October 16 1941 August 15 2019
Doris Faye Brooks Brinson October 16, 1941 – August 15, 2019 Share this obituary Send Flowers Sign Guestbook| Send Sympathy Card Mrs. Doris Faye Brooks Brinson, age 77, peacefully departed this life Thursday afternoon, August 15, 2019 in her home in Raleigh, NC. She was the second daughter of the late Ellis Wallace Brooks and Wilma Woods Brooks. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her brother, Ellis Woods Brooks. She leaves to cherish her memory her husband, Dr. Leslie Clay Brinson; children: Derek Brinson (Stephanie) of Raleigh, NC, Tonia McKinnie (Dr. Michael) of Charleston, SC, Maria Skelton (Kevin) of Apex, NC and Melissa Brinson (Atty. Scott Scurfield), also of Raleigh; three grandsons: Jordan McKinnie (Apaala Chatterjee), Robin McKinnie and Justin Isley; three sisters: Janice Drumwright (Joseph) of Roxboro, Carolyn Jean Brooks Powell of Silver Spring, MD and Donna Gail Brooks, also of Raleigh; two sisters-in-law, Gloria Brooks of Macon, GA and Bettie Brinson; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. The funeral service will be held Monday, August 19, 2019 at 12:00pm at Allen Chapel A.M.E. Church, 145 Allen Chapel Church Road, Roxboro, NC 27574 with the Rev. Gregory Jones providing the eulogy and the Rev. Larry McDonald, pastor, officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will also be Monday at the church from 10:30am to 12:00pm during which time the “Ivy Beyond the Wall” ceremony will take place from the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated of which she was a member. Print Obituary Sign Guestbook Name: Location: Video: Image: Light A Candle Candle 1 Candle 2 Candle 3 Candle 4 Email: Please keep my message private Personal Message: Personal Message (required) Confirm: Submit Guestbook entry
Our most sincere sympathies to the family and friends of Doris Faye Brooks Brinson October 16 1941 August 15 2019.
Cunningham & Nelson Funeral Home
Death notice for the town of: Roxboro, state: North Carolina 27573