Statler Family Obituaries
Brinkman, Lula Mae "Ponnie"
PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Lula Mae "Ponnie" Brinkman, 81, formerly of Perryville, died Monday, July 23, 2007, at Manor Grove Nursing Home in Kirkwood, Mo. She was born May 28, 1926, at Lithium, Mo., daughter of Harold A. and Sophia Lorenz Graff. She and Loyd R. Brinkman were married July 6, 1947. He died March 25, 1997...
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Printed in the Thursday, July 26, 2007 edition of the Southeast Missourian, Cape Girardeau, MO.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, July 28th, 2007 for 81-year-old Lula Mae "Ponnie" Brinkman of Kirkwood, formerly of Perryville, who died Monday, July 23rd at the Manor Grove Nursing Home in Kirkwood.
She was born May 28th, 1926 in Lithium, the daughter of Harold A. and Sophia (Lorenz) Graff, who both preceded her in death.
She married Loyd R. Brinkman on July 6th, 1947. He preceded her in death.
She is survived by two sons and a daughter in law, Richard and Canh Brinkman of Crestwood and Rex Brinkman of San Antonio, Texas; a daughter, Bebe Jane Langston of Glendale; two sisters, Nelda Lea Brown of Crestwood and Abigail Hotop of Mexico; a brother, Dennis Graff of Farmington; four grandchildren, Jennifer, Joseph, Vanessa and Jillian and a great grandson, Zane.
She was a homemaker and member of the Glendale Presbyterian Church.
She was a loyal Mizzou booster and sports fan, quilter, genealogist and collector.
She managed an Art Mart store in St. Louis for many years, was a member of the Civil Air Patrol, was the first woman in Missouri to bag a deer and a turkey in the same season.
Before her marriage to Loyd, she was an assistant to the Secretary of State in Jefferson City and at Perryville High School she was a majorette with the band.
Visitation will be 3-8 p.m. at the Bopp Chapel, 10610 Manchester Road, Kirkwood.
A memorial service for 81-year-old Lula Mae "Ponnie" Brinkman of Kirkwood, formerly of Perryville, will be held at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, July 28th at the Bopp Chapel, 10610 Manchester Road, Kirkwood.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 28th at the Home Cemetery in Perryville.
In lieu of flowers, donations are appreciated to the University of Missouri Tiger Scholarship Fund, Home Cemetery or Cedar Fork Cemetery.
Printed in the Sun-Times Newspaper, Perryville, MO.
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