Thank You
Nick, Poppy and I, and Michael’s sister Pauline,
want to thank all the Brockham friends who came to support
us at Michael’s funeral. Your presence there, and
the quality of the singing, gave us great strength. Thank
you so much for your kindness.
Francesca Woodhams
Our Grateful
Thanks
Sue, Angus, Emma and Joe Devine would like to say
thank you to all our kind neighbours and friends, for their
cards,
letters and offers of help following the death of Brian.
We have found real comfort in them all
Kitty Isabel
Maud Ranger
Brockham
lost one of its longest-residing residents recently
when Kitty Ranger died. Kitty was brought up by her farming
parents in East Grinstead and then Capel, where she
met
her husband Harry. Kitty and Harry decided to live
in Brockham and watched their house in Brockham Lane
being built in
1933.
They moved into it after their marriage on 3rd June
1933. It was to remain Kitty's home until her death on
May 13th
2004 at the age of 97. Thus she remained a resident
of Brockham for 71 years - is this a modern record in
the
village?
She
and Harry brought up a daughter Diana and a son Brian
in the house. Harry died in 1984 (older residents may
remember him as 'Harry Ranger & His Band' playing for the
dances in the Village Hall on Bonfire Nights during the
40s, 50s
and 60s). In recent years Kitty spent a lot of her time
with her daughter in Bournemouth and her son in the South
of France.
But she always liked to come back to her home in Brockham
between visits. As well as her two children she also
had four grandchildren and three great grandchildren,
all of
whom were a great joy to her. She passed away peacefully
in hospital in Bournemouth after a short illness. All
the family will miss her.
Brian Ranger (Son) and Mrs Diana Bone (daughter)
Mary Hampton
Mary died, too
young, on July 1st after a long and courageous battle against
cancer. Even while she was ill, she remained
in sparkling good humour and full of vitality. Everyone
who knew her loved her, because she knew how to make you
feel special, and because she was always the life and soul
of the party. Friends like Mary are as rare and as precious
as diamonds, and how we will miss her.
Richard, Vikki and Chris would like to thank all their friends
and family for their wonderful support during Mary’s
illness, and since she passed away.
Gerry Oakley
Thanks
Betty, Simon and Ian Oakley would like to express their sincere
thanks for all the kindness shown to them by friends and
neighbours during Betty’s stay in hospital following
Gerry’s death.
Doreen Beasley
Doris Burrows,
Gwyneth Terry and Ada Clarke wish to express their sincere
thanks for the many cards, kind letters and flowers received
after the great loss of their sister Doreen.
Your thoughts and
prayers have been a great comfort to us, and special thanks
to all who attended the service at Christ Church, Brockham
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