Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Britt, John S., 1956 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ JOHN SAMSON BRITT Funeral services for John Samson Britt, 76, who died Monday, September 17, in Patrick Henry Hospital, were held Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.in the Purviance Funeral Chapel, Wakefield, with Rev. R.A. Richardson officiating. Mr. Britt was a native of Isle of Wight County and a lifelong resident of the Zuni Community. He wa a member of Tucker Swamp Baptist Church. Survivors are a sister, Mrs. John Powell of Zuni; two half sisters, Mrs. Alma Bryant of Zuni and Mrs. Emie Powell fo Suffolk; a step-mother, Mrs. Sallie Britt of Zuni, and several nieces and nephews. Burial was in Tucker Swamp Cemetery. Active pallbearers were Phillip Worrell, Ray Clark, Harold West, Roger Britt, James Joyner, Willie Brown, Hurley Clark and Paul Joyner. Friends of the family served as honorary pallbearers. [John Samson BRITT, d. 17 Sep 1956, age 76, "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), 20 Sep 1956] [file transcribed by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager.]