BRITTAIN (VETERAN WWII), ROY W. - Deaf Smith County, Texas | ROY W. BRITTAIN (VETERAN WWII) - Texas Gravestone Photos

Roy W. BRITTAIN (VETERAN WWII)

West Park (aka Hereford) Cemetery
Deaf Smith County,
Texas

PRIVATE FIRST CLASS US Army
World War II
February 9, 1918-November 11, 1992

*Photo, courtesy of Mary (Coggin) Russell

*Obituary
Roy Wilson Brittain, 75, of Hereford, died Monday in Friona.

Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Gililland-Watson Rose Chapel with Dorman Duggan of Community Church officiating. Burial will be in West Park Cemetery, by Gililland Watson Funeral Home.

Born in La Junta, Colo. Mr. Brittain moved to Deaf Smith County from Perryton in 1937. He and Johnnie Marie Robinson were married on April 13, 1941, in Clovis, N.M. He served in the Army during World War II. He was a butcher.

Survivors are his wife; a daughter, Janie Faulkner of San Atnono [sic]; three brothers, James Brittain of Elk City, Okla., Harry Brittain of Vacaville, Cal., and Charles Brittain of Washington; five sisters, Jessie Richardson of Santa Fe, N.M., Goldie Nicholes of Homestead, Colo., Donnie Young and Ida Brown, both of Washington, and Ruby Lee White of Alaska, and a grandchildren.

(Published in The Hereford Brand, 92nd Year, No 95, Deaf Smith County, Hereford, Tx., Friday, November 13, 1992, Page 2)
-----

U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Roy Wilson Brittain
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age: 22
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1918
Birth Place: La Junta, Colorado, USA
Residence Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940
Registration Place: Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Employer: Not Employed
Height: 5 11
Weight: 180
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair Color: Black
Eye Color: Brown
Next of Kin: Samuel O Brittain
Household Members Age Relationship
Roy Wilson Brittain 22 Self (Head)
Samuel O Brittain Father

Texas, U.S., Death Index, 1903-2000
Name: Roy Brittain
Death Date: 11 Nov 1992
Death County: Parmer
Gender: Male

U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014
Name: Roy W. Brittain
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1918
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: Texas
Last Residence: 79045, Hereford, Deaf Smith, Texas, USA
Death Date: 11 Nov 1992

U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Roy Wilson Brittain [Roy W Brittain]
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 9 Feb 1918
Birth Place: La Junta, Colorado
Death Date: 11 Nov 1992
Father: Samuel O Brittain
Mother: Dorotha M Brown
Notes: Oct 1940: Name listed as ROY WILSON BRITTAIN; 24 Nov 1992: Name listed as ROY W BRITTAIN

Contributed on 5/5/22 by neldapat
Email This Contributor

Suggest a Correction

Record #: 511385

To request a copy of this photo for your own personal use, please contact our state coordinator. If you are not a family member or the original photographer — please refrain from copying or distributing this photo to other websites.

Additional BRITTAIN Surnames in WEST PARK (AKA HEREFORD) Cemetery

Thank you for visiting the Texas Gravestone Photo Project. On this site you can upload gravestone photos, locate ancestors and perform genealogy research. If you have a relative buried in Texas, we encourage you to upload a digital image using our Submit a Photo page. Contributing to this genealogy archive helps family historians and genealogy researchers locate their relatives and complete their family tree.

Submitted: 5/5/22 • Approved: 5/9/22 • Last Updated: 5/12/22 • R511385-G0-S3

Surnames  |  Other GPP Projects  |  Contact Us  |  Terms of Use  |  Site Map  |  Admin Login