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DATE: WEDNESDAY, August 4, 1993                   TAG: 9308040521
SECTION: VIRGINIA                    PAGE: C-2   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: RICHMOND                                LENGTH: Short

OBIT BROOKS, POLLY TERRETTA

BROOKS, Polly Terretta, 80, of Richmond, formerly of Roanoke, died Monday, August 2, 1993 of cancer. An avid gardener and nationally recognized horticulturist, she was author of "The Garden Notebook" and numerous articles on horticulture. She was the flower arranger for Virginia's Executive Mansion during 4 administrations. Polly Brooks was a member of the Council of the Virginia Museum, Bloemendaal Society, Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, Virginia Historical Society, Society Guild of Virginia House, Windsor Farms Garden Club, Riverside Garden Club and First Presbyterian Church. Survivors include her husband, A. Gordon Brooks; her daughter, Betsy Gordon Brooks Carr; her son-in-law, Thomas E. Carr; her grandsons, Tommy, Gordon, and Jimmy Carr; her sister, Ellie Cox of Detroit, Mich.; and her two brothers, Paul Terretta of Winchester, and Anthony Terretta of Chesterfield. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden, the Virginia House of the Virginia Historical Society or to a favorite charity. A memorial service will be held at the First Presbyterian Church on Cary Street Road at 12 noon on Thursday, August 5, following a private graveside burial in Hollywood Cemetery. The family will receive visitors at the Brooks home from 10 to 12 noon and 4 to 6 p.m. on Wednesday. Arrangements by Bennett Funeral Home, Richmond. 


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