Sunday, July 1, 2012

Britta's obituary

Britta's obituary in the Birmingham News as found by a descendant of Maggie Flynn:



Date-November 5,1919

"IRONDALE WOMAN, AGE 85, SURVIVED
BY 104 LIVING RELATIVES

Mrs. B.A.Flynn, 85, who died at the residence of her daughter at
Irondale Tuesday afternoon, is survived by 104 living decendents,
exclusive of members of her immediate family, while 17 of her kin are
dead.

She was a native Alabamian and was the widow of the late (B.A.?) Flynn,
of Gate City.  Mrs. Flynn had spent practically all of her life in the
state in the vicinity of Irondale and Gate City, and was very well
known in that region.  Immediate survivors are Dr. D. M. McGuire  of
Pelham, two daughters, Mrs. H.J.Reinier, and Mrs. S.A. Edins of
Irondale.

Funeral services will be conducted at Pleasant Valley Thursday morning
at 11 O'clock with burial there.  (?)Wendin is in charge of the service."

His additional comments:

"It was a separate article and not in the regular obits.  There were
several words that I could not read well.  The B.A.Flynn as the late
husband is also an error.  Should have been Mike....Note:  The B.A. does confirm the name as Britta Ann and not Brittania."

Thanks, J. 

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