Edith Natlee Brooks, beloved daughter of the late Jessie Susie Gunther Brooks and Nathaniel Y. Brooks, Sr., was born on September 28, 1932 in Baltimore, Maryland. Edith departed thsis life on Wednesday, October 29, 2008. She was seventy-six years old. Edith was educated in the Baltimore City Public Schools. Edith was employed and retired after many years of service as a Geriatric Nursing Assistant at Spring Grove State Hospital. Following her mother Jessie S. Brooks strong religious convictions led Edith to the faith of Catholism and later converted and became a member of St. Pius V Catholic Church Edmondson Avenue and Schroeder Street. When the family relocated, Edith joined and became a devoted and faithful member of St. Peter Claver Catholic Church for over 40 + years. Edith loved the Lord and thanked Him always for the many blessings bestowed on her by attending Mass regularly with her daughter Pat and participating in church activities. Edith and Pat were often asked if they were sisters, but everyone knew they were mother and daughter. They were insparable. Every morning before starting with the day's activities, Edith would sit at the kitchen table and read her Bible and prayer books and recite the rosary to the Blessed Mother Mary. She served God in her everyday life and raised her children Pat & David in the Catholic faith and taught them about the joy of the Lord. Edith was gifted with her "hands". She loved to crochet and knit various afghans, scarves, baby blanket, hats, dollies and other cloths designs. For over 10 years, Edith crocheted/knitted her special projects, and each gift was wrapped and donated to Fr. Harper to be given out as Christmas gifts to deserving individuals. Edith was an avid reader often trading books with her daughter, Pat. She loved Word Find Books, Puzzles and her favorite TV shows, Dr. Phil, Oprah Winfrey and Extreme Makeover Home Edition, as well as looking at movie tapes. Edith loved to go on trips, movies, restaurants and shopping with her daughter Pat, and they enjoyed being together. Edith was well known for her "smile" to her family and friends. She showed strength and endurance of a strong mother to all that came in contact with her, but expecially her dear children, Edith Pat and David. As David puts it, "She was my Rock". Auntie as she was so affectionately known will be dearly missed by her nieces and nephews and friends. Her precious cats Robin, Nellie and Gracie are mourning the loss of their dear mother for the rest of their lives. Edith leaves to cherish her memory; her children, Edith Pat Robin Froix dauther, David Moses Smith son, and Shi;an Imari Valazques granddaughter; Edward Smith, Anita Cofield, Arthur Smith deceased, Glenn Smith, Vanessa Smith, Constance Smith, Phillip Smith; her sisters, Addie Goolesby, Violet Brooksdeceased. and Sylvia Brooks deceased; and three brothers, Nathaniel Y. Brooks, Jr. Gloria, James E. Brooks Eunice, and Nathaniel Tag E. Smith and a host of nieces nephews, cousins, family ajnd friends; also special friends and family Shirley Ann Grant, Lamont Montague Lynch, Sr., and Robert Joseph Cofield.