Georgia:  Wilkes County:  Obituary of Ida Callway Brittain
6 December 1926

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OBITUARY OF IDA CALLWAY BRITTAIN
The Atlanta Journal, December 6, 1926


MRS. IDA BRITTAIN, TECH PRESIDENT'S MOTHER, DIES HERE


Mrs. Ida Callaway Brittain, beloved Georgia pioneer and the mother of 
Dr. M. L. Brittain, president of Georgia Tech, died Sunday night at a 
private hospital, at the age of 81 years.  She had made her home for 
some time at 209 East Pine street, with her daughter, Mrs. Lillian 
Boynton.

Mrs. Brittain was born near Washington, Wilkes county, on land granted 
to her great-grandfather, Colonel John S. Callaway, in 1785, for 
distinguished services at the battle of Kings mountain in the 
Revolutionary war.  Colonel Callaway was an outstanding figure in 
colonial days, and a brother of Richard Callaway, who explored Kentucky 
with Daniel Boone, being one of the three white men who first entered 
that state.  He married Daniel Boone's daughter, and Callaway county, 
Kentucky, was named in his honor.

Mrs. Brittain was reared amidst the culture and refinement of the old 
south, and was a reigning belle of the days immediately following the 
War Between the States.  She married Dr. J. M. Brittain, one of the 
best known Baptist ministers in the state, who held pastorates in 
Bryantsville, Fort Valley, Covington, Augusta and Atlanta.  Dr. 
Brittain died in Atlanta in January, 1912, while holding a pastorate 
here, and Mrs. Brittain had since made her home in this city.

Throughout her residence in Atlanta, Mrs. Brittain had been active in 
church and Sunday school work and charitable undertakings.  She was a 
member of the Second Baptist church, where her funeral will be 
conducted at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, by Dr. Carter Helm Jones, the 
pastor.  Interment will be in West View cemetery.

Mrs. Brittain is survived by a daughter and three sons, Mrs. Boynton, 
Dr. M. L. Brittain, W. H. Brittain, for many years actively connected 
with the J. M. High company, and Dr. C. M. Brittain, of Jacksonville, 
Fla.  She was a first cousin of Fuller Callaway and Howard Callaway, 
prominent citizens of La Grange and Judge Enoch Callaway, of Augusta.

Members of the faculty of Georgia Tech, deacons of the Second Baptist 
church, and members of the Ten club, to which Dr. Brittain belongs, 
will form honorary escorts at the funeral.