Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Brinkley, Preston S., 1939 

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PRESTON SIDNEY BRINKLEY

P.S. BRINLEY DEAD AT 66

Suffolk Business Leader Succumbs

  Suffolk, May 20 - Preston Sidney Brinkley, 66, founder of the P.S. Brinkley 
Ice Company and one of the pioneer lumbermen of Suffolk, died at his home in 
Franklin Street this morning at 6 o'clock after a brief illness from a heart 
attack. 

  Mr. Brinkley was a son of the late Philip Brinkley and Mrs. Armesia 
Brinkley and was a member of Main Street Methodist church and a member of the 
Fellowship Bible Class of the church.  At the time of his death, he was 
connected with the American Lumber Company. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Addie Mitchell Brinkley; three daughters, 
Miss May Brinkley, Mrs. Wellons Caulk and Miss Helen Brinkley, all of Suffolk; 
two sisters, Mrs. James E. Crocker and Mrs. Andrew Tyree; two brothers, Ira P. 
Brinkley of Suffolk and Oscar Brinley of Lakeland, Fla., and a number of 
nieces and nephews. 

  The body was taken to the I.O. Hill and Company Funeral Home and Sunday 
morning at 11 o'clock will be carried to the Brinkley residence in Franklin 
Street.  Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the 
residence by the Rev. A.L. Franklin, pastor of Main Street Methodist Church. 
Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

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P.S. BRINKLEY, 66, DIES EARLY TODAY

WAS ILL SHORT TIME, LAST RITES SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT RESIDENCE

   Preston Sidney Brinkley, age 66, a prominent resident of this city, and son 
of the late Mrs. and Mrs. Philip Brinkley, died at his home 120 Bank Street, 
this morning at 6 o'clock after a short illness.

   He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Addie Mitchell Brinkley, and three 
daughters, Miss May Brinkley, Mrs. Wellons, Caulk, and Miss Helen Brinkley, 
all of Suffolk; two sisters, Mrs. J.E. Crocker and Mrs. R.A. Tyree, both of 
Suffolk; two brothers, Ira Brinkley, of Suffolk, and Oscar Brinkley, of 
Lakeland, Fla; also several nieces and nephews.

   Mr. Brinkley was one of the pioneer lumbermen of this city, and has been 
connected with the American Lumber Company for the past several years, he was 
also the founder of the Brinkley Ice Company.  He was a member of the Main 
Street Methodist Church, and a member of the Fellowship Bible Class.

   The body was taken to the funeral home of I.O. Hill and Company, where it 
will remain until 11 o'clock Sunday morning, at which time it will be taken to 
his late residence, where funeral services will be held at 4:30 o'clock 
conducted by Dr. A.L. Franklin.  Interment will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery.

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HOLD LAST RITES FOR P. S. BRINKLEY 

Conducted Sunday at Residence By Rev. Franklin, Buried in Cedar Hill 

  Funeral services for Preston Sydney Brinkley, prominent resident of this 
city, were conducted Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, at the residence, 130 
Franklin St., by the Rev. A.L. Franklin, pastor of the Main Street Methodist 
church. 

  The church choir accompanied by Miss Margaret Batten sang the hymns, "How 
Firm a Foundation" and "Sometime We'll Understand."  There were many handsome 
floral tributes and the casket was covered with a pall of Easter lilies and 
pale pink roses. 

  Active pallbearers were Pretlow Brinkley, Philip Crocker, Jack W. Nurney, 
Dr. G. Richardson Joyner, Walter F. Story, Thomas Adkins. Willis E. Cohoon, 
Mills A. Riddick, John C. Eley, and Lawson Eley.  Friends, neighbors, and 
business associates served as honorary pallbearers.  Interment was made in 
Cedar Hill Cemetery. 


Preston Sidney BRINKLEY, lumberman and founder of Brinkley Ice Co., 
b. 12 Oct 1871, Nansemond Co., d. 20 May 1939, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block I, Lot 67*), Suffolk, 21 May 1939, 
"Ledger-Star" (Norfolk, VA), Sat., May 20, 1939, p. 10; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 17, No. 49, Sat., May 20, 1939, p. 1; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 17, No. 50, Mon., May 22, 1939, p. 6 

*Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

Additional information: 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Steve Poole - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #135504286. 

D.Cert. 10930 (Suffolk #124) 

His wife's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Oct. 5, 1958, p. 11) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b652a13o.txt 

His parents are buried in Block A, Lot 43. 

His father was a Confederate veteran, having served as a second lieutenant 
   in Co. I, 41st VA Infantry.  His obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Apr. 30, 
   1928, p. 1) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b652p5ob.txt 

His mother's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Mar. 27, 1937, p. 8) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b652a5ob.txt 


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