Elizabeth Ann Brinkman

Elizabeth Ann (Day) Brinkman, of Daleville, Va., devoted wife, mother, grandmother and friend, went peacefully to be with her Lord and Savior on April 4, 2010. Born October 2, 1926, in Philadelphia, Pa., she met and married the love of her life, Norman Talmadge Brinkman, in 1947. Preceded in death by her husband of 61 years, Ann will be sadly missed by all who knew her but not forgotten. She is survived by two sons, and daughters-in-law, Norman Talmadge and Georgia Collier Brinkman, of Charlottesville, Va., and William Alexander and Deborah Lovelady Brinkman, of Flower Mound, Texas; and six grandchildren, who simply knew her as "Nanny", Carrie Ann Kennedy, of Haymarket, Va., Rachel Elizabeth Brinkman, of Plano, Texas, Andrew Talmadge Brinkman, of Charlottesville, Va., Laura Ashley Brinkman, of Flower Mound, Texas, Susan Grace Brinkman, of Antelope, Ore., and Staci Lynn Brinkman, of Flower Mound, Texas. A graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, April 8, 2010, at Daleville Cemetery. A reception will be held immediately following at 271 Jamestown Rd., Daleville, Va. The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Fincastle Rescue Squad. Arrangements by Rader Funeral Home, Daleville, Va.