Topeka - Nancy Laurene (Dayton) Brooks, 86, passed from this life to be with the Lord on December 29, 2021.
She was born in 1935 to Charles and Sophia Dayton in Windber, PA. Nancy attended early school in PA. After the family moved to Topeka, she attended and graduated from Topeka High School.
While attending McPherson College, she met and married the love of her life, Lawrence (Larry) Brooks. To this union they had Cynthia, Deborah, Timothy, Mark and Todd.
After living in Tucson, AZ for several years, Nancy moved to Rossville, KS, where she worked for People's State Bank and was active at Rossville United Methodist Church directing the choir, and in Eastern Star.
She persisted and graduated from Washburn University with an accounting degree and later retired from Wendling, Noe, Nelson & Johnson, LLC in 2001 after 30 years of service.
She was a member of the American Business Women's Association, American Society of Women Accountants, Kiwanis Club of Downtown Topeka, and served as a volunteer for Topeka North Outreach and Topeka Genealogical Society. She was also a member of Topeka Church of the Brethren, and later First United Methodist Church, Topeka.
Nancy was preceded in death by her husband Larry, her son, Timothy, her parents, and her brother G. Ronald.
She is survived by her children, Cynthia (Rudy) Wilson, Dunedin, FL, Deborah (Robert) Keeshan, Topeka, Mark (Susan) Brooks, Lenexa, and Todd (Shaeli) Brooks, Perry, seven grandchildren, and 13 great-grandchildren. Surviving siblings are John Dayton, Kathy (Oren) Kovar, Dan (Kay) Dayton and Richard (Jacque) Dayton.
Memorial contributions may be made to First United Methodist Church, 600 SW Topeka Blvd, Topeka, KS, 66603, and to Topeka Rescue Mission, 600 N Kansas Ave., Topeka, KS, 66608.
In keeping with her wishes, she will be cremated. A visitation will be held at First United Methodist Church on Friday, January 21st, from 5:30 to 7:30. A private graveside memorial service is planned for a later date in Nickerson, KS, where she will be laid to rest beside her husband.
To leave a special message for the family online, visit www.DoveTopeka.com.
Note: Several of Nancy's five children attended Rossville High.
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