~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF, DL Capt. William E. Brintnall
JULY 4, 1939 – JULY 26, 2023
Notice of passing….retired Delta Air Lines pilot
Captain William Earle Brintnall Sr., age 84.
Captain Brintnall joined Delta Air Lines 03-22-1965. Online obituary information
can be found at
also at https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/hot-springs-ar/william-e-brintnall-11386489
Captain Brintnall had most recently resided at
: 3 Sacedon Cir., Hot Springs Village, AR 71909-7424
William Brintnall Obituary :
William E. Brintnall, 84, of Hot Springs Village,
Arkansas passed away Wednesday, July 26 after a brief illness.
Bill, or Bud, or Buddy depending on when you met
him, was born in Hickory, NC and spent his childhood in the small-town of
Bryson City, NC making sure he took advantage of every sports program offered
by Swain High School and spending his "downtime" working at the
family business.
He left high school to study aeronautical
engineering at N.C. State University, but within a couple of years he was lured
away by the USAF.
Although Bill had dreams of flying fighter jets,
his 6'2" large boned frame assigned him to the cockpit of the B-52, where
he spent the Cuban Missile Crisis in the air over Minot ND and the North Pole.
After the tense days of scrambling jets Bill was
happy to finally settle down in Atlanta, Ga. and fly the calmer skies for Delta
Airlines the rest of his career.
Post retirement Bill decided to pilot a golf cart
as much as possible and developed a wicked drive shot that kept the rest of us
scrambling to keep up.
He also enjoyed bowling, but to his dismay the 300
game eluded him. He did get a brief claim to fame when a member of his team
posted videos of Bill still bowling despite needing to use a cane.
Bill married Janis Wright while still in college
and together they raised 2 children, Ann and Bill. Later in life he married
into his second family and helped raise step-daughters Celeste and Amy in
Brandon, MS.
He ended his life in Hot Springs Village, Arkansas
with his partner Betty Daniels where they were able to golf and bowl as much as
his joints allowed. His other hobby at this point was finding and refinishing
old furniture. His wood working skills were excellent.
Bill, or Buddy as family called him, was a strong
believer in the power of positivity and positive thinking. He expected that he
could do anything, therefore he could. He was everything from mechanic to
woodworker to electrician and in fact spent one year building a 3-story home in
the woods of Newnan, Ga. He was always ready for the next challenge (or
opportunity) in life and would meet that challenge head on.
He is predeceased by his parents Phil and Lucille
Brintnall of Bryson City, his son William Earle Brintnall, Jr of Bryson City,
and his brother Phillip Brintnall of Bryson City.
He is survived by his significant other Betty
Daniels of Hot Spring Village AR, his daughter Ann (Robert) Dean of
Knoxville,TN, his stepdaughter Celeste (Mack) Floyd and their daughter Elle of
Waynesville NC, his stepdaughter Amy (Jay) Pieralisi and their son Russell of
Oxford, MS, his sister Patricia (Jim) Swan of Petaluma, CA, and his brother
John (Sara) Brintnall of Nashville, TN.
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