Tombstone Tuesday - Britt

Ollie (Britt) Funston is buried next to her father at Melwood Cemetery in Stone Mountain, Gwinnett, GA. The daughter of Nathan and Ledora (Barfield) Britt, she was born in Emanuel County, GA on 8 Jan 1924.

She was married in the 1940s to an unknown first husband, possibly McGee or Borowski. They had a child together, who died as an infant.

She later married Joe Funston Jr. of Pennsylvania, who died 3 Mar 1958. He's buried at Marietta National Cemetery in Cobb County, Georgia.

Ollie graduated from the San Diego Vocational school in 1952 and was certified in Aircraft Construction and Assembly.

Tombstone Tuesday - Britt

My Great-Grandfather Nathaniel Britt was born and raised in Emanuel County, Georgia to William Britt and Amelia Parish. He married Ledora Barfield of the same location. Their children were Ollie, Evoid, Sarah, and Helen.

Nathaniel died of prostate cancer and is buried in Melwood Cemetery in Stone Mountain, Georgia. He is buried next to his daughter, Ollie.