Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Brinkley, Bruce, 1906 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ YESTERDAY IN SUFFOLK [...] BABY BRINKLEY DEAD. Suffolk Bureau. Suffolk, Va., June 11. - Bruce, the 5-months-old son of Police Chief and Mrs. W.E. Brinkley, died this evening at the home of its parents on Washington street. The child had been sick only a short time. ****************************************************************************** Suffolk, Va., June 12. - [...] The funeral of Bruce, the 5-months-old infant of Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Brinkley, was conducted this afternoon from the residence. Bruce BRINKLEY, son of William Eley & Mary Elizabeth "Lizzie" (CARR) BRINKLEY, b. ca. Jan 1906, d. 11 Jun 1906, at home, Suffolk, funeral 12 Jun 1906, at home, Suffolk, listed in Cedar Hill Cemetery*, Suffolk, "Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 19, No. 63, Tues., June 12, 1906, p. 13; "Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Vol. 19, No. 64, Wed., June 13, 1906, p. 9 *Additional information: No Find a Grave Memorial (Oct 2025) His parents are buried in Block H, Lot 42; his uncle Bruce BRINKLEY is buried in Lot 41. Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt His mother's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Aug. 19, 1944, p. 8) is posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b652m6ob.txt Chief BRINKLEY was shot fatally while attempting to arrest a bootlegger; articles on the incident & his obits ("Virginian-Pilot," Dec. 1-4, 1918) are posted at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b652w8ob.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by File Manager Matt Harris (zoobug64@aol.com). file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b653b6ob.txt