Mr. C. BRAUND.
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The Western Times. With The Devon Weekly Times incorporated. Friday 23 Feb 1934
Page 7 Column 4 and 5
BURIAL OF A NOBLE DEVON SEA KING
Late Christopher BRAUND, of Bucks Mills
End of Adventurous Life
AT REST WITHIN SOUND OF THE WAVES
A noble son of the “Shire of Sea Kings,” Mr. Christopher BRAUND, member of an historic clan of hardy seafarers, the BRAUNDs of Bucks Mills, was last Saturday laid to rest in a quiet corner of Devon at Bucks Mills, within the sound of the sea waves, whose call he answered in boyhood and whose dangers he had braved during many years of his adventur-life. <sic> At the age of 87 the late Mr. BRAUND passed away at Bideford on Tuesday week, and, on Saturday, took his last journey along the pleasant, open country between Bideford and Bucks, where he made his final anchorage with other members of his family, of whom he was the last surviving member of the eleven children of Mr. James BRAUND, for many years known as the King of Bucks Mills.
Mr.
C. BRAUND.
Son of Uncrowned King.
The Vicar of Bucks Mills (Rev. Guy S. WHITAKER) officiated at the funeral service, and Miss DARK presided at the organ. The hymns were “Abide with me” and “Lead kindly light.”
The immediate mourners were Mr. and Mrs. Christopher BRAUND, Mr. Robert BRAUND, Mr. and Mrs. George BRAUND, Mr. and Mrs. Reuben BRAUND, and Mr. and Mrs. Edgar BRAUND (sons and daughters-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. G. BREND, Mr. and Mrs. W. BRIMMACOMBE, Mr. George HOCKIN, and Mrs. W. JAMES (sons-in-law and daughters), Mr. H. DAVEY, Mr. and Mrs. E. BRAUND, Mr. Edgar BREND, Messrs. R. T., W. O., and C. J. BRIMMACOMBE, Miss . BRIMMACOMBE, Mr. and Mrs. R. BRAUND, Miss Ivy HOCKIN, Mr. H. HOCKIN, Miss Freda HOCKIN, Masters Ivor and Conrad JAMES (grandchildren), Mr. and Mrs. John BRAUND, Mr. C. DAVEY, and Mrs. C. BRAUND (nephews and nieces), Mesdames E. DAVEY and E. BRAUND (sisters-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. J. HUXTABLE, Mrs. W. BAGLOW, and Miss Susie FERRETT.
Sympathisers included Messrs. L. BRAUND (Clovelly), F. JOHNS (Bucks Cross), A. BRAUND (Clovelly), C. W. DAVEY, J. ARNOLD (Alminstone), R. BRAUND, R. DUNN, A. SMALE, P. ELLIS (Clovelly), C. BRAUND, F. STEER (Northam), H. STEER and S. BRAUND (Bideford), W. GRIGG (Horns Cross), R. PRANCE and J. STAPLETON (Bideford), and W. HEYWOOD, Mr. and Mrs. J. MIDDLETON, Mr. and Mrs. J. SANDERS, Mesdames H. DAVEY, G. JOHNS, G. S. WHITAKER, G. HEYWOOD, J. BRAUND, W. H. HARDING, W. G. BRAUND, C. BRAUND, J. BEER, J. PICKARD, A. LOTT, and PALMER (Horns Cross), Misses C. BRAUND, O. BRAUND, TUCKER, S. BRAUND, B. BRAUND, and DARK (Horns Cross).
Bearers were Messrs. E., J., F., M., and W. BRAUND, and F. DAVEY.
There were many beautiful floral tributes.