Mildred Dixon Brinkley Payne, born February 12, 1924, in Chatham County, NC, passed away January 13, 2014, under the compassionate care of Chesapeake Health & Rehab Center. Mildred was the 4th child of 8 born to Christine and Daniel Dixon. She grew up in Princess Anne County and graduated from Creeds High School.
She was a loving mother, homemaker and always a devout Christian. Mildred enjoyed God’s gift of colors throughout her lifetime from her job tinting portraits at Ames & Brownley, to coloring with her children and grandchildren, seeing a rainbow on the beach, or wearing her favorite color pink.
Survivors include her brother Dan Dixon and wife Nancy; son Brian Brinkley and wife Sandy; daughters Betty Robbins and husband Tommy; Marie Harrison and husband Frosty; Patsy Shaw; Kathy Brinkley, and Janet Moyer and husband Ed; 16 grandchildren, 11 great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.
A funeral service officiated by Pastor Kevin Ritter will be held Saturday, January 18, 2014, at 11 am at Rosewood-Kellum Funeral Home Chapel, 601 N. Witchduck Road, Virginia Beach, VA.
