Sussex-Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Brittle, R. Marshall, 1982 

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RUBIN MARSHALL BRITTLE 

R.M. BRITTLE 

  WAKEFIELD - R. Marshall Brittle, 63, died Monday at home.

  A member of Wakefield United Methodist Church, he was also a member of 
Wakefield Masonic Lodge 198 and was a member and past president of the 
Wakefield Sportsman’s Club.  He was a farmer and auctioneer before 
retirement.

  Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Leclare Griffin Brittle; a daughter, 
Mrs. Sue B. Ridout of Annapolis, Md.; two sons, M. Kenneth Brittle of 
Richmond and R. Coleman Brittle of Waverly; four sisters, Mrs. Doris Murphy 
of Wakefield, Mrs. Mae Hughes of Richmond and Mrs. Myrtle Rodges and Mrs. 
Clarice Kotz, both of Suffolk; two brothers, J. Samuel Brittle of Wakefield 
and Joseph C. Brittle of Hampton; and four grandchildren.

  A graveside service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday in Wakefield 
Cemetery by the Rev. J.A. Tongue and the Rev. R.E. Brittle.

  The family request expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions 
to the favorite charity.

  Purviance Funeral Home is in charge.

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RUBIN MARSHALL BRITTLE 

   WAKEFIELD -  A funeral service for R. Marshall Brittle, 63, was held at 11 
a.m. Wednesday in Wakefield Cemetery by the Rev. James A. Tongue and Dr. R.E. 
Brittle. Purviance Funeral Home was in charge.

   Brittle died Monday in his home.

   A native of Southampton County, he was the husband of Leclare Griffin 
Brittle.  He was a member of Wakefield United Methodist Church and Wakefield 
Masonic Lodge No. 198 and a past president of Wakefield Sportsmen's Club.  He 
was a retired farmer and auctioneer.

   Other survivors include a daughter, Sue B. Rideout of Annapolis, Md.; two 
sons, M. Kenneth Brittle of Richmond and R. Coleman Brittle of Waverly; two 
brothers, J. Samuel Brittle of Wakefield and Joseph C. Brittle of Hampton; 
four sisters, Doris Murphy of Wakefield, Mae Hughes of Richmond and Myrtle 
Rodges and Clarice Kotz, both of Suffolk; and four grandchildren.


Rubin Marshall BRITTLE, retired farmer & auctioneer, 
b. 8 Jan 1919, Southampton Co., suicide 17 May 1982, at home, Southampton Co., 
interred in Wakefield Cemetery*, 19 May 1982, 
"The Daily Press" (Newport News, VA), May 18, 1982, p. 27; 
"The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), May 20, 1982, p. 9A 

*His mother, Pearl India (BRITTLE) BRITTLE, is 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 obit ("Daily Press," June 10, 1962, p. 63) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/obits/b634p3ob.txt 

His father, Addicus Samuel BRITTLE, is buried with his first wife & 
   parents, in a BRITTLE family cemetery, on Boothe Rd., at Ivor Rd. 
   SCHS Cemetery Project, Miscellaneous Cemeteries, Vol. 1 (I-44): 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/miscvol1.txt 

Birthdate &c. from D.Cert. 82-015847. 


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