Elrie Charlotte Brinkley Eskew, 95, a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Aledo, 209 Elm St., Aledo. Burial: Aledo Brown Cemetery, Aledo. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at White's Funeral Home in Weatherford.
Elrie Charlotte Brinkley was born Jan. 11, 1912, in Buffalo, daughter of the late Willie Henry and Charlotte Fore Brinkley.
As a young child she worked in the cotton fields, later becoming a licensed beautician. She also worked for Montgomery Ward and retired from General Dynamics.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Will Eskew; brothers, James Otis Brinkley, John Quinn Brinkley; sisters, Willie Blanche Brinkley, Helen Evora Brinkley; great-grandchildren, Amy Lou Carroll and Rachel Ann Eskew.
Survivors: Son, Billy Earl Eskew and wife, Norma, of Aledo; daughter, Sherry Ann Bates and husband, Sidney, of Willow Park; grandchildren, Susan Wiley, Brinkley Earl Eskew, Tonya Sturgill, Brett Giles, Veronica Bates; great-grandchildren, Brandan Giles, Casey Giles; great-great-granddaughter, Ashlynn Michelle Giles; sister, Mildred Higginbotham; sister-in-law, Marguarite Brinkley; many nieces, nephews and friends; and special companion, Pierre.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 6/29/2007.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Aledo, 209 Elm St., Aledo. Burial: Aledo Brown Cemetery, Aledo. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at White's Funeral Home in Weatherford.
Elrie Charlotte Brinkley was born Jan. 11, 1912, in Buffalo, daughter of the late Willie Henry and Charlotte Fore Brinkley.
As a young child she worked in the cotton fields, later becoming a licensed beautician. She also worked for Montgomery Ward and retired from General Dynamics.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Will Eskew; brothers, James Otis Brinkley, John Quinn Brinkley; sisters, Willie Blanche Brinkley, Helen Evora Brinkley; great-grandchildren, Amy Lou Carroll and Rachel Ann Eskew.
Survivors: Son, Billy Earl Eskew and wife, Norma, of Aledo; daughter, Sherry Ann Bates and husband, Sidney, of Willow Park; grandchildren, Susan Wiley, Brinkley Earl Eskew, Tonya Sturgill, Brett Giles, Veronica Bates; great-grandchildren, Brandan Giles, Casey Giles; great-great-granddaughter, Ashlynn Michelle Giles; sister, Mildred Higginbotham; sister-in-law, Marguarite Brinkley; many nieces, nephews and friends; and special companion, Pierre.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 6/29/2007.
Elrie Charlotte Brinkley Eskew, 95, a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, passed away Wednesday, June 27, 2007, at a Fort Worth hospital.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Aledo, 209 Elm St., Aledo. Burial: Aledo Brown Cemetery, Aledo. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at White's Funeral Home in Weatherford.
Elrie Charlotte Brinkley was born Jan. 11, 1912, in Buffalo, daughter of the late Willie Henry and Charlotte Fore Brinkley.
As a young child she worked in the cotton fields, later becoming a licensed beautician. She also worked for Montgomery Ward and retired from General Dynamics.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Will Eskew; brothers, James Otis Brinkley, John Quinn Brinkley; sisters, Willie Blanche Brinkley, Helen Evora Brinkley; great-grandchildren, Amy Lou Carroll and Rachel Ann Eskew.
Survivors: Son, Billy Earl Eskew and wife, Norma, of Aledo; daughter, Sherry Ann Bates and husband, Sidney, of Willow Park; grandchildren, Susan Wiley, Brinkley Earl Eskew, Tonya Sturgill, Brett Giles, Veronica Bates; great-grandchildren, Brandan Giles, Casey Giles; great-great-granddaughter, Ashlynn Michelle Giles; sister, Mildred Higginbotham; sister-in-law, Marguarite Brinkley; many nieces, nephews and friends; and special companion, Pierre.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 6/29/2007.
Funeral: 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Aledo, 209 Elm St., Aledo. Burial: Aledo Brown Cemetery, Aledo. Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at White's Funeral Home in Weatherford.
Elrie Charlotte Brinkley was born Jan. 11, 1912, in Buffalo, daughter of the late Willie Henry and Charlotte Fore Brinkley.
As a young child she worked in the cotton fields, later becoming a licensed beautician. She also worked for Montgomery Ward and retired from General Dynamics.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Will Eskew; brothers, James Otis Brinkley, John Quinn Brinkley; sisters, Willie Blanche Brinkley, Helen Evora Brinkley; great-grandchildren, Amy Lou Carroll and Rachel Ann Eskew.
Survivors: Son, Billy Earl Eskew and wife, Norma, of Aledo; daughter, Sherry Ann Bates and husband, Sidney, of Willow Park; grandchildren, Susan Wiley, Brinkley Earl Eskew, Tonya Sturgill, Brett Giles, Veronica Bates; great-grandchildren, Brandan Giles, Casey Giles; great-great-granddaughter, Ashlynn Michelle Giles; sister, Mildred Higginbotham; sister-in-law, Marguarite Brinkley; many nieces, nephews and friends; and special companion, Pierre.
Published in the Star-Telegram on 6/29/2007.
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