ROBERT A. BROOKS, JR of Aiken, SC died October 10, 2013 at the age of 80. He was the owner of Jackson-Brooks Funeral Home, which was established in 1912. In 1968, he took over operation of the firm alongside his wife, Alicia Brooks, until she took over full managerial duties in 1993. He was a 1966 graduated of the American McAllister Institute of Funeral Service in New York.