Donald Rooks Jr.
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Donald Rooks Jr., 48, of North Vernon, passed from this life on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at 12:00 A.M. at his residence.
Donald was born on May 17, 1972 in Columbus the son of Donald Rooks Sr. and Opal M. Axsom Bebout. Donald was a 1991 graduate of Jennings County High School and upon graduation he started his business of Don's Dugout in Seymour, which he continued to own and operate through the years. At a young age he developed a love for buying and trading sports cards and memorabilia which continued throughout his life.
Survivors include his mother and step-father, Opal and Jerry Bebout of North Vernon; father, Donald Rooks Sr. of Elizabethtown; children, Michael Rooks of Seymour, Angelina Rooks of Columbus, Andrea Rooks of Columbus, Jacob Rooks of Columbus; two grandchildren; siblings, Kim (Jackie Sandlin) Schrader of North Vernon, Kelley (Eric) Bebout of North Vernon, Shawn Bebout of Longmont, Colorado; and several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Opal and Ernestine Axsom and a nephew, Brandon Schrader.
The funeral service will be conducted at 12:00 P.M. on Tuesday at Barkes, Weaver & Glick Funeral Home on Washington Street with Ron Bridgewater officiating. Family and friends may call for visitation from 10:00 A.M. until time of services at the funeral home on Tuesday. We do ask visitors to follow social distancing guidelines inside the funeral home and masks are required. A live stream of the funeral service may be viewed at 12:00 p.m. Tuesday at barkesweaverglick.com.
Burial will follow at Garland Brook Cemetery.
Memorial contributions may be given in lieu of flowers through the funeral home to the Alcoholics Anonymous care of Southeastern Indiana Intergroup.
Online condolences and special memories may be shared with the Rooks family and a video tribute viewed at www.barkesweaverglick.com.