Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Britt, James T. Jr., 1956 

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JAMES THOMAS BRITT, JR.

   Funeral services for James Thomas Britt, Jr., 56, who died at his residence 
here in Boykins on Sunday morning, October 14, after a brief illness were 
conducted Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 p.m. at the Boykins Methodist Church with 
Rev. William S. Ferguson, pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev. Ben B. Ussery, 
pastor of the Boykins Baptist Church, and Rev. N.B. Habel of Victoria, a former 
pastor of the Boykins Baptist Church. Music was furnished by the choirs of both 
churches who rendered the hymn "Guide Me, Oh Thou Great Jehovah." 

   Mr. Britt was a lifelong resident of Southampton County being born near 
Statesville, but had made his home around Boykins for the past 30 years. He was 
a veteran of World War II and a very active member of the Boykins Methodist 
Church. His parents were the late James Thomas and Mrs. Betty Hill Britt. 

   He is survived by his wife, the former Miss Frances Powell of Boykins, and a 
number of nieces and nephews. 

   Interment was in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins. Active pallbearers were Edgar 
Weede, Dr. J.M. Bland, W.W. White, Jr., Lee Hill, Bynum Hill, H.G. Coleman, 
C.B. Rock, Jr., and James Woodard. 

   Honorary pallbearers were members of the Youong Mens Bible Class of the 
Boykins Methodist Church, of which he was a member, the Board of Stewards of 
the Methodist Church and friends of the family. 


[James Thomas BRITT, Jr., d. 14 Oct 1956, age 56, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), 18 Oct 1956] 

[file transcribed by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
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