DATE: Thursday, November 13, 1997           TAG: 9711130429

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JOHN W. BRINKLEY JR.

John Wesley Brinkley Jr., 58, of the 2000 block of Holland Road died Nov. 12, 1997, in Obici Hospital.

A native of Nansemond County, Mr. Brinkley was a mechanic of Tidewater Occupational Center and a member of First Baptist Church. He was the son of the late John Wesley Brinkley Sr. and Winnie Belle Wilkins Brinkley.

Survivors include his wife, Joyce Matthews Brinkley; daughters, Lisa B. Thompson, Nancy B. Carr, both of Suffolk; a son, John Gregory Brinkley of Suffolk; a brother, Shelton Rudolph Brinkley of Raleigh, N.C.; and granddaughters, Brooke and Ashley Thompson of Suffolk.

A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday in Meadowbrook Memorial Gardens Cemetery by the Rev. James W. Draper. Friends may join the family from 7 to 8 p.m. today in Hill Funeral Home and at other times at the residence. Contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 360 S. Port Circle, Suite 104, Virginia Beach, Va. 23452. KEYWORDS: DEATH OBITUARY

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