Obit: Britton, David Freeman (1848? - 1945)

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Surnames: BRITTON CLARK MCCRAY PARSMEAU

----Sources: Marathon County Register (Unity, Clark Co. Wis.) 08/24/1945

Britton, David Freeman (1848? - 10 Aug. 1945)

David Freeman Britton, age 97 years, died of old age complications on Aug. 10 at the Odd Fellows Home at Green Bay where he had been since Oct. 16. He had been ill for the past five weeks. The body was brought to Owen Saturday and was taken from there Monday to Sparta for funeral services Tuesday. Internment was made in the Woodlawn cemetery at Sparta with the Rev. Mr. Clark officiating.

Mr. Britton, a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge for 62 years lived with his daughter, Mrs. Earl McCray at Owen before going to Green Bay. Surviving besides Mrs. McCray, are another daughter, Mrs. G. M. Parsmeau of Mooselaw, Saskatchewan, Canada; a son, Harry Britton of Beloit; 15 grandchildren and 23 great grandchildren. *** The rest of the article is cut off and not available at the time of transcription. ***