Obituaries Index

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Obituary notices of the following appeared in ‘Pilgrim’ 2010 —

Mrs Betty Tucker [BMS 1945-1959, New Delhi; 1961-62, North East India, Mizoram (formerly South Lushai Hills)] Died 23.7.2009 aged 87.

Mrs Ruth Keable Sherred (née Compton) [USPG 1950-1976, CSI Lucknow Diocese, Taini Tal] Died 9.8.2009 aged 88.

Mrs Margaret Doreen Benfield (née Smith) [MMS 1961-1963, CSI Mysore Diocese, Holdsworth Memorial Hospital, Mysore] Died 13.8.2009 aged 85

Dr James L. Somervell [LMS 1955-1968, CSI Rayalaseema Diocese, CSI Hospital Jammalamadugu] Died 20.8.2009 aged 82.

The Revd Canon Peter Cousins Ruffle [CMS 1945-1952, Pathra, Santal, North India] Died 17.9.2009 aged 89.

The Revd Malcolm Charles Ridyard [CMS 1962-1971, CNI, Bombay Diocese] Died 2.10.2009 aged 76.

The Revd Gladys May Smith [BMS China 1948-1951 and Cuttack, India 1952-1962] Died 20.10.2009 aged 90.

Miss Edith Mabel Hallett [BMS Delhi 1946-1954 and Patna 1954-1970] Died
25.10.2009 aged 98.

Miss Dorothy Alice Humphreys [BMS 1949-1968, Christian General Hospital,
Palwal, North India] Died 3.11.2009 aged 87.

Miss E Margaret James [MMS 1947-61, CSI Medak Diocese, Wesley Girls High School, Secunderabad] Died 7.12. 2009 aged 89.

The Revd Laurence Pullen [CMS Australia 1945-1972, CSI Dornakal and Krishna Dioceses] Died 25.12.2009 aged 89.

Obituary notices of the following appeared in ‘Pilgrim’ 2009 —

Mrs Doreen Bussell [USPG Assam 1952 – 1958 and Ranchi 1962 – 1971] died on September 6th 2008, aged 86.

Sister Eileen Butterfield [USPG, 1947 – 1976 CSI Rayalaseema Diocese
and CSI Order of Sisters] died on December 26th 2008, aged 92.

Miss Mary Edmunds [CMS, Bihar 1948 – 1979] died May 2008.

Miss Olive Fuller was a Canadian and had worked with the Dohnavur Fellowship. She died on November 4th 2008.

Mrs Agnes Padma Hilton and her husband were the first missionaries sent and supported by the Friends Missionary Prayer Band in Thiruverumbur.  She died in Delhi on October 25th 2008, aged 69.

The Revd Dr Tom H Lyle [Irish Presbyterian Mission, Gujarat, 1950 – 1972] died on March 17th 2008.

The Revd Canon Reginald J Messenger [USPG, Dioceses of Lucknow and Agra, 1942 – 1980] died on September 11th 2008, aged 95.

Miss Phyllis Mitchell [MMS. CSI Tiruchi–Thanjavur Diocese, 1947 – 1965] died on September 22nd 2008, aged 95.

Mr Stanley Mudd [BMS, Assam & Bengal 1953 – 1957, then in Pakistan; Asst Secretary at BMS for S.E. Asia, 1975 – 1987] died on January 19th 2008, aged 85.

The Revd Robin Sleigh [LMS 1952 – 1961 and 1978 –1992. CSI Karnataka North Diocese] died on September 10th 2008, aged 81.

Miss Mollie Smith [LMS/CWM CSI Rayalaseema Diocese 1951-1981, Nursing Superintendent, Jammalamadagu] died on December 5th 2008, aged 92.

Miss Frances M Spencer [MMS CSI Tiruchi–Thanjavur Diocese1946 – 1980] died on 22nd August 2008, aged 88.

Miss Betty Swan [CMS Lucknow Diocese 1963 – 1973] died on 29th September 2008.

Miss Dorothy Mabel Tate [CEZMS CSI Dornakal Diocese 1939 – 1969] died on November 1st, 2007, aged 94.

Mrs Margaret Todman [LMS wife of late Rev Arnold Todman, CSI Coimbatore Diocese] died on September 26th 2008, aged 88.

Mrs Jean Turner [CMS 1958 – 1967 CSI Tirunelveli Diocese. Lecturer, Sarah Tucker College] died on December 20th 2008, aged 79.

Added in June 2009:-

The Right Revd T B Benjamin, former Bishop of CSI North Kerala Diocese. Died March 25th, 2009, aged 101

The Revd Stanley Bernard Davis [1950 - 1956 Madras Diocese, Church of South India; 1956 - 1961 Mission Education Department, Mission House] died on May 22nd 2009, aged 82.

The Revd Arthur Cecil Monsarrat Hargreaves [CMS Bishops College, Calcutta 1952 - 1961; Asia Secretary CMS 1961-69; NCC of India 1970 - 72; UTC Bangalore 1972 - 76  and General Secretary of the Conference of British Missionary Societies 1976 - 79] Died June 4th 2009, aged 90.

The Revd Bruce Sherwill Hayllar [USPG Diocese of Chota Nagpur 1954-1963 and Diocese of Central Zambia 1972-1976] Died May 29th 2009, aged 85.

The Rt Revd Arthur Luther, CNI, Bishop of Nashik, and of Bombay and Kolhapur.  Died January 25th 2009, aged 89.

The Revd Roy Lawson Manson [Church of Scotland 1955-1968. CSI Madras Diocese] Died April 4th 2009, aged 82.

Mr Alan Partridge [Church Missionary Society 1957-1969. Surgeon at Iyi Enu Hospital, near Onitsha, Eastern Nigeria, latterly as Medical superintendent, 1957-1964. Radiologist at Christian Medical College Hospital, Vellore 1967-1969] Died April 8th, 2009, aged 83.

Mrs Kathleen Salisbury [C.M.S. 1949- 63 Nasik, Amangabad, Mumbai and Poona) Died 5th January 2009.

The  Revd Prof. Sudhir Sharma, Director of the Centre for Studies in Rural Development and the Institute of Social Work and Research, Ahmednagar, Church of North India. Died March 7th, 2009, aged 57

Miss Irene Victoria Wright [Baptist Missionary Society 1948-1974. Nurse, Midwife and Matron, Moorshead Memorial Christian Hospital, Udayagiri, Orissa] Died January 3rd, 2009, aged 85.

Obituary notices of the following appeared in ‘Pilgrim’  2008 —

John Mountford died on 19th May 2008, aged 88 years.

Marjorie Chapman died 11th March 2008 aged 80 years.

Dr. Muriel Beard died 10th April 2008 aged 85 years.

The Ven. Jon A Cable died 6th April 2005 in Australia, aged 95 years.

Dr. Bryan Thompson died June 2nd 2008 in Scotland.

Muriel Sleigh died on 30th July 2007, aged 69 years.

Dr. Rodney Todman died 18th May 2007 aged 88 years.

Barbara Paile died 2nd September 2007 aged 94 years.

Violet Mary Hayes died 9th September 2007 aged 97 years.

May Collins died on 10 September 2007, aged 95 years.

James E. Balraj died on 24th September 2007 aged 81 years.

Rev Canon John Marshall William Adan, former missionary of the Cambridge mission to Delhi, died 30th September 2007 aged 98 years.

Rev. Alan Stephens died on 12 October 2007 age 79 years.

Bishop Sam Ponnaiah, the first Bishop of Vellore Diocese, was given in CSI Life December 2007 but no dates were given.

Revd Robert William Grayson died 6 December 2007 aged 83 years.

The Very Revd Kenneth Neal Jennings died 14 December 2007 aged 77 years.

Obituary notices of the following appeared in ‘Pilgrim’  2007—

Revd David Lionel Rae died on 13th March 2007 aged 83.

Enid Vivia Lloyd-Anthony (née Hooper) died on 29th March 2007 aged 99.

The Revd Bill Milne died on 1st April 2007.

Dr Bina Gideon died on 19th April 2007.

Revd George Reginald Wells died on 23rd April 2007 aged 95.

Dr Mrs Renuka Mukerji Somasekhar died on 29th April, 2007 aged 86.

Revd John Milns died on 30th April 2007 aged 93.

Mariamma Mathew died on 2nd May 2007.

Monindra Nath Sen died on 8th June 2007 aged 92.

Rt Revd John E Ghose died on 6th July 2007 aged 79.

Dr Paula Greeves died on 24th March 2006 aged 93.

Dr Mrs Dorothy Ebenezer died on 24th April 2006 aged 65.

Canon Marcus Jaswant died on 2nd August 2006 aged 96.

Revd Rymall Stuart Roxburgh died in 2006 aged 91.

Revd Carol Whitmee She died on 31st August 2006 aged 67.

Mrs Eugenie Blow (née Chambers) died on 1st September 2006 aged 80.

Mrs Eileen Jacob (née Bending) died on 1st September 2006 aged 81.

Rt Revd Deva Prasad Shettian died on 2nd September 2006 aged 74.

Dr Betty Cowan died on 10th September 2006 aged 89.

Professor Dr Ponnu Andrew Sathiyasatchi died on 1st November 2006 aged 83.

Revd Margaret Cayzer (née Mossom) died on 20th December 2006 aged 80.

Revd Thomas Hamerton died on 21st December 2006 aged 93.

Phyllis Merriman died on 7th January 2007 aged 93.

Revd Bruce Kenrick died on 15th January 2007 aged 86.

Pat Roberts died on 10th February 2007 aged 95.