa, AZ, Almeda Blythe of Watervliet, and Linda Mott of Benton Harbor; her 9 grandchildren; her 14 great grandchildren; her 5 great great grandchildren and her many nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her son, Alvis Cagle, Jr, in 2012; her great granddaughter, Katie Mott, in 2008; her 3 brothers and her 3 sisters.