JACKSON -- Ethel J. Crooks, 91, of Jackson died Saturday, March 1, 1997.

She was born Dec. 13, 1905, at Gordonville, daughter of Kirby and Emma Bohnsack Weisbord. She and James Crooks were married in 1924 at Jackson. He preceded her in death.

Crooks was a member of the Emanuel United Church of Christ in Jackson. She had worked for JcPenney's for many years. Before that, she and her husband owned various grocery stores in Texas.

Friends may call Monday at 10 a.m. at McCombs Funeral Chapel in Jackson.

Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. The Rev. Sam Roethemeyer will officiate with burial to be held at Memorial Park Cemetery in Cape Girardeau.