Ship Brickey

Ship Brickey, 68, of Limestone, passed away on Monday, September 13, 2010, at Johnson City Medical Center.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charlie and Mary Brickey; three brothers; and four sisters.

Surviving him are his wife, Dorothy Brickey, of the home; son, Skip Brickey and girlfriend, Jackie Bailey, of the home; son, Ronald Brickey and wife, Margaret, Jearoldstown; daughter, Pamela Sams and husband, Jim, of Limestone; daughter, Donnia Necessary and husband, Larry, Jonesborough; Diana Norton and husband, Seaf, Jr., Jonesborough; Tabatha Garber, Limestone; eleven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; brothers H. T. Brickey and wife, Betty, Kingsport, Roy Brickey and wife, Jean, Gray, Paul Brickey and wife, Geraldine, Church Hill, Freddie Brickey and wife, Jennifer, Church Hill; sister, Peggy Adkins and husband, Wallace, Chuckey; special friends, Corey Spears, Dustin Spears, Chris and Denise Spears, Rick Quillen, Pookie , Johnny Necessary, Johnny Hammonds; and several nieces and nephews.

The family will receive friends on Thursday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Fall Branch Chapel of Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Homes.

Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday at the Chapel, with Rev. Roy Brickey officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers.

Memorial contributions to help defray funeral expenses may be made on behalf of the Brickey family to P. O. Box 27, Kingsport, TN 37662.