Max E. Brocklesby

Max Brocklesby, age 92, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Medicalodges Dewey, Dewey, Oklahoma. Max was born on March 18, 1923, in Mont Ida, Kansas, the son of Vern and Blanche (Carnes) Brocklesby. He graduated from Welda High School in 1942. Max entered the United States Army in 1943. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the 899th tank destroyer battalion in Germany. Max was honorably discharged in 1946. Max married Beatrice Nilges in 1946, and they made their home in Topeka, Kansas until 1952 when they moved to Haysville, Kansas, where Max began working for the Boeing Company in Wichita. In 1965 they moved to Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Max and Bea owned and operated the Highland Park Dairy Queen in Bartlesville from 1965 until 1975. During this same time period, Max began working at TRW in 1972, retiring in 1985. He was preceded in death by his parents Vern and Blanche Brocklesby; three sisters, Velma Lavea, Betty Lou Brocklesby, and Donna Patrick; three brothers, Edwin Eugene, Irwin, and Delwyne Hugh. Max is survived by his wife, Bea Brocklesby, of the home; one son, Larry Brocklesby and wife Paula of Georgetown, Texas; two grandsons, Brian and wife Michelle and Brandon and wife Lara, of Austin, Texas; seven great grandchildren; two sisters, Bula Miller of Topeka, Kansas and Wanda Roberts of Garnett, Kansas; and several nieces and nephews. He will be missed by all of his family. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Thursday, December 3, 2015, at the Feuerborn Family Funeral Service Chapel, Garnett, Kansas. Burial will follow in the Garnett Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Disabled American Veterans #65 Dewey, Oklahoma, and sent in care of the funeral home. Condolences to the family may be left at www.feuerbornfuneral.com .