WILLIAM JAMES ALLEE
THE LATE MR. W. J. ALLEE
MAGISTRATES ATTEND FUNERAL
The funeral of Mr William James Allee, of Kingsbridge-road, Newbury, a clerk in the Magistrates' Clerks' office at Newbury, whose death, at the age of 19, was reported in our last issue, took place on Saturday morning. The interment was in the Newtown-road Cemetery, where a service in thechapel was conducted by the Rev. G. C. Twist. The attedance included members of the Newbury Borough and County Benches of magistrates, and TownCouncil officials.
The mourners were : Miss Margaret Allee (sister), Mr Harry Munday (uncle), Mr Arthur Allee, Liphook (uncle), Mrs Bleach, Haslemere (aunt), Mr C W Cann, Chieveley (uncle), Mr Norman Allee, Abingdon (cousin), Mrs Pocock, Woodspeen (cousin), Mr and Mrs F Ellaway,Liphook, Messrs B Rummins, E Pocock,J Jones and R Green.
Amoung those also present were : The Mayor (Major H Rummins), Colonel J A Fairhurst (chairman ofNewbury County Bench of magistrates), the Deputy Mayor (Councillor C W Burns), Dr R Hickman, Councillorf J H Thompson, Alderman A O Elliott, Mrs E A Hopson, Councillor and Mrs J R Witts, Councillor Elsie Kimber,Mr S Widdicombe (Clerk to theMagistrates), Mr R H Jeeves, Messrs. J B Herbert, C H Freeman, A H R Mussell, H G Runham, K Woollacott, R Swingler and W C Willmott, Miss M L Connor, Supt. R T Lambourn, Insp. W H Benstead, Sgt C Morton, Mr and Mrs R Green, Messrs. G E Willis and A B Williams, Mrs F C Rosier, Mrs G Gibbs, Mr T Taylor, Mr E J Duckett, Mrs F G Wickens.
There follows a list of persons who sent wreaths.
The funeral arrangements were carried out by Messrs. Eggleton and Tallyn, of Newbury
Magistrates' Tributes
Sympathetic references to Mr Allee's death were made by the Chairman, Colonel J A Fairhurst, at Newbury County Bench on Thursday, and by the Mayor,(Major H Rummins) at the Borough Police Court on Friday. Mr S Widdicombe, Magistrates' Clerk,spoke highly of Mr Allee's character, and said he was a most conscientious worker, and always kind and patient. He would be muchmissed by his colleagues in the Municipal offices. Supt.Lambourn associated himself with these remarks. The Court on Friday stood for amoment in silence.
Newbury Weekly News 28 November 1935 |
