Real memorial obituaries – Combe Down, Monkton Combe, Midford

In memoriam et celebrationem

In memorial and celebration

DEATH OF MRS. GEORGE SPEAR

Well-known Bath Family Bereaved

Members of a well-known Bath family have suffered bereavement by the death, which a occurred on July 11, after an illness of some two months' duration, of Mrs. Meta Elisabeth Spear, wife of Mr. George Frederick Spear, M.A., LL.B., of The Brow. Come Down.

The deceased lady's husband is a son of the late Mr. George Spear, one of the founders of the well-known firm of Spear Bros. and Clark, Ltd., bacon factors and provision merchants, of Bath, Bristol, etc., and a nephew of the late Ald. F. W. Spear, a former Mayor of Bath.

He formerly practised as a barrister at Bristol but for many years now has taken an active part in the management of Spear Bros, and Clark, Ltd., of which he is a director and the secretary.

His marriage to the lady now deceased took place 28 years ago and there are four children of the union - two daughters, Mary and Peggy, and two sons, George and Richard.

The Misses Spear, of Springfield, Entry Hill, are sisters-in- law of the deceased lady, who
was 54 years of age.

The funeral took place at Holy Trinity Church, Combe Down, on Monday, followed by the cremation at Arno's Vale, Bristol. The interment was at Monkton Combe. The Rev. E. Roberts (vicar) conducted the service.

The chief mourners were: Mr. G. F. Spear (husband)
Miss M. F. Spear (daughter), Dr. G. E. Spear (son), Mr. R D Spear (son), Miss M. E. Spear (daughter) Mr. F. A. Baudert (brother) Miss E. M. Spear (sister-in-law) Miss M. M. Spear (sister-in-law), Mr. EA Spear, Miss D. M. Spear, Miss L S. M. Spear, Mr. W. P. Chesterman, Mrs W. P. Chesterman, Mr. P. G. Chesterman, Miss M. Shields, Nurse Barnard, Mrs. F. W. Spear, Mr. and Mrs C. Bodman, Mrs. Bridger and Mrs. H. Bodman (The Brow staff, and Messrs J. J. Plummer, A. E. Smith, G. L. Cass and C. Kirby (rep- resenting Spear Brothers and Clark Ltd.)

Others present Included:- Mr. and Mrs B. S. Morris, Miss C. L, Poole, the Rev. E. Hayward (headmaster Monkton Combe School), and Mrs. Hayward. Mr. A V. Owen (staff, Monkton Combe School), Mr. H. J. Powell, Mr. J. L. Hancock, Miss H. E Hancock, Miss H. M. Cook, Miss M. A. Penting, Mrs. E. Rawlins, Mrs, P. Denham, Mrs. L. Cole, Mrs, P. Wilkinson, Mr.
F. J, Amery, Miss E. R. Lins- ley Mrs. Cornford Mrs. L. Spreadbury, Mrs. H. Clark, Mrs. Pilcher, Miss F Logie, Mrs. J. Spreadbury Mr. ER. Skinner, Mr. H. C. Jay, Mr. C Browne, Mr. E. G. Tyley. (vicar's warden) and Mrs. Tyley, Miss P Bright. Mrs. E. M. Page, Mrs. F. J Hobbs, Preb, and Mrs. F. E Murphy, the Rev. P. W. G. Filleul. Mrs, P. Filleul, Miss B. K. Barber, Mrs. E Roberts, Major E. L. Herapath Miss Herapath, Mr. F. C. Appleby, Miss M. N. Hardyman, Mrs. R. G, Tucker (Union Chapel, Combe Down) Mr. G Rivington, Mrs. Crisp, Mr. Carter, Miss Easterfield, Miss D, Easterfield, the Rev. and Mrs. W. L. Jameson, Mr. G. S. Jameson, and Mrs. Wood.

Jolly's, of Bath, were the undertakers.