SURVEY OF GRAVE MEMORIALS AT THE CHURCH OF
ST. MARY MAGDALENE, ROXTON, BEDFORDSHIRE

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Graves 61C to 64P

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IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
DAPHNE ELIZABETH JOHNSON
BORN 25TH OCTOBER 1945
DIED 19TH OCTOBER 2023
A DEVOTED WIFE, MUM & NAN

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ENA MARY COOPER
BORN 20 DECEMBER 1912
DIED 4 OCTOBER 1980
AGED 67 YEARS

GRANNIE
LOVE YOU
FOREVER

A small plaque at this grave reads
HOWARD RALPH COOPER
DIED 31ST MARCH 2005
AGED 86 YEARS

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 61I ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) E vii) VG

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
LESLIE AMOS JOHNSON
BORN 6 FEBRUARY 1909
DIED 16 AUGUST 1979
AGED 70 YEARS
ALSO
MAUD MARY JOHNSON
BORN 28 DECEMBER 1910
DIED 19TH JANUARY 1998
AGED 87 YEARS
ALWAYS ON OUR THOUGHTS
FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS

 61J ii) E iii) H/S + P inc V iv) none v) G vi) WM vii) G

IN LOVING MEMORY
—OF—
GEORGE GILBERT
DIED JUNE 7TH 1979
AGED 78
AND
HILDA OLIVE WINIFRED
DIED MARCH 2ND 1980
AGED 75
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN

 61K ii) E iii) H/S + P inc V iv) none v) G vi) P vii) G

IN
LOVING MEMORY
—OF—
A DEAR MOTHER
GEORGINA AUGUSTA KIDMAN
PASSED AWAY 15TH DEC 1978
AGED 93 YEARS
AT REST

 61L ii) E iii) H/S + P inc V iv) none v) G vi) G vii) G

IN LOVING
MEMORY OF A DEAR
WIFE, MOTHER AND GRANDMA
GLADYS MAY HORNER
DIED AUG 8TH 1978
AGED 66 YEARS
AT REST
ALSO OF A DEAR HUSBAND
FATHER AND GRANDAD
WILLIAM JAMES
WHO DIED DEC 12TH 1987
AGED 84 YEARS
REUNITED

 61N ii)E iii) H/S + P inc V iv) none v) G vi) M vii) G

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MY DEAR HUSBAND
WILLIAM H. PARKER
1900 - 1978
ALSO HIS WIFE
EVELYN MAY
1900 - 1993
A DEAR MOTHER AND FATHER

 61P ii) E iii) small H/S + P iv) V v) G vi) P? vii) G

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
OUR DAUGHTER
PAMELA JANE
HOLLEY
DIED 21ST SEPT 1977
AGED 6 YEARS
WE WILL CHERISH YOU FOREVER

SE side of V TO PAMELA WE MISS YOU

NE side of V FROM ALL FRIENDS AT BUSHMEAD SCHOOL

 

 61P1 ii) E iii) H/S - P inc V iv) none v) G black letters vi) P? vii) G

 NB. This grave is squeezed in between 61P above and 61Q

 Mason - Quince

TREASURED MEMORIES
OF
OUR DEAR SON
PAUL MICHAEL SPAVINS
TAKEN FROM US 22ND APRIL 1977
AGED 5 MONTHS
SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS

 61Q ii) E iii) H/S + P inc V iv) none v) FG vi) P vii) FG but ageing + L

TREASURED MEMORIES OF
OUR DEAR DAUGHTER
TRACEY ELAINE
SPAVINS
TAKEN FROM US 31ST JULY 1974
AGED 1 YEAR AND 8 MONTHS
SAFE IN THE ARMS OF JESUS

 61R ii) E iii) H/S & V iv) K v) F vi) M vii) P, OG in L, K falling away and H/S leaning

IN LOVING MEMORY
—OF—
A DEVOTED WIFE AND MOTHER
ALICE BONE
WHO DIED OCT 24TH 1946
AGED 75 YEARS
PEACE PERFECT PEACE
ALSO OF OUR DEAR FATHER
ARTHUR BONE
WHO DIED JUNE 26TH 1950
AGED 81 YEARS

 61S ii) E iii) Madonna Statue iv) - v) G vi) M vii) G

IN LOVING MEMORY
CHRISTINE EVELYN
BEATTIE
DIED OCT 8TH 1957
AGED 75

 61T ii) E iii) H/S + P iv) none v) VG vi) ? vii) VG

IN
VERY LOVING
MEMORY OF
JOHN WALLIS BROWN
DIED 30TH MARCH 1982
AGED 77 YEARS
AND HIS DEAR WIFE
EPPY DOREEN BROWN
DIED 22ND AUGUST 2007
AGED 95 YEARS
REUNITED

 62A, 62B, 62C, 62D, 62H, 62J 62O - no memorials

 62E  iii) H/S

Treasured Memories
of
A Dear Husband, Father and Grandfather
BERNARD GEORGE HOOKER
28.9.1941 - 9.7.2022

Forever in our thoughts

 62F ii) E iii) H/S iv) P v) FG vi) P vii) G but some L

TREASURED MEMORIES
OF
A DEAR HUSBAND, FATHER
AND GRANDFATHER
GEORGE THOMAS
BAMBRIDGE
DIED 23RD JUNE 1985
AGED 71
REUNITED WITH HIS DEAR WIFE
MARGARET ANN
DIED 22ND NOVEMBER 2013
AGED 91
A DEAR MOTHER, GRANDMOTHER
AND GREAT GRANDMOTHER
IN GOD'S KEEPING

 62G ii) E iii) H/S iv) P v) G vi) P vii) G, some L

TREASURED MEMORIES
OF
A VERY DEAR HUSBAND
ARTHUR EDWARD AYTO
SUDDENLY TAKEN ON
MAY 30TH 1985
AGED 57 YEARS

 62I ii) E iii) H/S iv) P v) VG vi) grey M vii) VG

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
MARY JANE SUGARS
DIED FEBRUARY 20TH 1983
AGED 88
AND
FRED SUGARS
DIED MAY 28TH 1985
AGED 92

 62K ii) E iii) H/S iv) none v) G vi) P vii) G

BECKY
WALDRON
AGED 2 YEARS
TREASURED AND LOVED
IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER

 62L ii) E iii) H/S iv) P v) VG vi) P vii) VG

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
A DEAR HUSBAND
THOMAS NESBITT
14. 2. 1913 - 18. 9. 1982
ALSO HIS DEAR WIFE
MARY NESBITT
26. 10. 1924 - 9. 3. 2001
BELOVED PARENTS AND
GRANDPARENTS REUNITED

 62M ii) E iii) H/S iv) P v) FG vi) P vii) Some L

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MIRIAM DARRINGTON
DIED 19TH JULY 1981
AGED 86 YEARS
THE DEAR WIFE OF
GEORGE DARRINGTON
DIED 5TH DECEMBER 1971
AGED 80 YEARS
IN GOD’S KEEPING

 62N ii) E iii) H/S iv) P v) E vi) Black M vii) E

TREASURED MEMORIES
OF
MUM AND DAD
HUBERT JOHN LIVETT
DIED 19TH DEC 1980
AGED 76
FLORENCE ESTHER
DIED 9TH JULY 1994
AGED 90
UNITED
AND THEIR SON
BRIAN DAVID LIVETT
DIED 3RD DECEMBER 2013
AGED 77

 62P ii) E iii) V iv) P v) FG vi) ? vii) L on top

IN MEMORY OF
CYRIL ROY FLINT
CALLED TO REST
3RD NOVEMBER 1980
AGED 60 YEARS

 62Q no memorial

 62R ii) E iii) H/S iv) K v) VP vi) cement topping, recon stone vii) leaning S, much L

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
MY DEAR WIFE
MAUD FLORENCE GREGORY
25TH AUGUST 1945

[illegible - O'Dell record - HARRY GREGORY ?. 5. 1947]

 62S ii) E iii) H/S + V iv) K v) P vi) M vii) P L, leaning N

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
A DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER
SARAH JANE SIMCOE
DIED 9TH JULY 1944
AGED 60 YEARS
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AT REST
ALSO OF
WALTER JOSEPH SIMCOE
BELOVED HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
WHO PASSED AWAY 9TH OCTOBER 1965
AGED 81 YEARS
REUNITED

 63A, B, C, D, G, H, J, L, O, Q, R, S, T, V & W - no memorials

 63E no memorial but O’Dell record

MATTHEW TITCHMARSH

Born 19-4-1985
Buried 3-5-1985

 63F ii) E iii) H/S + P iv) V v) G vi) P vii) some greening

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
GLADYS B. REED
WHO PASSED AWAY
29TH MARCH 1985
AGED 85 YEARS
R.I.P
ALSO
SIDNEY J. REED
WHO PASSED AWAY
23RD NOV 1993
AGED 95 YEARS
R.I.P

 63I ii) E iii) H/S iv) P + V v) E vi) polished grey M vii) E

CHERISHED
MEMORIES OF A DEAR
HUSBAND AND FATHER
ALBERT JOHN
CHOPPING
1905 - 1985
R.I.P.
AND HIS WIFE
BLANCHE EMILY
(NEE PADMORE)
LOVING MOTHER
AND GRANDMOTHER
1906 - 2002

 63K ii) E iii) H/S iv) P + V v) FG vi) grey M vii) some greening, leaning S

IN MEMORY OF
GLADYS M. JOHNSON
1919 - 1984
BELOVED BY ALL
REUNITED
VICTOR F JOHNSON
1918 - 2001
LOVING YOU BOTH FOREVER
FORGETTING YOU NEVER

Mason - Wrighton & Barker, Bedford

 63M ii) E iii) -  iv) garden v) G vii) G

 63N ii) E iii) H/S iv) P + V v) G vi) polished grey M vii) G

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
A DEAR HUSBAND
JACK NORMAN
DIED 11TH AUG 1983
AGED 63 YEARS
TILL WE MEET AGAIN
AND ALSO
A DEAR WIFE
EVELYN FRANCES MAY
NORMAN
DIED 24TH JUNE 2013
AGED 78 YEARS
TOGETHER AGAIN

Mason - Geere & Son, Luton

 63P ii) E iii) H/S iv) P + V v) G vi) polished grey M vii) G

IN
LOVING MEMORY OF
A DEAR WIFE, MOTHER
AND GRANDMOTHER
KATHLEEN RUSSELL
WHO DIED 3RD APRIL 1983
AGED 64 YEARS
UNTIL WE MEET AGAIN
GEORGE CURTIS RUSSELL
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
DIED 26TH JANUARY 2003
AGED 86 YEARS
REUNITED

 63U ii) E iii) Large H/S iv) none v) FG vi) ? vii) L We, slight lean N


 2 marker stones  C J  W J
         1907  1929

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MARY JEFFERIES
THE BELOVED WIFE OF
WILIAM JEFFERIES
WHO DIED 28TH MARCH 1926
AGED 78 YEARS
*
“THY WILL BE DONE”
ALSO OF
WILLIAM JEFFERIES
HUSBAND OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED 16TH JUNE 1929
AGED 82 YEARS
ALSO CHARLES THEIR SON
WHO DIED 11TH NOVR 1907
AGED 30 YEARS

 64A - 64D, 64H, 64Q - no memorials

 64E ii) E iii) H/S iv) P + V v) G vi) M vii) G

IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF
A DEAR HUSBAND, FATHER AND SON
CHRIS SAXTON
15TH MARCH 1950 - 16TH OCTOBER 1988
FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS

+ flower vase inscribed CHRIS            
IN
LOVING
MEMORY

 64F ii) E iii) H/S + P iv) none v) G vi) grey M vii) G

TREASURED MEMORIES
---OF---
A DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER
AND GRANDFATHER
LESLIE EVANS
DIED MARCH 23RD 1988
AGED 77 YEARS

Brass plaque on wooden stake
ROSALINE JOYCE EVANS

 64G ii) E iii) H/S iv) P v) G vi) P vii) G

IN
LOVING MEMORY
OF
HERBERT JOHN
SUTCLIFFE
1905 - 1987
AND HIS DEAR WIFE
MARCY SUTCLIFFE
1907 - 1985
REST IN PEACE

 64I no memorial in Spring 2022

TREASURED MEMORIES
OF
A DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER
ERIC ROSENTHAL
WHO FELL ASLEEP 26TH SEPT 1987
AGED 63
RESTING WHERE NO SHADOWS FALL
LOVED AND REMEMBERED BY US ALL

 64J ii) E iii) H/S + P iv) none v) G vi) grey polished M vii) G

 Mason - Quince

REST IN PEACE
JOHN EDWARD JAMES
DARRINGTON
BORN 27. 1. 1901
DIED 14. 8. 1987
AND HIS WIFE
DOROTHY MABEL
BORN 12. 10. 1906
DIED 4. 8. 1992

 64K ii) E iii) H/S + P iv) None v) G vi) P vii) G

IN LOVING MEMORY
OF
KENNETH EVAN
FUTTER
DIED 7TH FEBRUARY 1987
AGED 50 YEARS
FOREVER IN OUR THOUGHTS
R.I.P

 64L ii) E iii) H/S

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
DOUGLAS RICHARD
COBB
WHO PASSED AWAY OCTOBER 1986
AGED 41 YEARS
ALWAYS LOVED, NEVER FORGOTTEN.

 64M ii) E iii) H/S + P iv) none v) G vi) P vii) G

CHERISHED
MEMORIES OF
OUR DEAR DAUGHTER
GEMMA LUCILLE
WILLIAMS
TAKEN FROM US
AUGUST 30TH 1986
AGED 3 YEARS 11 MONTHS
GONE FROM OUR HOME
BUT NOT FROM OUR HEARTS

 64N ii) E iii) H/S + P iv) none v) G vi) M vii) F

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
A DEAR HUSBAND, DAD AND GRANDAD
JAMES THOMAS DARLOW
PASSED AWAY 21ST APRIL 1986
AGED 76 YEARS
FOREVER IN OUR THOUGHTS
ALSO OF A DEAR WIFE
MUM, NAN AND GREAT NAN
KATHLEEN ANNIS
DARLOW
WHO LEFT US 14TH MARCH 1997
AGED 81 YEARS
GOD HAVE YOU IN HIS KEEPING
WE HAVE YOU IN OUR HEARTS

 64O ii) E iii) H/S + P iv) V v) G vi) M vii) G

TREASURED MEMORIES OF
A DEAR HUSBAND AND FATHER
DENNIS NEWMAN MUNCEY
DIED 28TH DEC 1985
AGED 70 YEARS
THE DAY THOU GAVEST LORD IS ENDED

AND A DEAR WIFE AND MOTHER
MABEL IRENE MAY MUNCEY
DIED 31ST OCT 1995
AGED 75 YEARS
REUNITED

Engraved on the V
IN
LOVING
MEMORY

 64P ii) E iii) H/S + P iv) none v) G vi) M vii) G

TREASURED MEMORIES OF
A DEAR HUSBAND
DAD AND GRANDAD
ARTHUR WILLIAM BARNES
DIED 23RD NOVEMBER 1985
AGED 79 YEARS
ALSO HIS DEAR WIFE
A MUCH LOVED MUM & GRANDMA
DOROTHY FANNY BARNES
DIED 18TH JANUARY 2002
AGED 92 YEARS
OUR LOSS, HEAVENS GAIN