Wagener – Funeral services for Mrs. Miriam Corbett Brinkley, 91, of Wagener will be held at 4 PM Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at the First Baptist Church of Wagener. The family will receive friends in the sanctuary of the church at 3 PM. The Reverends David L. Robinson, Philip K. Turner, and Jennings B. Duncan, III, will conduct the funeral. The interment will follow in the Wagener Cemetery.
Mrs. Brinkley went home to be with the Lord Saturday, October 19, 2013, at Rice Estate in Columbia. Born in Wagener, she was the daughter of the late Adien LeCroy “A.L.” and Pansy Gunter Corbett. She was the widow of Richard Henry “Brink” Brinkley, Sr.
Mrs. Brinkley is survived by her children, Richard H. “Dick” Brinkley, Jr., and his wife, Irene S. Brinkley of West Columbia; Sheryl P. “Sherry” Brinkley of Batesburg-Leesville; Elizabeth “Betty” B. English and her husband, Gordon B. English, Jr., of Camden, and Stephen C. “Steve” Brinkley of Palmyra, Virginia; three grandchildren, Melanie E. Brinkley of the United Kingdom; Elizabeth B. Cody and her husband, Troy J. Cody of Columbia, and Philip H. English of Raleigh.
Mrs. Brinkley was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother. She was an accomplished pianist, organist, and soprano vocalist. A graduate of Coker College with a BA in history and a minor in music, Mrs. Brinkley briefly taught music in Wagener public schools and used her talents to glorify the Lord as organist and pianist at First Baptist Church of Wagener where she was a member for many years.
Memorials may be made to the First Baptist Church of Wagener, P. O. Box 398, Wagener, SC 29164.
The family expresses its appreciation to the staffs of Dr. Eddie Williams of Palmetto Pulmonary and Critical Care, Rice Estate, and Lutheran Hospice. The family also thanks those special people who were Mrs. Brinkley’s personal caretakers and her friends at the Listine Gunter Courtney Senior Center.
