Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Brinkley, Preston S., 1939 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ PRESTON SIDNEY BRINKLEY 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. [Preston Sidney BRINKLEY, lumberman and founder of Brinkley Ice Co., Suffolk native, d. 20 May 1939, Suffolk, age 66, interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Suffolk, 21 May 1939, "The Suffolk (VA) News Herald," May 20, 1939, p. 1] [file transcribed by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager.] file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/b652p3ob.txt