Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Brett, Walter L., 1954 

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WALTER LEWIS BRETT 

   Franklin, Va., April 9 - Walter Lewis Brett, 86, prominent farmer of Como, 
N.C. community died Friday morning at his home after an illness of many 
months.  He was a native of Southampton County, moving to North Carolina when 
a young man.  He was the son of James Elbert and Emma Whitley Brett and the 
husband of Mary Eliza Brett of Como, who survives him.  He was the oldest 
member of New Hope Methodist Church where he served for many years on the 
board of stewards. 

   Besides his wife he is survived by five daughters, Mrs. E.C. Williams, 
Windsor; Mrs. W.T. Liverman and Mrs. J.T. Brett, Murfreesboro; Miss Helen 
Brett, of Como and Mrs. R.D. Edwards, Franklin; seven sons, Lewis Elbert and 
Dennis Littleton Brett, both of Franklin, Ernest Lee Brett, of Como; Emmette 
Carson Brett, of Washington; Walter Ashby Brett, of Murfreesboro; Julian 
Joseph Brett, of Como, and Calvin Smith Brett, of Portsmouth; one sister, Mrs. 
Rosa Hill of Norfolk; three half brothers, Leo Brett of Zuni; Jim Guy Brett, 
of Como, and Hubert D. Brett, of Holland; four half sisters, Mrs. Eva 
Whitfield, of Gates; Mrs. Mary Story of Norfolk, and Blanch Gray, of Norfolk; 
19 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. 

   The body was taken to the funeral home of W.J.M. Holland and Sons of 
Franklin and on Saturday will be taken to the home near Como, N.C. 

   Funeral services will be held Sunday afternoon at New Hope Methodist Church 
at 3 o'clock by the Rev. O.L. Gochenour.  Burial will be family cemetery near 
Como. 


Walter Lewis BRETT, farmer, 
b. 29 May 1868, Southampton Co., d. 9 Apr 1954, at home, Hertford Co., NC, 
interred in the Blackjack Oak (Blackjack) Cemetery*, NC line, 11 Apr 1954, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Sat., Apr. 10, 1954 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project, 
   Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 3 (MV-III-33): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol3.txt 

A photo of his gravestone - added by Dot Harcum - is posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #33093348. 

D.Cert. 8595 

His widow's obits ("Virginian-Pilot," Aug. 30, 1970, & 
   "Tidewater News," Sep. 3, 1970) are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b630m3ob.txt 

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) 

His father & step-mother are marked in the New Hope Church Site Historic 
   Cemetery, near Como, Hertford Co., NC.  His father ("1833 - 1915") also 
   has a Confederate gravestone in a field just outside Como, NC. 


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Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), 
and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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