Obituaries, Eulogies, Memories & Orders of Service: #2 - 2010 to 2019
- Feb 16
- 2 min read
Updated: 13 minutes ago
At a meeting of the Thursley History Society early in 2025, it was agreed that the website should include a post for our many beloved villagers who are no longer with us. Our archive contains a lot of information and we shall gradually build up this entry retrospectively. If you would like to contribute any obituaries, eulogies, memories, orders of service or photographs (especially where none exist on the website) please do so via the website: https://www.thursleyhistorysociety.org/contact
Lives celebrated: Peter Anderson; Michael Chant; Pat Coles; Margie Crawfurd; Katherine Feld; Ray Fry; Kate Hurman; Arthur Moss; Jean Moss; Drusilla Pye; Grace Ranson; Bridget Stewardson; Kathleen Watson
Bridget Mary Stewardson: 20th February 1930 - 5th March 2019
Bridget lived in Rose Cottage, The Lane


Raymond Maurice Fry: 22nd January 1936 - 6th May 2019
Ray Fry was a long-term warden and advocate for Thursley Common


Katherine Louise Feld: 10th January 1985 - 4th April 2018


Michael Patrick Chant: 7 January 1944 - 6 February 2018

William Harley Tozier: 4th November 1936 - 29th May 2018

John Patrick Coles: 8th September 1934 - 22nd August 2017




The eulogy was delivered by Alan Peters, Pat's greatest friend, and his sons Simon and Matthew:
This moving address was given by the Revd Edmund Haviland:
Kathleen Winifred Watson: 6th November 1917 - 24th April 2017


Margaret Vowe Crawfurd: 24th January - 11th January 2016


Grace Pope Ranson: 10th April 1927 - 9th March 2015

Major Clive Gordon Frederick Platfoot: 16th February 1931 - 31st August 2014

Drusilla Pye: 28th December 1927 - 13th January 2014
Drusilla was the formidable village and much-loved midwife who lived at 2 Church Cottages

Kate Hurman: 24th September 1928 - 31st July 2013

Arthur Edward Moss: 1916 - 2010
Arthur lived at Wheelrights with his wife, Jean


Peter Richard Anderson: 1944 - 2011

Jean Scotson Moss: 1927 - 2010
Jean lived at Wheelwrights with her husband, Arthur




