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Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Funeral will be 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at the Beebe Schools Auditorium. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. Save to an Ancestry Tree, a virtual cemetery, your clipboard for pasting or Print. Flowers added to the memorial appear on the bottom of the memorial or here on the Flowers tab. A system error has occurred. Chance of rain 90%. Funeral will be 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at the Beebe Schools Auditorium. He lives in Tennessee. Why is decertification important? All rights reserved. Continuing with this request will add an alert to the cemetery page and any new volunteers will have the opportunity to fulfill your request. Verify and try again. We need to condemn wrong no matter who is wrong. Family of Hunter Brittain. A seventeen-year-old white boy from McRae, Arkansas, Hunter was a rising senior at Beebe High School. You can customize the cemeteries you volunteer for by selecting or deselecting below. After graduation, he had dreams of becoming a Nascar driver. Hunter was to be a senior this upcoming school year at Beebe High School. 5820 Asher Ave. Suite 400 ~ Little Rock, AR 72204, Tesla has a new master plan. To view our latest e-Edition click the image on the left. 2017-2023 Tribute Archive. Michael Davis near Among the speakers were several local pastors, as well as nationally-known civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump and civil rights activist, the Rev. Thank you for signing in! "Hunter Brittain's life mattered just as much as Andrew Brown's," he writes, referencing the killing of yet another Black man by police earlier this year. Like so many country boys, Hunter enjoyed the little things in life: fishing, riding dirt bikes, 4-wheelers. Offer words of sympathy and comfort, share a memory or light a candle.
Hunter Brittain was born in Searcy, Arkansas, and lived in McRae, Arkansas. He later died at North Little Rock Hospital. There is a problem with your email/password. Her final move occurred on June 23rd as she passed into Heaven to meet her Lord and be rejoined with family that had preceded her. Please complete the captcha to let us know you are a real person. Your email address will not be published. Phyllis Hunter Brittain, 82, of Bridgeport, WV passed away peacefully at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WW on June 23, 2020. We have set your language to Over the years, cases of unarmed white boys being killed by the police have occasionally made the headlines. I think of my own teenage brother, two years older than Hunter and, like him, a racing fan who just graduated from the NASCAR Technical Institute. Promotional Rates were found for your code. I loved him very much., What: A cousin of Hunter Brittain, the 17 year-old killed by a Lonoke County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. Hunter loved his family and friends very much. Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium. The sponsor of a memorial may add an additional. PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR CAPS LOCK. "Say his name, even though he's white.". There is 1 volunteer for this cemetery. Everyone that knew Phyllis was aware that the only thing she loved more than her sons was her grandchildren; Sydney, Micah and Elizabeth. Hunter was to be a senior this upcoming school year at Beebe High School. After graduation, he had dreams of becoming a Nascar driver. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Payne said the nightly gatherings outside the Lonoke County jail are still continuing. I want the whole world to know the name of Hunter Brittain, and if my coming can help bring some publicity, then thats what Im supposed to do. Phyllis Hunter Brittain, 82, of Bridgeport, WV passed away peacefully at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WW on June 23, 2020. This account has been disabled. Last week, after being stopped by a police officer, Hunter's truck wouldn't shift into park, so he got out of the car to get a blue oil jug to put behind a tire; he wanted to make sure it wouldn't roll back and hit the police cruiser. Copyright 2020 WDTV. Many members of the Jacksonville chapter of the NAACP were also in attendance at the funeral to lend support for the family. Like George Floyd before him and Eric Garner before him and Michael Brown before him, Hunter Brittain was killed in cold blood by the police who ostensibly were there to protect him. I served 12 years, three years in Iraq. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Please enter your email address and we will send you an email with a reset password code. Share this memorial using social media sites or email. Be Nice. Oops, some error occurred while uploading your photo(s). Hunter was a small-town country boy that was a little brother and big brother, not just to his siblings, but to those that he came in contact with. One day after a sergeant with the Lonoke County Sheriffs Office was fired regarding the shooting death of a 17-year-old during a traffic stop, a memorial service is planned for Friday evening in Beebe, Ark. Edit a memorial you manage or suggest changes to the memorial manager. Previously sponsored memorials or famous memorials will not have this option. WebObituary Hunter Brittain was born in Searcy, Arkansas, and lived in McRae, Arkansas. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Davis was fired for violating department procedure by not turning on his body camera at the start of the traffic stop. 2017-2023 Tribute Archive. We ask on behalf of the family that you keep your comments uplifting and appropriate to help all who come here to find comfort and healing. Please if you have any form of concern, suggestions, or query as regards this publication, kindly contact us. For memorials with more than one photo, additional photos will appear here or on the photos tab. According to a witness, without warning, the officer who had pulled him over shot and killed Hunter. 404 Dewitt Henry Drive, P.O. Jesse Brittain said plans are still in the works for a community memorial service for Hunter. All photos appear on this tab and here you can update the sort order of photos on memorials you manage. Cause of death Details of the circumstance surrounding our beloved, Hunter Brittaindeath is not public yet, we will share more as we learn. In 2014, 18-year-old Keith Vidal was killed by a cop in North Carolina after suffering a schizophrenic episode. Becoming a Find a Grave member is fast, easy and FREE. Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. She also works as a Graduate Assistant for The College of Humanities, Arts, Social Sciences, and Education at UA Little Rock, as the Communications Assistant. $1.00 Hunter Brittain should have been celebrating this Fourth of July weekend. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Drag images here or select from your computer for Noah Hunter Brittain memorial. 2017-2023 Tribute Archive. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, he was a Harford County It is time for the white working class to join the movement for Black livesand for all lives cruelly and needlessly taken by this barbarous and inhuman system we dare call policing. LITTLE ROCK (KATV) 17-year-old Hunter Brittain died of gunshot wounds in his neck and arm, according to the Pulaski County coroner's report released to KATV He was 17. This account already exists, but the email address still needs to be confirmed. cemeteries found within kilometers of your location will be saved to your photo volunteer list. Unlike Floyd, Garner, and Brown though, you probably haven't heard Hunter Brittain's name. Next to Lindsey is Brittains mother, Tamara Leggett of Judsonia. each comment to let us know of abusive posts. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Friday, at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. All rights reserved. May you find comfort knowing that life continues forever in heaven even as the memories shared live forever in our hearts. This flower has been reported and will not be visible while under review. 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No one said their names, except preceded by "what about" whenever police brutality against Black Americans was brought up. Translation on Find a Grave is an ongoing project. I dont care about any of the evidence. I thought you might like to see a memorial for Noah Hunter Brittain I found on Findagrave.com. Edward "Bud" Leroy Brittain Sr. Edward "Bud" Leroy Brittain Sr., age 70, of Street, MD passed away on November 24, 2013 at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore, MD. On your next view you will be asked to log in to your subscriber account or create an account and subscribepurchase a subscription to continue reading. Make sure that the file is a photo. A seventeen-year-old white boy from McRae, Arkansas, Hunter was a rising senior at Wrong is wrong, whether you have on blue jeans or blue uniforms. Unfortunately For His Please log in, or sign up for a new account to continue reading. Upon Bills death in 1998, she moved back to IN and lastly to Bridgeport, WV in 2015 to live closer to family. We'd love to hear eyewitness And yet, none of these cases ever solicited outrage from the #AllLivesMatter brigade. "At his funeral today." I continue to pray for those involved as we await the Arkansas State Police and the prosecutors findings, said Staley. You are only allowed to leave one flower per day for any given memorial. Face coverings and distancing will be required at the Service. Try again. Cousin of teen killed by deputy walks with American flag to remember last moments alive, Photos by Greg Geary / newsroom1@thedailycitizen.com, By Greg Geary Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. Thats the phrase family and friends of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain shouted at the Lonoke County sheriff's office after a deputy fatally shot the boy this week. Hunter is survived by his loving grandmother (legal guardian) and step grandfather Rebecca and Richard Payne; great grandmother Frankie Holland; siblings, Mystic Brittain. Hunter Brittain was the driver of a truck stopped by the deputy south of Cabot, along Arkansas Highway 89 at about 3 a.m. last Wednesday. There was a problem getting your location. This is a carousel with slides. On your next view you will be asked to log in or create an account to continue reading. But instead of spending the holiday weekend fishing, wheeling and dreaming, Hunter spent it being laid to rest by his family. Take your feelings and my feelings out of it and think about how he felt the last seconds.. Hunter Brittains life mattered just as much as Andrew Browns. Say his name, even though hes white. Eddie Scarry is the D.C. columnist at The Federalist and author of " Liberal Misery: How the Hateful Left Sucks Joy Out of Everything and Everyone ." Hunter was to be a senior this upcoming school year at Beebe High School. It is as right and just as it is long overdue. GoFundMe Robert Newcomb, Davis attorney, said he plans to challenge the conviction. He dreamed of becoming a NASCAR driver. Please received our heartfelt condolences. Hunter was known for his practical jokes, pranking and making others laugh. To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Phyllis Brittain please visit our. According to Abdul-Bey, the sheriff of Lonoke County has the opportunity to ensure that Davis never works as a police officer again by filling out the proper paperwork within 10 days of Davis firing. Here you'll find all collections you've created before. To leave a condolence message, add photos, or add videos, please login with your name and email. Thank you for reading! Justice doesnt have a gender. A Kensett resident decided to take a walk Monday with the American flag from Searcy to El Paso in memory of his cousin, Hunter Brittain, the 17-year-old from McRae who was shot and killed by a Lonoke County Sheriffs Office deputy during a traffic stop early last Wednesday morning. Hunter was a small-town country boy that was a little brother and big brother, not just to his siblings, but to those that he came in contact with. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Share with Us. The point of the voter registration booth was to sign up as many of Hunter Brittains friends and family as possible to help get the familys proposed bill for Hunters Law passed by legislators since you must be a registered voter to sign a petition. Hunter was to be a senior this upcoming school year at Beebe High School. After graduation, he had dreams of becoming a Nascar driver. Hunter was known for his practical jokes, pranking and making others laugh. Thats all I thought about. Your email address will not be published. Get access to all online stories and the electronic edition! He was unarmed. That means that you gotta be registered to vote you all have to remember that if youre not a registered voter, youre just out here having a pep rally, said Crump. Phone: 501-882-5412 Sorry, there are no recent results for popular videos. Charli Brittain, Dakota Leggett, Marshall Pruitt, and Mason Pruitt; uncles, James Brittain (Mary), Harley Brittain (Kasi), Jesse Brittain (Kelly, and Jeremy Mash; father, Michael Brittain; and mother, Tamara Leggett. There was an error deleting this problem. Low 53F. And will be dearly missed by family, friends, and everyone. Hunters grandmother, Rebecca Payne, said, We want justice! Hunter Brittain was born in Searcy, Arkansas, and lived in McRae, Arkansas. Remove advertising from a memorial by sponsoring it for just $5. A presentation of a bouquet of flowers is a special way of showing youre thinking of them and their loss, as the bright colours reflect the personality of the passed loved one. Due to the pandemic, a small service will be held for her WV friends and family on Sunday, June 28, 2020 at Bridgeport United Methodist Church at 2:30 pm with Rev. The Funeral will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday at Beebe First Baptist Church. This relationship is not possible based on lifespan dates. A memorial service was held Wednesday for Hunter Brittain, the 17-year-old who was gunned down last month by a Lonoke County sheriffs deputy during Everyone that knew Phyllis was aware that the only thing she loved more than her sons was her grandchildren; Sydney, Micah and Elizabeth. Failed to report flower. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law; Stuart Edison Brittain and Cindy Ryckewaert of Missoula, MT, and Ross Alan Brittain and Erin (Lawrence) Brittain of Bridgeport, WV; three grandchildren, Sydney Alturas Brittain of Missoula, MT; Micah Lawrence Brittain and Elizabeth Grace Brittain of Bridgeport, WV; sisters-in-law Lyndall (Brittain) McCracken of West Lafayette, IN, Gretchen Brittain of Burlington, CO, and Janet Brittain of Shreveport, LA; brother-in-law Alan Brittain of Shreveport, LA; nieces Cheryl (McCracken) Reiff, Jennifer Hunter, Jane (Hunter) Nolan, Emily Brittain and Amy Brittain; and nephews Jeff Hunter, Jay Junter, Jon Hunter, Paul Brittain, Glen McCracken and Lee Brittain. We should say Hunter Brittain's name, but not for the reasons Scarry and his ilk would have. She was born Phyllis A child. Im a veteran. Please use the button below to manage your account. That same year she married Billy Dean Brittain of Washington, IN on July 27 at Bethany Church, promising to go wherever thou goest. During their 42 years of marriage they moved 12 times and lived in IN, NY, IL, FL, NJ, TX, CA and MI, faithfully fulfilling her promise. The Reverend Al Sharpton will speak at his funeral today. He was a graduate of New Orleans Baptist Seminary. WebObituary. Recommend Noah Hunter's obituary to your friends. Funeral will be 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 6, 2021 at the Beebe Schools Auditorium. Phyllis served as Secretary for churches in Fort Worth, TX and Dexter, MI and was most recently active with the Bridgeport United Methodist Church, especially with her Sisters in her Bible Study group. I know he said 70,000 signatures earlier and man, were gonna need every person out heres help to do that, said Scott Hendrickson, a family friend. To use social login you have to agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website. Recommend Phyllis's obituary to your friends. Please avoid obscene, vulgar, lewd, Phyllis Hunter Brittain, 82, of Bridgeport, WV passed away peacefully at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WW on June 23, 2020. Al Sharpton. Full week print subscribers are entitled toFREEunlimited online and eEdition access through The Daily Citizen All-Access. So once we get this all written up and everything, we gotta have everybodys support. All photos uploaded successfully, click on the Done button to see the photos in the gallery. Hunter Brittain Death | Obituary | Dead | Died | Funeral Plans - We heard about the great loss, that Hunter Brittain is no more and has passed away. He said supporters of Brittain in the shooting being investigated by the Arkansas State Police have been meeting nightly at six oclock at the Lonoke County jail, but he wanted to do something a bit different. You can directly shop your flowers on Amazon. Keep it Clean. 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