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Somerset County Herald and Taunton Courier. Saturday 05 Jul 1941
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BRITISH LEGION
FUNERAL TRIBUTE
LATE MR. E. V. FOSTER,
NORTH CURRY
BIG LOSS TO THE VILLAGE
Mr. Eric Victor FOSTER, the well-known proprietor of Foster's Garage, North Curry, died on Sunday morning in his home. He leaves a wife, two sons, and one daughter, to whom much sympathy has been extended.
Mr. FOSTER, who was 48, was born at North Curry, and had taken a great interest in many of its activities. His business connections had made him well known and highly respected over a wide area. A keen churchman, he had been a churchwarden for five years. He was a member of the local “Pride of the Moors” Lodge of the Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes.
He served throughout the Great War in the Royal Navy, and held the rank of petty-officer. He was serving on H.M.S. Collingwood at the same time as King George, and in the last stages of the war was engaged on minesweeping duty. The problems of his fellow ex-Service men claimed his active interest after the war, and he was the secretary of the local branch of the British Legion.
Reference to Mr. FOSTER's death was made at Sunday's services at the Parish Church by the Vicar, the Rev. H. Jocelyn DAVIES, who said the Patronal Festival had been marred this year, not only by the war, but also by the passing of a devoted and conscientious warden. Paying tribute to Mr. FOSTER's work for the church, the vicar mentioned that he had missed only three services on Sundays in the past four years.
LARGE FUNERAL ATTENDANCE
The esteem in which Mr. FOSTER was held was shown by the large assembly of mourners at the funeral on Thursday, the Parish Church being almost filled to capacity.
Members of the local branch of the British Legion, headed by the standard-bearer, marched in front of the family mourners in the family mourners to the church, where the body had rested overnight.
The coffin was covered by a large Union Jack.
The choral service was conducted by the Vicar. Mr. L. SHEPPARD, of Huish Episcopi, was at the organ, and he opened the service by playing “O Rest in the Lord.” The hymns sung were “Jesus Lives,” “Thine for ever,” and “Peace, perfect peace”; and the 23rd Psalm, “The Lord is my Shepherd,” was chanted.
After the organist had rendered Chopin's “Funeral March,” the congregation sang the Nunc Dimittis as the coffin was being borne from the church by Messrs. E. WADHAM, C. TRENCHARD, C. E. PESTER (Legion members), and A. BELLRINGER.
At the close of the service Mr. SHEPPARD played the “Dead March in Saul. The interment followed in the churchyard.
The chief mourners were:- Mrs. E. V. FOSTER, wife; Messrs. John and Roger FOSTER, sons; Miss Mary FOSTER, daughter; Mr. and Mrs. H. COLLARD, Weston-super-Mare, brother-in-law and sister; Mr. and Mrs. G. WILLIAMS, Worle, brother-in-law and sister; Miss Ada MERRIOTT, Middlezoy, and Mrs. A. MIDDLEZOY, cousins; Mr. Harry FOSTER Tunbridge Wells, brother; Mr. and Mrs. Howard HOPKINS, Huntham, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. HANDELL, Ilminster, brother-in-law and sister-in-law, and Mr. T. HANDELL, nephew; Mrs. George HOPKINS and Miss Kathleen HOPKINS, Creech St. Michael, sister-in-law and niece; Mr. C. HOPKINS and Miss B. HOPKINS, Creech St. Michael, uncle and aunt; Miss WESTLICK, Taunton, cousin; Mr. Maurice FEW, Mr. and Mrs. R. PARKER, Huntham, friends; Mr. Wm. LUNNISS, Mr. Leslie BELLRINGER, and Miss Blodwen HURKETT, employees.
LEGION MOURNERS
The local branch of the British Legion was represented by Major Copinger HILL, president, Colonel AITKEN, Major PEARD, Capt. PEARD, Capt. CARR, Mr. J. M. DAVISON, hon. secretary, Messrs. H. TRIMM, T. HARVEY, W. SLOWLEY, A. W. MAY, F. JONES, A. BURT, P. POWNSBERRY, C. FOSTER, F. PAULL, H. and G. HUTCHINGS, H. PARSONS, C. PERRY, and H. C. TURNER. The standard was carried by Mr. C. WEMBRIDGE.
Representing the local Lodge of Buffaloes were Mr. B. E. LODGE (also representing the school managers) and Mr. G. H. CHALLENGER.
Among the general attendance were:- Mrs. BARRETT, Moredon (Vicar's warden), Dr. R. A. SATCHWELL, Mrs. C. J. PEARD, Mr. and Mrs. P. B. COATES and the Misses COATES, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. AMES (East Lyng), Mrs. Arthur EDWARDS, Miss H. PERRY, Miss MORRIS, Mrs. L. LAVIS, Mrs. A. H. SQUIRE, Mr. S. C. MEAR (churchwarden, West Hatch, Mrs. E. DUKE, Mrs. Geo. FOSTER (Knapp), Mrs. DENMAN, Mrs. E. ISAACS, Mr. Stanley DERHAM (sidesman), Nurse Y. RICH, Mrs. A. BURT, Mrs. F. LOCK, Mrs. L. JUDGE, Mr. C. J. WEBB, Miss K. LOCKYER, Mrs. G. A. HARWOOD (representing Mr. HARWOOD), Mrs. C. W. M. PERRY (representing Mr PERRY), Mrs. E. BELLRINGER, Mrs. J. GILLARD, Mrs. C. TRENCHARD, Mrs A. WEMBRIDGE, Mrs. T. COATES (Helland), Mr. and Mrs. KEMPTON, Mr. and Mrs. GILLETT, Mr. W. BREWER, Mr. T. BREWER, Mr. T. CRANE (Lyng), Mr. H. C. TURNER, Mr. H. F. BROWNSEY, Mr. G. STAPLE, Mr. G. GIBSON, Mr. and Mrs. OXLAND, Mr. BODILLY, Mrs M. O. BARKLAMB, Miss BARKLAMB, the Revs. G. E. and W. M. WARLOW, the Rev. S. Lano COWARD (Stoke St. Gregory), Mr. G. G. MUSGRAVE (Stoke St. Gregory), Miss A. DINHAM, Mrs. S. JENNINGS, Mr. J. DUKE, Mr. S. LAVIS, Mr. H. CARTER, Mrs C. DUKE, Mrs. WADHAM, Mrs. C.
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VERRIER, Miss H. PIKE, Mrs. C. SERCOMBE, Mrs. Jocelyn DAVIES, Mrs. Fred CHEDZOY (Stoke St. Gregory), Mr. J. BARTRAM, Mrs. Jack SWEETING (Creech St. Michael), Marine J. C. VICKERY, Mr. J. W. GIBSON (East Lyng), Mrs. F. COUSINS, Mrs. F. DENMAN, Mrs. R. BRIGHTSMAN, Mrs. KERSLAKE, Mrs. CHILDS and Miss CHILDS, Mr J. E. BARKLAMB, Mr H. C. DUCK, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. BUCKNELL, Mrs. R. N. CRIDGE, Mrs. A. V. DERHAM, Mrs. S. PARSONS, Mrs. E. ROWSELL, Miss G. A. HOMER, Mr. E. LYDDON, Mrs. A. M. SMITH, Mrs. A. L. PRIDDLE, Mrs. S. CLAYTON, Mrs. B. A. TRENCHARD, Mrs. H. HINES, Mr and Mrs. E. C. W. GILLARD, Mrs. A. LOVERIDGE, Mrs. H. LOVERIDGE, Mrs. F. DERHAM, Mrs. Samuel PINE, Mrs. A. W. MAY, Mr. and Mrs. A. E. PINE, Mrs. HELLIER, Mrs. D. HEMBROW, Miss A. BAKER, Miss HOLE, Mr. R. W. BELLRINGER (Wrantage), Mrs. C. E. PESTER, Mrs BARTRAM, Mrs TRUMP, Mrs G. STONE, Mrs. CHAPPELL, Miss PIERCE, Miss D. HOMER, Mr. W. J. DOBLE, Mr. G. H. TATTLE, Mr. S. COATE, Mr. H. L. COATE, Mr. E. G. DARE (Fivehead), Mr. O. R. SQUIRE, and others
The wreaths numbered over 100, and included floral tributes from the Church and other organisations with which deceased had been associated.
<NOTES: Eric Victor FOSTER son of John James or James FOSTER and Mary Jane LOCKYER, married Emma Ileon or Emma Eileen HOPKINS
C. E. PESTER is Charles Edward PESTER son of Charles Edward PESTER, married Kate Mary DERHAM>