Robert Lee Brinkley Sr.

Robert Lee Brinkley Sr., 73, of Searcy, died Wednesday, June 30. He was born Dec. 3, 1936 in Greenbrier, Ark., the son of Jeet and Eula Powell Brinkley. He is preceded in death by his wife, Christine Brinkley; a brother, Carroll Brinkley; a sister, Thurma Jean Brinkley. He is survived by a son, Robert Lee Brinkley Jr.; four daughters, Donna Christine Edom and her husband John, Robbie Lynne Graves and her husband Scott, Bettye Sue Fox and her husband Mark, and Kathi Jo Mackey and her husband Danny; seven grandchildren, Jonathan Edom, Katlin Edom, Miles Davis, Chuck Starks, Ashley Fox, Alyssa Gibson and Jordan Watts; a sister, Eula Mae Schmidt; a brother, James Brinkley; a sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Sue and Billy Weaver; also by two great grandchildren, Alexis Edom and Aiden Gibson. Mr. Brinkley loved farming, fishing, and tinkering. He loved his family and never met a stranger. He was a man who always kept busy. Funeral services will be Monday, July 5 at 2 p.m. at Valley Baptist Church. Visitation will begin one hour before the service at 1 p.m. at the church. Arrangements are entrusted to Powell Funeral Home of Searcy. www.powellfuneralhome.net.