Laura Brookins

Laura Lea Long Brookins passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021 at the Haven Hospice Tri-Counties Care Center in Chiefland. Laura was born on September 11, 1936 to Alfred W. Long and Lottie Davis Long and raised in Old Town, Florida. She was the oldest of 12 children. She attended Dixie County Schools until the 10th grade, when she withdrew from school and went to work to help with the family finances due to her father's declining health. She worked at Chris's Restaurant in Fannin Springs until she met and married Elliott M. “Jack” Williams in 1954. She raised her four children in the Chiefland area and was a stay-at-home mom for a while. Her employment history included the Levy County Road Department, Griffins Department Store, Rogers Department Store and the Fashion Tree. She married Thomas Brookins in 1989, and they designed and built their dream home in Chiefland and had many happy years there. Laura is survived by her husband of 31 years, Thomas Brookins, her children Roxanne Shirvan (Danny Lufkin), Racheal McQueen (Tommy), Regina Goss (Bruce), and Jacqueline Williams, her stepchildren Deborah Davis (Richard) and Loran Brookins (Paige); grandchildren Kian Shirvan, Leah Almeida, Sarah Cantrell, Francisco Almeida, Franco Elijah Almeida, Caley Williams, Hayden Williams, Ryan Anderson, Chase Brookins, Blayne Brookins; great grandchildren Elijah Cantrell, Dorian Fournier, Emila Fournier, Aubrey Weatherford, Declan Fortner, Madison Anderson, Cooper Brookins; Siblings James “Buck” Long, Henry “Billy” Long, Linda Lambert, Annette Hinds, Jeffrey “BoBo” Long and a host of nieces, nephews and cousins. Services for Laura are Friday, June 4, 2021 at 11:00 am at First Baptist Church of Chiefland, with burial in the Chiefland Cemetery. If a memorial contribution is desired over flowers, please make contribution to Haven Hospice Tri-Counties Care Center in Chiefland. Arrangements have been placed under the care of the Rick Gooding Funeral Home Chiefland Chapel, with locations in Cross City 352-498-5400 and Chiefland 352-493-0050. Please sign the online guest book at rickgoodingfuneralhomes.com

Laura Brookins

September 11, 1936 - May 30, 2021