HENRIETTA LOUISA MAJENDIE PALMER

The late Mrs James Palmer

The death occurred on Sunday morning, August 29^th,of the widow of the late Mr James Palmer, of 3 Belvedere Drive, Newtown Road, for many years ab invalid.  No doubt many of the older inhabitants of Newbury will remember that the deceased was a daughter of the Rev. J A D Meakin, M.A., (of St John’s College, Cambridge), who for 39 years was curate of St Mary’s Speen ,and late vicar of St Mary’s, Speenhamland.  The funeral took place on Friday, the service being held in St John’s Church.  The coffin was of polished oak with brass fittings and inscribed “Henrietta Louisa Majendie Palmer, aged  82 years” and was placed ibn the vault with her husband and sister-in-law, in Newbury Cemetery.  The Rev. A G P Baines officiated.

The mourners were Mr and Mrs John Palmer (son and daughter-in-law), Mr and Mrs E Chapman (daughter and son-in-law), Mr A G Palmer (son), Miss M and Miss P Palmer (cousins, of Reading), and Miss M and Miss D Wells of Belvedere Drive), Mr and Mrs Harry D Wells of Cranleigh, were unable to be present.  A beautiful large cross was sent by all the children, other floral tributes were sent by Mrs C Hooper, “Shamrock” Chesterfield Road (sister-in-law and cousin),Mrs James Waldron, of the Lawn, Speen, Mrs W Keep and the Misses Keep “Southwood”, Newtown Road, Mr and Mrs E Wells and the Misses Wells, 2 Belvedere, Marion Chapman, King and Audrey Palmer, Gladys and Teddy Wells (grandchildren), and Mr A B Bland “Woodcote”, Newbury