Dorothy C. Brinkerhoff, 71Dorothy Coblentz Brinkerhoff, 71, of Hawkinsville, Ga., died Monday, May 14, 2012, at the Medical Center of Central Georgia in Macon, Ga. She was a native of Wooster, Ohio, and was a member of the Baptist faith. Mrs. Brinkerhoff was a member of the U.S. Trotting Association. A memorial service will be held this evening at 7 in the chapel of Clark Funeral Home by the Rev. Tracy Mays.
Survivors include her husband, Thomas Harrison Brinkerhoff; sons, Thomas Brinkerhoff Jr. (Truelah), and Jonathan Bayles, all of Erwin; daughter, Cheryl Duncan (Allen) of Hawkinsville; brothers, Fred Coblentz and Jerry Coblentz, both of Wooster; and grandchildren, Tyler Duncan, Thomas Myers and Jonathan Bayles.
Courtesy Wooster Daily Record
Editor's note: I grew up next door to Tom and Dottie Brinkerhoff. She was an absolutely wonderful woman and a joy to be around. Dottie used to watch us kids and try to keep some semblance of order. Of course the biggest kid of all was always her husband Tom.
I fondly remember riding to Northfield with Dottie one night, making it from Burbank, Ohio to Northfield in 20 minutes....and that is 39 miles.
She had a tough last few years...hell her entire adult life was tough, but she was remarkable!
