Sussex County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Britt, Samuel L. Sr., 2010 

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SAMUEL LEE BRITT 

  WAKEFIELD - Samuel Lee Britt Sr., 80, a resident of Wakefield, died Friday, 
Feb. 12, 2010, at his home [sic*].

  Born in Suffolk [sic*] on Nov. 7, 1929, he was the son of the late Thomas 
Lee and Lucy Atkins Britt.

  He is survived by his wife of nearly 57 years, Eunice Kitchen Britt; a son, 
Samuel Lee Britt, Jr. of Dinwiddie; two daughters, Cindi Britt Mason of 
Concord, and Sandra Britt Vasser of Wakefield; a sister, Betty Ann Banty and 
husband, David, of Capron; a brother, Thomas Lee Britt, Jr. of Wakefield; four 
grandchildren, Sammy Britt, III and wife, Lindsay, Christopher Terrell Mason 
and wife, Nina; Michelle Mason Spence and husband, David; and April Mason 
Stephens and husband, Jacob; and several nieces and nephews.

  He was predeceased by a sister, Virginia B. Barham; and son-in-law, Terry 
Mason.

  Sammy retired in 1987 after 40 years of service as Regional Engineer of 
Maintenance of Way for Norfolk and Southern Railroad.  He was a U.S. Army 
veteran serving a year in Germany.  An avid hunter, fisherman, golfer, 
bluegrass musician (guitar and mandolin) and baseball and football fan. 
Sammy enjoyed life and especially his family.

  A graveside service will be held on Sunday, Feb. 14, 2010 at 2 p.m. in 
Wakefield Cemetery by the Rev. G.C. Branton, III.  The family will receive 
friends on Saturday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Purviance Chapel of J.T. 
Morriss & Son Funeral Home in Wakefield and other times at the residence.

  Memorial donations may be made to the American Lung Association, P.O. Box 
7065, Richmond, VA 23221-0065.


"Sammy" Samuel Lee BRITT, Sr., retired N&W R.R. engineer, Army veteran, 
b. 7 Nov 1929, Sussex Co.*, d. 12 Feb 2010, Petersburg*, 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery**, 14 Feb 2010, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), Feb. 13, 2010, p. A-7 

**His 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 

His mother's obit ("Daily Press," Sep. 24, 1996, p. 24) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/b630l17o.txt 

*Birth & death sites from BVS records.  (Ancestry.com) 


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