KNOXVILLE Billy Joe (Bill) Britton, 76, passed away Friday afternoon, Aug. 17, 2012 at Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. Bill was an avid golfer. He also loved UT Football and the Boston Red Sox, but his family was his greatest passion. Bill was a member of the Farragut Church of Christ. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his siblings, Charles Edward Brittain and GeorgeAnn Brittain Elliott. Bill is survived by his wife of 56 years, Eleanor Jeter Britton, of Knoxville; children, John Jeter Britton and wife, Karen Reagan Britton, of Knoxville, Julie Britton Burney, and husband, Tim Burney, of Chattanooga; grandsons, Noah Burney, of Chicago, Ill., and Sean Burney, of Chattanooga. The family received friends from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 19 in the Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel. The Funeral Service followed at 6 p.m. with Mr. Paul Phelps officiating. A private family interment will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 21, at the Chattanooga National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to The Angel Tree, Inc., 1035, Data Lane, Knoxville, TN 37932. This charity was very important to Bill, who was devoted to providing bicycles for children at Christmas. Click Funeral Home Farragut Chapel, 11915 Kingston Pike is serving the Britton family. www.clickfh.com