Clyde Dewayne Brinkley

Clyde Dewayne Brinkley, 71, of Fordyce died Thursday April 11, 2013. Born March 17, 1942 at Quitman, he was a son of the late Thomas Jerdie and Effie Lena Qualls Brinkley. He was a member of the Sulphur Springs Baptist Church. Other than his parents, he was preceded in death by three brothers, Dwight, Harold, and Earl Brinkley; three sisters, Lois Blithe, Wanda Tucker, and Theda Matthews; a grandson, Christopher Smith; father-in-law, James Berry. He is survived by his wife, Charlotte Berry Brinkley of Fordyce; daughter, Susan Brinkley of Roswell, Ga.; two step-sons, Tony Shillings of White Hall, Jeff Shillings of Fordyce; step-daughter, Rita Winkle (Chris) of Sheridan; two brothers, Joe Brinkley (Ann) of Bristol, Fla., Ed Brinkley of Rison; grandchild, Heaven Carson of Roswell, Ga.; mother-in-law Ellean Berry of Fordyce. The family will receive friends Sunday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Benton Funeral Home in Fordyce. Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Benton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Harold Harper officiating. Burial will follow at Ebenezer Cemetery. Arrangements by Benton Funeral Home of Fordyce. To sign the online register visit www.bentonfuneralhome.net.