DeWayne Leon Brooks, 69, of rural Wabash, died at 5:30 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2016 at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne. He was born June 2, 1947 in Wabash, to James E. and Anna Belle (Ridenour) Brooks. DeWayne was a Southwood High School graduate. He was a US Army veteran, and served in the …read more.