-----Original Message----- From: Doug Wilson <[email protected]> To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Date: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 12:07 PM Subject: OBIT >Finely, I found Red's obit. > >HERALD AND NEWS, Klamath Falls, Oregon Thursday, Aug. 28, 1997--page 15 > >JAMes MURRAY 'RED' BRITTON > >James Murray "Red" Britton, 83, died Aug. 26, 1997, at the Klamath Regional >Rehabilitation Center Klamath Falls. > >Funeral services will be 11a.m., Friday at the chapel of Ward's Klamath >Funeral Home with the Pastor Silas Jones of the Victory Temple officiating. >Concluding services with military honors by Klamath Falls V.F.W. Pelican >Post No. 1383 will follow at Klamath Memorial Park. Visitation at Ward's >will be today until 5p.m. and again from 7-8:30p.m..-8p.m. Friday visitation >is scheduled from 9.a.m. until the funeral. > >Mr.. Britton was born Nov. 27, 1913, in Toppenish, Wash., to James Monre and >Beatrice Belle Burr Britton. > >He served with the U.S. Navy during World War ll and came to Klamath Falls >from Toppenish in 1930. > >On March 27, 1946, he married the former Mary Sellmeyer in Reno, Nev. They >celebrated their 51st wedding anniversary this past March. > >Mr.. Britton farmed and worked in a mill prior to becoming Klamath County >Sheriff in 1952, a position he held until 1977. > >He served as sheriff longer then anyone else in the history of the county >and was recently honored for his many years of service to the community. >The Klamath County Board of Commissioners designated the circle drive in >front of the Klamath County Jail as the J.M. Red Britton Circle. A plaque >also was placed near the flag pole at the jail. > >At the ceremony, current Klamath County Sheriff Carl Burkhart called Mr. >Britton "a very popular sheriff with our citizens" who was "known to be >very compassionate and considerate of people in all walks of life." > >Mr.. Britton was a life member of the D.A.V. and Klamath Falls Elks Lodge >B.P.O.E. No 1247 and a member of the V.F.W. He enjoyed playing piano and >was known for his honky tonk style. He also enjoyed photography, has a keen >interest and involvement in youth sports, and was a dedicated and avid San >Francisco 49ers fan. > >He is survived by his wife, Mary Britton of Klamath Falls; sons and >daughter-in-laws William Murray Britton of Klamath Falls, John Marshall and >Annette Britton of Longview, Wash., and Michael Joseph and Cecilia Britton >of Klamath Falls; Daughters, Mary Jane Duggan of Seattle, Wash. and Janice >Hughes of Tigard' grandchildren, Christine Lyons of Federal Way, Wash., John >M. Duggan of Pendleton, Ryan and Brittney Johnson of Longview, Wash., Lisa, >Gregory and Jennifer Britton of Vancouver, Wash., Jason and Megan Britton >and Rose Solomon of Klamath Falls, and Daniel Solomon of Salem, great >grandchildren, Austin Lyons of Federal Way.k Wash. and Madison Gregory of >Vancouver, Wash; a sister-in-law, Netta Britton of Klamath Falls; five >nephews and three nieces. > >Those wishing to do so may send their contributions in memory of Mr.. >Britton to the Merle West Medical Center Cancer Treatment Center, 2865 >Daggett St., Klamath Falls, Or 97601 or to the charity of their choice. >