Samuel Dee Brinkley

Samuel Dee Brinkley, 54, of Marion, North Carolina, passed away Monday, August 30, 2021 at the Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital in Asheville.

He was born on July 11, 1967 to Clara Strickland Brinkley and the late Boyd Brinkley.

Samuel was a true music lover, and he was especially a fan of Journey and Lynyrd Skynyrd. He enjoyed spending time in the outdoors fishing. Samuel had a talent for fixing things and was always fixing something. Above all, he enjoyed a good laugh and making others laugh with his jokes.

He is also preceded in death by his wife, Elizabeth Boyd Brinkley.

He is survived by his mother, Clara Brinkley; two children, Jessie Boyd Brinkley and Derrick Riddle; and three siblings, Sandra, Kimberly, and Mickey.

A private celebration of life will be held at a later date.