Sussex-Wise County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Briggs, B. Douglas Sr., 2002 

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BARRY DOUGLAS BRIGGS 

  SANFORD, N.C. - Barry "Doug" Douglas Briggs Sr., 83, died Dec. 10, 2002 at 
Central Carolina Hospital.

  He now joins his wife of 60 years, the late Catherine "Kitty" Davis Briggs, 
and daughter, the late Catherine "Kay" Briggs Magee.  Born on Jan. 6, 1919, 
he was the son of the late George and Margaret Briggs.  A native of Wise 
County, he came to Homeville in 1932 and graduated from Waverly High School 
in 1936.  He received a B.S. degree in agriculture from Virginia Tech in 1941. 
From 1941 to 1946, he served as captain in the Army and was discharged with 
the rank of major.  He operated his own farm machinery business, Wakefield 
Equipment Company, for many years.  He was a member of Wakefield United 
Methodist Church, Wakefield Masonic Lodge and the England-Parsons Post of the 
American Legion.

  He is survived by his children, Barry Douglas Briggs, Jr. and wife, Jo of 
Pittsboro, N.C., Ann Briggs Lipscomb and husband David of Grayson, Ga.; Don 
Alan Briggs and wife Ronetta of Dallas, Texas and Ellen Briggs Bruton and 
husband Rodney of Chester, Va.  His grandchildren include, D. Laine Magee, D. 
Michael Magee, Molly M. Dowless, Casey L. Self, Sarah D. Lipscomb, John B. 
Briggs, Catherine "Catie" Briggs and Benjamin D. Briggs. 

   A funeral will be conducted in Purviance Funeral Home Chapel, Wakefield 
Saturday at 2 p.m.  Interment will follow in Wakefield Cemetery.  Robert W. 
Bruton will officiate.  The family will receive friends at the funeral home 
Friday from 7 to 8:30 p.m.  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.


Barry Douglas "Doug" BRIGGS, Sr., former Wakefield Equipment owner, 
Army veteran of WW-II, 
b. 6 Jan 1919, Wise Co., d. 10 Dec 2002, Sanford, NC, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 14 Dec 2002, 
"The Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), Dec. 12, 2002 

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

His wife's obit ("Daily Press," June 14, 2001, p. 36) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b620c6ob.txt 


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and re-formatted by File Manager. 

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