Nansemond-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Britt, Hubert D., 1963 

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Hubert Britt Is Dead At 66; Funeral Friday 

  Hubert Dillard Britt. 66, died at 11:15 a.m. today at his home, 232 Chestnut 
Street after a long illness. 

  He was the son of the late James Elbert and Mary Johnson Britt [sic; Brett] 
of Hertford County, N.C. 

  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. H.D. Britt; five sons, Holman D. Britt of 
Petersburg, Junius H. Britt of Suffolk, James D. Britt of Wenoak, N.J.; Edward 
W. Britt of Lynchburg and Thomas K. Britt, Petersburg; five daughters, Mrs. 
R.W. McCarthy of Suffolk, Mrs. W.C. Bivens of Suffolk, Mrs. R.W. Hazzard of 
Woodberry, N.J., Mrs. Betty Lewis of Woodberry, N.J., and Mrs. Catherine 
Merino of Long Island, N.Y. 

  Two brothers, Jimmy Guy Britt of Hertford County, N.C., and Leo Britt of 
Zuni; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Story, Norfolk, Mrs. Vennie Williams, Gates, 
N.C., and Mrs. E.I. Miles of Newsoms; one half sister, Mrs. Rosa Hill of 
Roanoke Rapids, N.C., 27 grandchildren; and two great grandchildren. 

  He was a member of the Extension Department of the Wilroy Baptist Church and 
was a retired Southampton County farmer.  He had worked for the past seven-and-
a-half years in Suffolk as a night watchman, most recently at Benthall's. 

  Funeral services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday at the R.W. Baker 
Funeral Home by the Rev. James A. Tate, pastor of the Wilroy Baptist Church 
and Dr. R.E. Brittle, pastor of Bethlehem Christian Church.  Burial will be in 
Holly Lawn Cemetery. 


Hubert Dillard BRITT [BRETT], retired farmer & night watchman, 
b. 12 Sep 1896, Hertford Co., NC, d. 6 Mar 1963, at home, Suffolk, 
interred in Holly Lawn Cemetery*, Suffolk, 8 Mar 1963, 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 41, No. 56, Wed., Mar. 6, 1963, p. 2 

*Additional information: 

Holly Lawn list, an extension of the Southampton County 
   Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/hollyln.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Keith Howell - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #173805092. 

D.Cert. 8714 (Suffolk #18) 

His parents are marked at the New Hope Church site, Como, 
   Hertford Co., NC.  (Find a Grave Mem. #81752855 & #81752834) 

His father (1834 - 1915) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a private 
   in Co. H, 41st VA Infantry.  His step-mother (1855 - 1930) applied for a 
   pension 28 Jun 1924 in Southampton Co. 

His father left will 23 Oct 1903, proved 16 Dec 1915. 
   (Hertford Co., NC, WB D:373-75) 


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