Ruby Hammock Brinkley

1925 - 2017

Ruby Hammock Brinkley

White House, TN

Age 92, passed away June 14, 2017. She was born March 1, 1925 in Macon County, Tennessee, to the late Roy Estill Hammock and the late Ava Meador Hammock. She married Ruby Brown Brinkley in December of 1940 and they were married for over 62 years before his death in 2003.

Mrs. Brinkley retired after working in the cafeterias of both White House Elementary and High Schools. She was a member of Birdwell's Chapel Church of Christ for many years. She also enjoyed and regularly attended Senior Citizens functions in White House.

In addition to her parents and husband, she is preceded in death by her brothers Willie Cordell Hammock, Jacob Winford Hammock, and sister Mary Ellean Hammock Latimer.

She is survived by daughters, Peggy (John) Crunk of Brentwood, TN and Destin, FL; Linda (Ellis) Hopper of Concord, NC; and Kathy (Alton) Lassiter of Hendersonville, TN; six grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. She is also survived by half sister Peggy Hammock Sawyers of Fayetteville, TN.

Funeral services will be held on June 17, 2017 at one o'clock at Birdwell's Chapel Church of Christ with a three hour visitation prior to the service.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Birdwell's Chapel Church of Christ, 3170 Highway 25, Cottontown, TN 37048.

Arrangements entrusted to AUSTIN & BELL FUNERAL HOME 533 Highway 76 White House, TN 37188 (615)672-5000