HERMAN OSCAR BRITTINGHAM
MILTON, DELAWARE
Herman Oscar Brittingham,
or H.O. as he was fondly known, age 79 of Milton,
died Saturday, June 25th,
1977, in Milford Hospital after a long illness.. His services
were
held in Milton at the Short
Funeral Home June 28. He is buried in Henlopen Memorial
Gardens on the Broadkill
River near what was once Drawbridge, Sussex county, Delaware. .
H. O. was born September
25, 1897 in Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex county to
Jesse Joseph and Cora
Hester Jester Brittingham. This Brittingham family traces ancestors
to Baconthorp in England.
Mr. Brittingham was
survived by his wife, Elizabeth A. Mumford Brittingham
and two sons, Leon O. of
Millsboro and Linden R. of Milton. He has two brothers,
Lloyd of Laurel and
Bonard of Georgetown, five sisters, Flo Rust, Wilmiington,
Pearl Freeberdy, Helen
Jefferson, Myrtle of Laurel, and Clara Rust of Millsboro,
seven grandchildren and six
great grandchildren.
Herman O. Brittingham
retired in 1969 after fifty years with the Milton School
District of which he was
teacher and the chief administrator. May 1977 the H. O.
Brittingham Elementary
School in Milton was dedicated to him in recognition of his
contributions to education.
After retirement he
continued with his hobby of growing flower and vegetable
plants in his backyard
greenhouse which he built from scratch from discarded windows
and was a long time member,
with regular attendance, of the Peninsula Horticulture Society.
Abstract; Wilmington
Morning News, Monday, June 27, 1977: By Harrison Howeth,
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