JOSEPH BOLTON DOE
The Funeral took place at Newbury Cemetery on Saturday afternoon of Mr. Joseph Bolton Doe, the second son of the late Mr. Cornelius Weaver Doe. Deceased had latterly been living at Chieveley and had been in ill health for some time, but had gone to Reading for medical treatment, where he died on Thursday morning from heart disease and dropsy, at the age of 42, leaving a widow and one son. The body was brought by train to Newbury, and remained in St John's Church during Friday night.
The first part of the service was conducted in church by the Rev. R. Wickham Legg, and the interment was in a grave adjoining the family vault. The mourners were the widow, her two brothers and sister, Misses Alice and Mary Doe, Mrs. Swanton (sister1), Miss Simons and Dr Swanton.
The coffin was of polished oak covered with a number of beautiful floral tributes of affection and sympathy.
Newbury Weekly News 10 January 1907
Mrs P. p.25 W156 Died 3 January 1907 aged 42 Buried 5 January 1907 Bk 1899 p.130 no.8234
Also son Leonard Clive Doe died 01 February 1903 aged 8 months.
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