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Somerset County Herald and Taunton Courier. Saturday 18 Feb 1961
Page 5 Column 5
The Late Mr. 'Bob' STEVENS
Many Mourn Him at Taunton
The funeral service of Mr. Robert Henry ('Bob') STEVENS, aged 73, of 37, Henley Road, Taunton, whose death was reported in our last week's issue, took place at Holy Trinity Church on Saturday morning. It was conducted by the Vicar, the Rev. G. C. RAYNER, and the organist was Mrs. C. WICKHAM. Burial at Taunton Deane Cemetery was followed by the R.A.O.B. ceremony, conducted by Mr. A. R. BURNHAM.
Mr. STEVENS was well-known locally as a licensee and an entertainer – he formerly had his own concert party, and was a member of the roll of honour of the Royal Antediluvian Order Society of Buffaloes.
Family Mourners
Principal mourners: Mrs. O. STEVENS (wife), Mr. H. STEVENS (brother), Mr. H. HAWKINS (son-in-law, also representing Mrs. HAWKINS, daughter), Mr. C. HAWKINS (brother-in-law), Mrs. HAWKINS (cousin), Mr. S. SHERRING, Mr. and Mrs. J. SHERRING and Mrs. M. BIDDULPH (brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law), Mr. R. BIDDULPH and Mr. D. SHERRING (nephews), Miss Ann SHERRING (niece), Mr. and Mrs. T. LANGDON (cousins, also representing Mr. and Mrs. G. LANGDON, uncle and aunt), Mr. and Mrs. L. W. GREENWAY, Mr. V. P. STEVENS, also representing Messrs. C. and E. STEVENS, Mrs. D. M. DASCOMBE, Mr. P. J. SANDERS, Mr. S. DERHAM, also representing Mrs. DERHAM, , Mrs. M. DERHAM, also representing Mr. DERHAM, Mrs. W. H. HAWKINS, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. JENNINGS, Miss M. SPARKS, Mr. P. R. WARREN, also representing Mr. and Mrs. CLARKE, Mr. and Mrs. STEPHENS, Mr. and Mrs. EVITT, Mr. and Mrs. P. SANDFORD and Mr. G. LANGDON (cousins), Mr. D. CARPENTER and Miss Ann GODFREY, Bristol (friends).
Mr. and Mrs. F. CORNISH (father-in-law and mother-in-law), Mr. W. HAWKINS and Mrs. J. GAMBLIN (cousins), were unable to attend.
R.A.O.B. Representatives
General mourners included Messrs. O. W. WATTS, C. W. BANWELL, J. EATON and T. GREENSLADE (Tone Vale Lodge R.A.O.B.), Messrs. F. E. BELLEW, S. HOLMAN and M. H. BUCHANAN (Sir William Arnold Lodge), Messrs. A. COOK and A. E. STAGG (Sir Edward Boyle Lodge), Mr. W. BRITTON (Bridgwater United Lodge, Admiral Black Lodge and Loyal Sedgemoor Lodge), Mr. L. NAPPER (Royal Engineers' Lodge), Mr. A. R. BURNHAM (Provincial Grand Secretary and officers of the Provincial Grand Lodge), Mr. E. F. CHIBNALL (Provincial Grand Lodge), Mr. W. RIDGWAY (Unity Lodge), Mr. A. H. KING (Starkey, Knight & Ford Ltd.), Mr. P. WILLIAMS (Taunton Licensed Victuallers' Association and Taunton Brewers' Skittles League), Mr. W. R. MOOR (Moor's Cafe), and Mrs. G. PHILIP, representing staff.
Others Mourners
Mr. B. VENNER, also representing Mrs. VENNER; Mrs. I. J. CATTLE, also representing Mr. CATTLE, of the White Hart Hotel; Mrs. D. YEA, also representing Mr. YEA and Miss B. YEA; Messrs. A. SELWOOD, L. CORNISH, J. KING, H. PALING, A. J. GREEN, P. W. SHUTE, L. SANDY and F. H. SMITHERAM; Mr. and Mrs. J. GREENSLADE (Blue Anchor), and Mr. and Mrs. C. HAWKINS; Mesdames E. M. COLES, E. HAWKINS, E. HAWKER, E. R. MOORE and B. M. SLOMAN; Misses G. CLARKE, E. BRISTOWE, E. JOHNSON and E. F. BRUFORD.
List of Flowers
The following floral tributes were received:- In loving memory of a dear husband and dad, Olive, Audrey and Hedley, at rest; In ever-loving memory of my dear brother, Herbert; In loving memory of dear Bob, Mum and Uncle Fred, R.I.P.; In loving memory of Uncle Bob, Douglas, Ann, Christopher, Nigel, Jacky, Sandra and Baby Paul; In remembrance of Bob, Sid, Molly and family; With deepest sympathy, George and Flo; To Bob, with deepest sympathy, Evelyn; In kind remembrance, Froude and Loveday BELLEW; With deepest sympathy, Cousins Victor, Ida, Edga, Cecil, Margaret and Amy; In remembrance of Bob, George and Ivy; With happy memories of Bob, Jack, Mrs. KING and Brian;With sincere sympathy, Dorothy, Vi and Gran (London); Sincere sympathy, Phebe and Jack (Watchet); With deepest sympathy, Tom, Freda and children; In affectionate remembrance of dear Robert, Eva JOHNSON; In remembrance, Dolly and Albert; In remembrance of Bob, with heartfelt sympathy, Bobie and Birdie GALE; In affectionate remembrance, Maud, Richard and Ann; In remembranch [sic] of Bob, Doll and Perc; With deepest sympathy, Grace and Bert STAGG and family; With deepest sympathy, Mr. and Mrs. S. YEA and Miss B. YEA; In loving memory, Winnie, Stan and family; Deepest sympathy, Percy, Dorothy and Gillian; With deepest sympathy, Biddy and Walt; Deepest sympathy, Nell and Bill BEST: With deepest sympathy, Reg, June and Mary; Happy memories, Rose, Maurice, Phyllis and Gerald; Deepest sympathy, Jim and Lou; With deepest sympathy, Mr. and Mrs. W. R. MOOR; Deepest sympathy, Mr. and Mrs. GREENSLADE (Blue Anchor); With deepest sympathy, Mr. and Mrs. HAWKINS (Sutton, Surrey); In loving memory, Jack, Hilda and family; Deepest sympathy, Cliff, Mary and the girls; In loving memory, Aunt Lily, Cecil, Ethel, Dalphine; From Danny and Stella (Bristol); From Winn and France.
In remembrance, Taunton and District Licensed Victuallers' Association; With deepest sympathy, United Engineers' Lodge 2231 R.A.O.B.; With deepest sympathy, Staff of Moors Cafe; In deepest sympathy and kind remembrance, the Brethren of William Arnold Lodge; With deepest sympathy, Sir Edward Boyle Lodge 1161; With deepest sympathy, Officers and Brothers of the Tone Vale Lodge 3621; With deepest sympathy, the Taunton Provincial Grand Lodge and the Taunton Knights Chapter; With deepest sympathy, directors, staff and employees, Starkey, Knight & Ford.
Family's Thanks
Mrs. O. STEVENS and Mr. H. STEVENS wish to thank the doctors and staff of Taunton and Somerset Hospital for the great attention given during Mr. STEVEN's illness. They also wish to thank the Rev. G. C. RAYNER and the many relatives and friends who expressed deep sympathy in their recent bereavement.
Funeral arrangements were by Messrs. E. White & Son, East Reach, Taunton.
<NOTES: Robert Henry or Bob STEVENS
son of John Radford STEVENS and Henrietta VICKERY, married Olive
SHERRING
Widow is Olive SHERRING daughter of Albert Edward
SHERRING and Ellen or Nellie LANGDON, married Robert Henry or Bob
STEVENS>