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Yes, Hunter represents an often-overlooked reality: White working-class and poor Americans are also disproportionately victims of police brutality. However, her greatest passion was her family. All rights reserved. Face coverings and distancing will be required at the Service. The time has come for the white working class join hands with our Black brothers and sisters and say, quite simply, enough is enough. I cant be around a lot of crowds but I felt like I wanted to go out and do something, so I got a flag from my own shop and decided Id walk with the flag instead of driving it, he said while in the parking lot of the McAfee Medical Clinic on DeWitt Henry Drive in Beebe. Please reset your password. ). August 17, 1938 January 4, 2022. Beebe, Ark. By using this form you agree with the storage and handling of your data by this website. Funeral will be 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 6, 2021, at the Beebe Schools Auditorium. Family, classmates remember Hunter Brittain's life at funeral Your current subscription does not provide access to this content. If you notice a problem with the translation, please send a message to [emailprotected] and include a link to the page and details about the problem. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. Hunter Brittain Death | Obituary | Dead | Died | Funeral Plans - We heard about the great loss, that Hunter Brittain is no more and has passed away. Funeral will Hunter was known for his practical jokes, pranking and making others laugh. Here you'll find all collections you've created before. After graduation, he had dreams of becoming a Nascar driver. [2] Killing [ edit] I continue to pray for those involved as we await the Arkansas State Police and the prosecutors findings, said Staley. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Hunter was to be a senior this upcoming school year at Beebe High School.  After graduation, he had dreams of becoming a Nascar driver. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m., Friday, at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. Year should not be greater than current year. Among the speakers were several local pastors, as well as nationally-known civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump and civil rights activist, the Rev. He then said that justice should be given to everybody and should not have to be qualified. Its wrong for those teenagers that are killing each other in Little Rock. Beebe, Ark. Hunter Brittain was born in Searcy, Arkansas, and lived in McRae, Arkansas. Are you sure that you want to report this flower to administrators as offensive or abusive? Older brother Jerome Paul Hunter and younger sister Barbara Kaye Hunter grew up with Phyllis on the family farm and attended Bethany Church near the town of Montgomery. When contacted by KUAR News to ask about whether he had a response to the events of the day, Sheriff Staleys statement remained the same as before the funeral. %privacy_policy%. Staley said, We dont know how much of the incident was captured by the camera.. While Lindsey was focused on remembrance, other members of Brittains family said they want justice. https://hunterodomfuneralservices.com, Send flowers to the service of Clementine Brittain. Phyllis was preceded in death by her parents, Paul (5/15/1983) and Leota (4/5/1998), husband Billy Dean (8/24/1998), brother Jerome (2/27/2004), sister Barbara (11/19/2016), brothers-in-law Al Marcum, Ronald Brittain, and George McCracken. Phyllis Hunter Brittain, 82, of Bridgeport, WV passed away peacefully at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WW on June 23, 2020. We hope that you continue to enjoy our free content. WebAt approximately 3:00 am on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 17-year-old Hunter Brittain, who was unarmed, was shot by Lonoke County sheriff's deputy Sgt. Switch to the light mode that's kinder on your eyes at day time. He later died at North Little Rock Hospital. During their long lives together, Phyllis and Bill had two sons, Stuart and Ross. Cousins that are like siblings include Amelia, James, Ava, Macy, Rainey, Layla, Jessalynn, Alyssa, Jazmine, Jade, Faith, Jesse James and many more..

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. Justice doesnt have a sex. 5820 Asher Ave. Suite 400 ~ Little Rock, AR 72204, Tesla has a new master plan. On your next view you will be asked to log in or create an account to continue reading. I just want to say he is my sweet boy and I miss him very, very much and I want justice served, Brittains mother, Tamara Leggett of Judsonia, said. 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. Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home Phyllis graduated Valedictorian from Barr Township High School in 1956. He loved fishing, riding 4-wheelers and dirt bikes. He is survived by his grandmother (legal guardian) and step-grandfather Rebecca and Richard Payne; siblings, Mystic Brittain, Charli Brittain, Dakota Leggett, Marshall Pruitt, and Mason Pruitt; uncles, James Brittain (Mary, Harley Brittain, Jesse Brittain (Kelly), and Jeremy Mash; father, Michael Brittain; and mother, Tamara Leggett. Cousins that are like siblings include Amelia, James, Ava, Macy, Rainey, Layla, Jessalynn, Alyssa, Jazmine, Jade, Faith, Jesse James and many more..

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. Recommend Phyllis's obituary to your friends. Hunter was 17, so in another year, he would have been out. I just want to remember Hunter. Notifications from this discussion will be disabled. Hunter loved his family and friends very much. She was born Phyllis Ruth Hunter in Daviess County, IN on January 24, 1938 to Paul Hunter and Leota Shirley. Its a lot of young people. Burnside Funeral Home. that is degrading to another person. He defended himself against rumors and remarks that he only came to Arkansas to attend Brittains funeral for publicity purposes by stating that he, in fact, did. Photos larger than 8Mb will be reduced. And we are working to get petitions up to get all this signed to give it to our governor and our senators in the state and get a bill passed, a law for that., Hunter has lived with me for the past five years, Payne said. Hunter Brittain was born in Searcy, Arkansas, and lived in McRae, Arkansas. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Benjamin Crump closed out the rally with the message to get registered to vote in order to make a difference. Cremation arrangements by Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home. Hunter Brittain Obituary - Death: Hunter Brittain Cause Of Death Hunter Brittain Obituary: In the loving memory of Hunter Brittain, we are saddened to Jump 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. Copyright 2023, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Noah Hunter Brittain, 17, of McRae, Ark., passed away June 23, 2021. Include gps location with grave photos where possible. Thank you for reading! 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. Offer words of sympathy and comfort, share a memory or light a candle. After he was shot during the stop, he was taken to a North Little Rock hospital where he later died, according to the state police. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229027899/noah-hunter-brittain. Thanks for using Find a Grave, if you have any feedback we would love to hear from you. Hunter was known for his practical jokes, pranking and making others laugh. 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. He was loved by all who knew him and now even worldwide. Those words fill me with an incandescent rage and inconsolable sadness. Hunter Brittain Obituary: In the loving memory of Hunter Brittain, we are saddened to inform you that Hunter Brittain, a beloved and loyal friend, has passed I thought you might like to see a memorial for Noah Hunter Brittain I found on Findagrave.com. If, like me, you are white and working class or poor, I want you to consider the injustice and inhumanity of this. Attorney Ben Crump stands next to Hunter Brittains casket at the Beebe High School Auditorium before his memorial service in Beebe, Ark., on Tuesday, July 6, Cousins that are like siblings include Amelia, James, Ava, Macy, Rainey, Layla, Jessalynn, Alyssa, Jazmine, Jade, Faith, Jesse James and many more.. Visitation will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, at Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home, Beebe. WebKilling of Hunter Brittain Talk Read View history At approximately 3:00 am ( CDT) on Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 17-year-old Hunter Brittain, who was unarmed, was shot by Lonoke County sheriff's deputy Sgt. Please if you have any form of concern, suggestions, or query as regards this publication, kindly contact us. For Customer Service please call: 1-888-610-8262. We encourage you all to respect the dead and accord the family heartbroken with the loss of a cherished one, some privacy as you leave a message in the comment session. No one said their names, except preceded by "what about" whenever police brutality against Black Americans was brought up. WebObituary. 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. He lives in Tennessee. http://westbrookfuneralhome.com/. 0 cemeteries found in El Paso, White County, Arkansas, USA. An Arkansas sheriffs deputy shot and killed a 17-year-old male during a traffic stop early Wednesday, but authorities arent saying what led to the fatal, An Arkansas sheriffs deputy who fatally shot a teenager during a traffic stop was fired Thursday after the sheriff said he did not activate his body. 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. Use the links under See more to quickly search for other people with the same last name in the same cemetery, city, county, etc. "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. 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. Click a candle below to add a candle to your message. 404 Dewitt Henry Drive, P.O. And yet, none of these cases ever solicited outrage from the #AllLivesMatter brigade. Hunters Law would require all Arkansas police officers to wear body cameras throughout the entire length of their shifts rather than just turning them on when theyre on a call to keep law enforcement officers accountable. Get access to all online stories and the electronic edition! Lindsey said he had been stopped by 100 people by the time he made it to Beebe on the way to El Paso. Hunter Brittain was born in Searcy, Arkansas, and lived in McRae, Arkansas. Hunter was to be a senior this upcoming school year at Beebe High School. After graduation, he had dreams of becoming a Nascar driver. Please log in, or sign up for a new account and purchase a subscription to continue reading. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Enter your account data and we will send you a link to reset your password. Crowds gathered last week outside the Lonoke County Sherriff's Office chanting "No justice, no peace" just as they do when unarmed Black people are killed. Recognizing the material reality of racism in policing does not diminish Hunter Brittain's life, nor the pointless and evil taking of it. 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. In lieu of flowers, please send donations in her honor to the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (https://donate.lls.org/lls/donate) or the Bridgeport United Methodist Church (https://giving.ncsservices.org/App/Giving/ncs-3183). We are made to know about this on July 6, 2021. We come for whats right, Sharpton said. Sharpton began his eulogy by telling the story of how Crump reached out to him and asked him to lend his voice to the quest for justice for Brittain. No one on the right organized marches or protests for these boys. Justice doesnt have a gender. I loved him very much., What: A cousin of Hunter Brittain, the 17 year-old killed by a Lonoke County Sheriff's Deputy Sgt. To leave a condolence message, add photos, or add videos, please login with your name and email. 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. Its not about revenge, its about these cops who have these cameras on and they shut them off or they delete stuff off of them where they can do things to not be caught in trouble., Payne said the family is trying to get a law passed, Hunters Law, that when they have these video cameras on, they have to be on all the time and not shut off at any point in time unless they are not on the job. All rights reserved. A seventeen-year-old white boy from McRae, Arkansas, Hunter was a rising senior at Your account has been locked for 30 minutes due to too many failed sign in attempts. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. He was the latest victim of police brutality in the United States. 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. This document may not be reprinted without the express written permission of Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Inc. Material from the Associated Press is Copyright 2023, Associated Press and may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Everyone that knew Phyllis was aware that the only thing she loved more than her sons was her grandchildren; Sydney, Micah and Elizabeth. Are you adding a grave photo that will fulfill this request? The local NAACP chapter pledged to support the family as they seek justice for Hunter. Meanwhile, Black civil rights leaders are left to speak for white victims of police brutalityas they have done for Hunter Brittain, standing alongside his family and friends in their own community. Learn more about merges. Add to your scrapbook. There was a problem getting your location. 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 ." Rain likely. All rights reserved. In addition to supporting Hunters Law, the NAACP called for the decertification of Sgt. The only way were going to pass this law is if we get everybody out here to support us. Search above to list available cemeteries. Copyright 2020 WDTV. 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. 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 The AP will not be held liable for any delays, inaccuracies, errors or omissions therefrom or in the transmission or delivery of all or any part thereof or for any damages arising from any of the foregoing. or don't show this againI am good at figuring things out. I want to remember the last few seconds of his life, and I am sure he was scared to death and I thought about that the whole way here. 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. Dr. James L. Brittain, age 83, of Birmingham passed away on January 4, 2022. Black people are more than three times as likely to be killed by police, Everyone Practices Cancel Culture | Opinion, Deplatforming Free Speech is Dangerous | Opinion. No animated GIFs, photos with additional graphics (borders, embellishments. No justice, no peace.  Cremation arrangements by Smith-Westbrook Funeral Home.  www.smithfamilycares.com

 

. Take your feelings and my feelings out of it and think about how he felt the last seconds.. 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. Whatever we have to do I want to be there, because I want his family to know that we dont come for just one race. To use this feature, use a newer browser. Join half a million readers enjoying Newsweek's free newsletters. Close this window, and upload the photo(s) again. 2017-2023 Tribute Archive. The message throughout the rally was the same, calling for the human race to come together to combat the issue of police brutality and also to sign up to vote so that their voices could be heard on Election Day. Hunter was to be a senior this upcoming school year at Beebe High School. Over the past several years, we have begun a reckoning in this country about violence committed by agents of the state against Black and brown citizens. 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. Europe pushing for lunar time zone, Hate your signature? Low 53F. Hunter Brittain was born in Searcy, Arkansas, and lived in McRae, Arkansas. 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 Brittain should have been celebrating this Fourth of July weekend. Clementine Dancy Brittain, 80, passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. Its wrong for those policemen that shoot first and ask questions later. Please enter your email and password to sign in. English To view a photo in more detail or edit captions for photos you added, click the photo to open the photo viewer. 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