Somerset County Herald 03 Sep 1938 Kingsbury Episcopi The Late Mrs Beatrice Maud BEST includes MALE

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Somerset County Herald and Taunton Courier Saturday 03 Sep 1938

Page 10 Column 7


KINGSBURY EPISCOPI

THE LATE MRS. B. M. BEST

MANY FRIENDS AT FUNERAL.

There are a large attendance at the funeral on Thursday week of Mrs. Beatrice Maud BEST, whose death was reported last week. A service at the Parish Church was conducted by the Vicar (Rev. E. R. TUXFORD), who also officiated at the grave-side.

The immediate mourners were:- Mr. Joe BEST (husband), Mrs. W. CALLER, Norton Fitzwarren (daughter), Mr. M. BEST (son), Misses Ethel and Kitty BEST (daughters), Mrs. J. BARRETT (mother), Mr. and Mrs. Howard BARRETT (brother and sister-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. L. SCRIVEN (brother-in-law and sister), Mr. and Mrs. Roy BARRETT Taunton (brother and sister-in-law), Mr. W. CALLER (son-in-law), Mrs. M. BEST (daughter-in-law), Mr. Harry GRINTER (brother-in-law), Mr. and Mrs. Jack BEST (brother-in-law and sister-in-law), Mr. Harry TALBOT, Mrs. E. POPE, Mrs. F. HALLETT, Mr. and Mrs. POND, Shepton Beauchamp, Miss Molly TALBOT and Mr. Walter TALBOT (nephews and nieces).

Members of the Mothers' Union present included: Mrs. GILLETT, Mrs. BISHOP, Mrs. BURROWS, Mrs. H. COGGAN, Mrs. SMITH, Mrs. MITCHELL, Mrs. TILLEY, Mrs. BONNING, Mrs. B. LOCK, Mrs. F. LOCK and others.

The Methodist Church Bible Class, of which Mrs. BEST was a faithful member, was represented by: Mrs. J. JEANES (president), Mesdames E. MALE, S. DUCK, A. SATHERLEY, A. STUCKEY, M. MOUNTER, J. MOUNTER, C. MALE, H. HARVEY, F. LOCK, H. MARTIN, B. MALE, R. LEGG, W. BUDGE, and B. TUCKER, and the Misses RUSSELL, A. STUCKEY, D. RUSS, L. RUSS, G. MALE, D. MALE and V. RUSS.

GENERAL MOURNERS

Among others present were:- Miss LINTERN, Mrs. T. SMITH, Mr. and Mrs. C. BISHOP, Mr. L. SATHERLEY, Miss I. SAVIDGE, Mr. H. COGGAN, Mr. George TALBOT, Mr F. PARRIS, Mrs. F. BEST, Mrs. F. BARRETT, Mrs. R. BARRETT, Mrs. R. J. TUCKER, Mrs. R. MOUNTER, Mrs. F. HARRIS, Mrs. J. HARRIS, Mrs. F. REED, Miss E. MALE, Miss COLLINS, Miss TETT, Mrs. WARE, Mrs. T. PRIDDLE, Mrs. C. BUNSTON, Mrs. J. BUNSTON, Mrs. C. NORRIS, Mr. H. HARVEY, Mrs. F. FURBER, Mrs. and Miss CONNER, Mrs. B, SCRIVEN (Huish Episcopi), Mrs. B. TILLEY and Miss TUCKER (Long Load), Mrs. G. DABINETT, Mrs. C. RUSS, Miss GUMMER, Mrs. TREBILCOCK, Mrs. S. TILLEY, Mrs. H. LOCK, the Misses M. and D. BEST, Mrs. F. MALE, Mrs. H. FURBER, Mrs. DUCK, Mrs. L. MALE, Mrs. RICHARDS, Mrs. J. CLARK, Mr. J. ISAACS, Mrs. J. NORRIS, Mr. and Mrs. F. BURROWS, Mrs. M. MARTIN, Mrs. Douglas MALE, Mr. and Mrs. B. STONE, Mr. B. LOCK, Mrs. EVES, Mr. C. NORRIS, Mrs T. CULLIFORD (Ilminster), Mr. W. GERMAINE (Ash), Mrs. J. MITCHELL, Mrs. RUSS, Misses D. and G. MALE, Miss K. STUCKEY, Miss Gwen MALE, Miss A. BEST, Mrs. BESGROVE, Miss BESGROVE, Mrs. J. MALE, Mrs. R. MALE, Mrs. PHEADON, Mrs. COOPER (Martock), Misses L. and D. RUSS, Mrs. TUCKER, Miss TUCKER (Martock), and other friends.

Four nephews – Messrs. Wilfred, Charlie, Fred, and William BEST – acted as bearers.

There were over fifty beautiful floral tributes.

Mr. BEST and family wish to thank all friends for expressions of sympathy in their bereavement, and for the beautiful flowers sent.


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