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, d. 9 Apr 1954, age 86, 
 interred in family cemetery, near Como, NC, 11 Apr 1954, 
 "The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Apr. 10, 1954] 

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