Raleigh Earl Brinkley

Published 9:40 pm Friday, July 15, 2011

July 13, 2011

Raleigh Earl Brinkley, 82, of Suffolk, Va., passed away on July 13, 2011. A native of Nansemond County, Va., he was the son of the late Raleigh Abram Brinkley and Agnes Baines Brinkley. He retired after many years of working at Union Camp in the sheet finishing department as a fork lift driver. He was a member and a Sunday School superintendent at Eureka Baptist Church and a member of Community Hunt Club.

He is survived by his wife of 64 years, Dorothy L. Brinkley; daughters and sons-in-law: Susan B. and Henry DeLucchi, Carol B. and Mark Bradshaw and Joanne B. and David Reid; eight grandchildren: Jerald Cox, Steven Cox, Angela Cox, Jennifer Griffith, Justin Bradshaw, Shawn Levett, Hunter Reid and Megan Reid; and nine great-grandchildren.

A funeral service will be held Sunday, July 17, 2011, at 2 p.m. at Eureka Baptist Church with the Rev. Mickey Willard officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Friends may join the family after the service for visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association, Southeastern Virginia Chapter, 6350 Center Drive, Suite 102, Norfolk, VA 23502 and the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 5216, Glen Allen, VA 23058. Condolences may be registered online at www.parrfuneralhome.com.