Mrs. Nelda Sue "Suzie" Westbrooks, age 64, of Summerville, GA died Sunday, June 27, 2010.

Suzie Hankins Westbrooks, beloved mother of Rick DeBerry and Leslie Bice, died peacefully in her sleep Sunday with her family at her side after a short battle with an aggressive form of liver cancer. She’s the daughter of the late Billy and Frances Williams Hankins of Trion, GA. She was preceded in death by her first husband, Herbert DeBerry and her daughter, Suzanne Steele.

She is survived by her sister, Joyce Hannah Barton of Hall’s Valley; son, Rick DeBerry; and daughter and son-in-law, Lesli and Michael Bice of Summerville, GA; son-in-law, Babe Steele, LaFayette, GA; granddaughter and husband, Carrie & Adam Lathem, Summerville, GA, grandson, Billy Adam Trammell, Trion, GA, granddaughters, Savannah DeBerry, Cedar Rapids, Iowa and Maria Steele; great-grandchildren, Chandler and Madison Lathem, Summerville, GA.

Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p. m. Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at Mason Funeral Home with Rev. David Autry, Rev. Art Graves, and Rev. Rob Pierce officiating. Burial will follow in West Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rick DeBerry, Adam Trammell, Adam Lathem, Bobby Hannah, Craig Holt, Tommy Stinson, and Chandler Lathem. Honorary pallbearers will be employees of Steel Grading and Look Out Mountain Community Services.

Mrs. Westbrooks will be in state at Mason Funeral Home and the family will receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 p. m. Tuesday