Dr. N. Wilson Britt
Dr. N. Wilson Britt
January 3, 1913 ~ May 17, 2001
Dr. N. Wilson Britt, Louisville, died Thursday at Norton’s Hospital in Louisville. A native of the Lucas community of Barren County, he was a son of the late Noah and Rebecca Carver Britt.
Dr. Britt was an educator. After graduating from Bowling Green College, he taught in the Barren County School System and served as principal of Cave City High School. He later received his doctorate from Ohio State University, where he remained and held the position of Professor of Entomology and Limnology. He was a veteran of WW II, having served with the Army Air Force, stationed in England, and was a member of the Peters Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include one sister, Tressie Ree Hatcher of Glasgow; one brother, Edwin Britt of Portland, TN., one nephew, J. Carroll Hatcher of Louisville; one niece, Mary Lloyd Thomas and her husband, L.C. of Venice, Florida. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Katherine Farris Britt.
Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the Hatcher & Saddler Funeral Home with burial in the Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Friends may call after 5:00 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
