Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Brinkley, Shirley Ann "Bambi" (Whiting) 2011
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Lakewood News, 15 Jan 2011

Shirley Ann Brinkley “Bambi,” age 74, of Lake Odessa, passed away January 11,
2011, surrounded by her family, at Spectrum Hospital, Grand Rapids.  She was
born on April 13, 1936, in Diamondale, to Francis and Margaret (Skutt) Whiting.
 She attended Potterville schools, and worked at Don’s Restaurant where she met
her husband, Joseph Brinkley.  They moved to Detroit in the early 1960s, where
she worked in manufacturing.  In 1973, she moved to Lake Odessa, where she met
the love of her life, Elton Engness.  She was a caregiver for the elderly until
1992, when health problems caused her to retire.

She was preceded in death by both of her parents; her daughter Cindy Rock; her
life-mate Elton Engness; and her sister Marjorie Wardell.  She is survived by
her daughter, Carrie Courtney of Lake Odessa; her brother Gary Whiting of
Frederic; grandchildren Jennifer (James) Baxter of Sidney, Mary Rock of Ionia,
Sarah (Bill Willcox) Perez of Lake Odessa, and Stacy (Justin) Miller of
Sunfield.  She is also survived by six great-grandchildren, Parker, Alexis,
Xavier, Joey, Jaden and Keanan, and her beloved dog Scooter.

A memorial service will be held Sunday, January 16, 2011 at 1 p.m., at The
Living Gospel Church, 1600 Rochester St., Lake Odessa.  Memorial contributions
may be made to The American Cancer Society’s Hope Lodge Grand Rapids. 
Arrangements are by the Koops Funeral Chapel - Lake Odessa.


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