Rev. Howard I. Britt, 8o, of Jamestown, died Sunday, September 20, 2026 at the Jean Waddle Care Center in Somerset. He was born July 10, 1946, to the late Jessie Dean and Johnnie Kent Britt.
He was the Pastor of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. He also served our country honorably in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era. He worked for the Fruit of the Loom as well. He is preceded in death by one son: Howard Anthony Britt, two brothers: Gary Britt and Errol Britt. 
Survivors include:
Wife — Patricia Ingram Britt
Three sons — Nick Britt of Jamestown, Ashuwa Mickel Britt of Somerset, Casey Curtis of Lawrenceburg
One daughter — LaNishia Burton-Neathery, of Jamestown
One brother — John Marshall Britt of Champaign, Illinois,
Two sisters — Geneva Robertson-Mohammed of New York; Victoria Douglas of Springfield, Illinois
Plus, a host of several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be held Saturday, September 26, 2026, at 1:00 P.M. at the Grissom-Martin Funeral Home in Columbia with Rev. Carl Pope delivering the eulogy.
Burial in New Zion Cemetery with full military honors presented by V.F. W. Post 6097
Friends may call for visitation after 5:00 p.m. Friday and anytime on Saturday before service time.
Grissom-Martin Funeral Home in charge of the arrangements.