Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Briggs, Catherine Davis, 2001 

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CATHERINE "KITTY" DAVIS BRIGGS 

  Catherine "Kitty" Davis Briggs, 81, died Monday, June 11, 2001, at Central 
Carolina Hospital in Sanford, N.C.  She now joins her oldest daughter, 
Catherine "Kay" Briggs Magee.

  Born on August 22, 1919, she was the daughter of the late D’Earcy Paul Davis 
and Laura Mae Joyner Davis, co-founders of the Virginia Diner in Wakefield, Va.

  Kitty was the original owner of the Crossroads Antiques Shop in Homeville, 
Va., and was a member of the Wakefield United Methodist Church.

  She is survived by her husband of 60 years, Barry "Doug" Douglas Briggs, 
Sr., of Pittsboro, N.C., where the couple had retired after living many years 
in Wakefield, Va.; and her children, Barry Douglas Briggs, Jr. and his wife, 
Jo Jackson Briggs, of Pittsboro, N.C., Ann Briggs Lipscomb and her husband, 
David, of Grayson, GA., Don Allan Briggs and his wife, Ronetta, of Richardson, 
Texas, and Ellen Briggs Burton and her husband, Rodney, of Chester, Va.  Her 
grandchildren include D. Laine Magee, D. Michael Magee, Molly M. Dowless, 
Casey A. Lipcomb, Sarah D. Lipscomb, John B. Briggs, Catherine "Catie" Briggs, 
Zachary K. Briggs and Benjamin D. Briggs.  She is also survived by seven great-
grandchildren.

  A funeral service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 16, at 
Purviance Funeral Home, Wakefield, by Dr. James Becker of Wakefield United 
Methodist Church.  Burial will be in Wakefield Cemetery.  The family will 
receive friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Friday evening at the funeral Home.

  Memorial donations may be made to the Central Virginia Chapter of the 
National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 5001 W. Broad St., Suite 220, Richmond, 
VA 23230.


Catherine "Kitty" (DAVIS; Mrs. B. "Doug" Sr.) BRIGGS, 
b. 22 Aug 1919, Wakefield, d. 11 Jun 2001, Sanford, Lee Co., NC, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 16 Jun 2001, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), June 14, 2001, p. 36 

*Her parents are also buried there.  Wakefield list, an extension of 
   the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

Her husband's obit ("Virginian-Pilot," Dec. 12, 2002) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b620d1ob.txt 

Her father's obit ("Tidewater News," Mar. 7, 1952, p. 14) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/d120d1ob.txt 

Her mother's obit ("Daily Press," Mar. 10, 1985, p. 47) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/d120l4ob.txt 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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