The Hampshire Family Historian | Vol.48 No.4 | March 2022

HGS News

Obituary – Edith Green It is with much regret that one of our oldest members Edith Green passed away on Boxing Day at the age of 108, in her sleep. Edith had been a member for over 15 years and would regularly attend the Ringwood Group meetings with her daughter and son-in- law, Pat and George Hilbert. Many Hampshire based members will probably have had Pat present her talk on Thames Watermen and Lightermen at one of their monthly meetings. Edith still attended the occasional meeting until only a few years ago, and her membership lapsed 3 years ago when failing health required her to go into a Care Home. One of my fond memories of Edith was that Pat and George would bring Edith to the Ringwood Group’ s Skittle Evening held each August. Although in her later years, her eyesight and hearing had deteriorated, Pat would guide her

onto the alley and Edith would throw the ball down the alley. In 2016, she attended her last Skittles evening, in excess of 100 years old. Paul Pinhorne Chairman

Edith always had a smile on her face and we members at Ringwood will miss her greatly.

FAREWELL Bryan Baker

With the deepest regret we wish to inform readers of the death of the following HGS members:-

Paignton, Devon

Member #9832 Member #14030 Member #14212 Member #1149 Member #11025 Member #13761 Member #966 Member #5811

Jean Baker

Aylesbury Gosport Stamford Verwood Fareham Winchester Eastleigh

Mr Adrian Barnecutt Barbara Chambers

Edith Green Ivan Johns Mr D H Pearce

Maureen E Westwood

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