Mr. Brinley was born in Louisville, Kentucky and moved to Ft. Pierce in 1959 coming from Borden, Indiana.He worked in maintenance at a hospital.Survivors include his daughter, Mellissa Matias of Ft. Pierce, FL; sons, Douglas Brinley of Ft. Pierce, FL, Kenneth Brinley of Port St. Lucie, FL, Michael Brinley of Kingsport, TN, Ernest Brinley of Ft. Pierce, FL and Billy Brinley of Port St. Lucie, FL; brother, Jackie Cook of Borden, IN; 8 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.