Richard Henry Brinkley Jr. Obituary
We are sad to announce that on July 19, 2023, at the age of 76, Richard Henry Brinkley Jr. of Lexington, South Carolina, born in Wagener, South Carolina passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Richard Henry Brinkley Jr. to pay them a last tribute.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Richard Henry Brinkley, Sr. and Miriam Corbett Brinkley; his wife Irene Barron Scarborough Brinkley; his sister Sheryl Pansy Brinkley; his parents-in-law, Robert Lee Scarborough, Sr. and Irene McQueen Barron Scarborough; and his brother-in-law Robert Lee Scarborough, Jr..
He is survived by: his daughter Melanie Brinkley Bateman; his close friend Debbie Wooten Taylor; his siblings, Elizabeth Brinkley English (Gordon) and Stephen Corbett Brinkley; his siblings-in-law, Sara Delphine Scarborough, Virginia Ann Scarborough Hollifield (David) and William Barron Scarborough (Elizabeth "Beth"); his siblings' children, Elizabeth English Cody (Troy), Philip Harden English (Emily), Robert Sanders Hogan (Kristen), Margaret Hollifield Nevergoll (Alec), Mary Scarborough Moore (Justin), Nancy Scarborough Bowers (Brett) and Joseph William Scarborough; his friends, Jennings Badie Duncan, III and Sharon Nicholson; Spike.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Seven Oaks Presbyterian Church, 530 St. Andrews Road, Columbia, SC 29210.