J. Carroll Brantley

December 16, 2019

Jarvis “Carroll” Brantley, 82, passed away peacefully on December 16, 2019. He is preceded by his mother and father Ester and Jarvis Brantley. Born in North Carolina and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia, Carroll and his wife, Jean of 60 years, built a business, Carroll Brantley Inc., and raised a family. Carroll was an active member of the Khedive Shiners’ Hillbilly Unit. For many years he played and sang in the Hillbilly Band to raise money for the Shriners Children’s Hospital. He enjoyed motorcycles, trivia, fishing and playing those old country songs on his guitars in the river home he built and loved so much. He is survived by his wife, Melva Jean Brantley, his sister Patsy, brother Duke, three children, Karen Scott and husband Chris, Kevin Brantley, Kelly Brewster and husband James, four grandchildren, Lauren Lee and husband Stephen, Jacob Scott and wife Olivia, Justin Brewster and Jason Brewster and three great-granddaughters Elaina, Acey and Arizona. Carroll was a kind, honest, smart and humble man who never let a good joke go to waste. Carroll will be sorely missed by all who knew him but each one of us is better because of who he was. “One of these days it and won’t be long we’ll rejoin him in a song…” Family will receive friends at Loving Funeral Home, Wednesday December 18th from 6-7:30 PM. The funeral will be held at Loving at 10 AM Thursday, December 19th followed by burial at Greenlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers please send donations to: Khedive Temple 645 Woodlake Dr., Chesapeake, VA 23320 (Shriners Hospitals for Children in memory of Carroll Brantley) https://donate.lovetotherescue.org