Husband: Wendell Holmes Britton 1
Also known as: Holmes Britton 2,3,4
Born: Jul- 1-1919 in Ritchie Co, WV 3,5,6
Died: Jun-21-1980 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 7,6
Buried: in Bethany UM Church Cem, Rt 28 btwn Goffs & Prunty, Ritchie Co, WV 8
Resided: in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 3
Occupation: construction worker 3
Education: Harrisville High School, Ritchie Co, WV 5
Military: MM 1/C, U.S. Navy, World War II 5 (see note 1)
Father: Henry Wellington Britton (1881 - 1976)
Mother: Bessie Mae Goff (1887 - 1986)
Wife: Sarah Wyolene Snodgrass 1,3 1,5,9,10 Also known as: Wyolene Snodgrass 9,5 Married: Jul- 8-1944 in Ritchie Co, WV 11
Born: Jul-19-1922 in Ritchie Co, WV 3 Died: Nov-26-2003 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 12 Buried: in Bethany Christian Church Cemetery, Lubeck, Wood Co, WV 3 Resided: 1946 in Hazelgreen, Ritchie Co, WV 5 Census: 1940 in Murphy District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Trevy M. Snodgrass (1894 - 1960) Mother: Grace Snow Summers (1901 - 1976)
F Child 1: Living 1 Husband: Living
F Child 2: Linda Marie Britton 1 Born: Feb-13-1950 in Youngstown, Mahoning Co, OH 13,14 Died: Aug- 7-2003 14 Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 14 Resided: 1967, 1980 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 13,2 Husband: Living
Sources: (1) Descendants of Wilson Britton, Richard Lyle "Dickie" Britton (1941-2000) (self-published, 1992) (2) Obituary of father. (3) Obituary. (4) Obituary of brother. (5) Young American Patriots: The Youth of West Virginia in World War II (National Publishing Co, Richmond, VA, 1946), p. 1080. (6) Headstone (year only) (7) Obituary - Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. (8) Ritchie County Historical Society (David M. Scott, Editor), Ritchie County, West Virginia Cemeteries through 1993, McClain Printing Co, Parsons, WV, 1995. (9) Obituary of husband. (10) Obituary of wife. (11) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (12) Obituary - Nursing home. (13) Wood County Marriage Records, Parkersburg, WV. (14) Social Security Death Index. Event Notes Note (1) Entered military service on Jun 15 1942 at Norfolk, VA. Served at Kodiak, Dutch Harbor, Adak, Attu, and Pearl Harbor. Awarded Battle Star.