Roy Ernest "Pappy" Brinkley Jr.

Roy E. "Pappy" Brinkley Jr.

Roy Ernest "Pappy" Brinkley Jr., 84, of Crimora, died early Wednesday morning, October 1, 2008, at his home, following a courageous battle with cancer.

He was born January 14, 1924, in Wytheville, Virginia, a son of the late Roy E. Brinkley Sr. and Maude Humphrey Brinkley.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Eva Drumheller Brinkley; grandson, Jeremy Shannon Fix; and step-daughter, Kathy "Kate" Fonner; three brothers, Malcolm, Kenneth and Ronnie Brinkley; and two sisters, Edith Engleman and Jolene Ficca.

Roy was a Pattern Maker and Machinist with Virginia Metalcrafters, where he retired with more than 30 years of service. During World War II he served in the Army Infantry, in the European Theatre.

He was a Lifetime Member of Crimora-Dooms VFW Post #452, and a former member of the Jollivue-Barterbrook Ruritan Club. He loved to hunt and fish and did woodworking, carpentry work and gardening; he also loved to share "a good meal" with family and friends.

Roy was truly an inspiration to his family and friends.

The family would like to thank all the doctors and nurses at Augusta Medical Center, who gave him such good care and AMC Hospice of the Shenandoah, for all their love and care during his last days at home.

Surviving family members include his wife, Alma "Mickey" Brinkley; his son, Steven Brent "Bub" Brinkley and his wife, Deborah J. Brinkley, of Crimora; his daughter, Rita Dale Fix Daniel and her husband, T. C. Daniel, of Middlebrook; his step-mother, Elsie Brinkley of Roanoke; his sisters, Alma Brown and Millie Sanger, both of Richmond, Judy Bussey of Montvale and Joyce Smith of Roanoke; his special sister-in-law, Mary Betty Fitzgerald of West Point; his grandchildren, Stacey Lynne, Shelley Rena, Steven Joseph, Benjamin Travis and Ceanie Nicole; his step-grandchildren, Mary Katherine and Chris Fonner; and 13 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Saturday, October 4, 2008, in the Chapel of Charlton and Groome Funeral Home, 961 Goose Creek Road, Fishersville, Virginia, conducted by Pastor Jeff Newman. Burial will follow at Augusta Memorial Park with military honors by Stuarts Draft VFW Post #9339. Active pallbearers will be Bill Fix, Travis Fix, Joey Brinkley, Rick Fitzgerald, Truman Payne and Danny Brinkley.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 7 until 9 p.m. Friday, October 3, 2008.

Memorial contributions may be made to AMC Hospice of the Shenandoah, P. O. Box 215, Fishersville, VA 22939.

Family and friends may share memories and express condolences at charltonandgroomefuneralhome.com.


This obituary was originally published in the News Virginian.