Born in 1938 in Johnston County, Mr. Britt was a son of the late Alton B. and Elma Taylor Britt. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. During a long career in law enforcement, Mr. Britt was a Smithfield police office, Johnston County’s first Alcoholic Beverage Control officer, an Alcohol Law Enforcement officer and a U.S. marshal. After retiring from the U.S. Department of Justice in 1990, Mr. Britt was Johnston County’s jail administrator of six years. He was a member of Green Level Baptist Church in Apex and a former member of Sharon Baptist Church in Smithfield.

A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, at Green Level Baptist Church. Burial with Masonic rites will be at 4 p.m. Thursday in the cemetery at Ebenezer United Methodist Church on Harper House Road in the Bentonville community. Dr. Kenneth Trasher will officiate.

Surviving are his wife, Nancy Williams Britt; three daughters, Linda S. Britt of Morrisville, Lee Anne Nance of Angier and Kathryn Hamilton of Four Oaks; a son, James B. “Jim” Britt of Fuquay-Varina; a brother, Dixon Britt of Four Oaks; and six grandchildren.

The family will receive friends from 11 a.m. till 1 p.m. Thursday in the fellowship hall at Green Level Baptist Church.

The family suggests memorial contributions to Ebenezer United Methodist Church, 550 Bass Road, Four Oaks, N.C. 27524.

Condolences to the family may be made at www.apexfuneral.com.