Mrs. M. Llewellyn

Wiseman’s Bridge

The funeral took place on Tuesday, August 4, of Mrs. Mauvis Llewellyn, of Cliff Road, Wiseman’s Bridge, who passed away on July 28 at Withybush Hospital, aged 86.

Mauvis lived and worked in the local area for her whole life. After a childhood spent on a smallholding in Pleasant Valley, she moved to Wiseman’s Bridge when she married Derek in 1949. Her working life began as a teenager serving in Harold Thomas Outfitters in Saundersfoot and her last job before retirement was in Saundersfoot Post Office situated in the same location.

A very hospitable person, Mauvis welcomed family and friends into her home and for many years she catered for summer visitors.

Mauvis was a lover of nature and greatly appreciated the outstanding beauty of the area where she lived, enjoying wild flowers in the hedgerows as the seasons passed, she took great pleasure in her garden where she spent many happy hours.

Mauvis leaves to mourn Lyndon, Wendy and Dawn (son and daughters), Roger and Simon (sons-in-law), Jodi, Jonathan, Beth, John, Eleri, Ross, Megan and Niall (grandchildren), Kennedy and Alexa (great-granddaughters), Dilys (sister), Marlene, Malcolm and Graham (niece and nephews).

The funeral service took place at St. Elidyr’s Church, Amroth, prior to interment in the church cemetery, conducted by Rev. Marianne Osborne and assisted by Rev. Lorrette Hinson.

There were family flowers only, with donations, if so desired, for Wales Air Ambulance, c/o E. C. Thomas and Son, funeral directors, Zoar Chapel Funeral Home, Llanteg, who carried out the funeral arrangements.

Mrs. R. M. Hill

Pembroke

The death occurred peacefully at Ashdale Nursing Home on Saturday, August 15, of Mrs. Rhona May Hill, of Jogram Avenue, Pembroke. She was 84.

The funeral will take place on Tuesday, August 25, with a service at St. Mary’s Church, Pembroke, at 2 pm, followed by interment at St. Michael’s Cemetery.

Family flowers only please, but if desired, donations in lieu in memory of Rhona for The Parkinson’s Disease Society may be given to the collection at the funeral or sent to John Roberts and Son, funeral directors, 51 Bush Street, Pembroke Dock, who are carrying out the arrangements.

Mrs. K. Maher

Tenby

The death occurred peacefully at her home on Monday, August 17, of Mrs. Kathleen Maher. She was aged 91.

Mrs. Maher was predeceased by her husband Francis, but is survived by her sons David and Gary, daughter-in-law Sue and grandchildren.

The funeral service takes place on Friday, August 28, at Parc Gwyn Crematorium, Narberth, at 10.45 am.

There will be family flowers only, but donations, if desired, can be made payable to The Paul Sartori Foundation, c/o funeral directors, W. and M. J. Rossiter and Sons Ltd., The Old Rectory, The Norton, Tenby, or Lansker House 21 Station Road, Narberth.

Mrs. H. J. Burrows

Narberth

The death occurred peacefully at her home, on Tuesday, August 11, of Mrs. Hilary ‘Jean’ Burrows, of Halkon Crescent, Narberth.

She will be sadly missed by her family, friends and neighbours.

The funeral service will take place at Parc Gwyn Crematorium, Narberth, today (Friday, August 21), at 10.45 am.

There will be family flowers only, with donations in lieu, if so desired, for Crossroads, c/o E. C. Thomas and Son, funeral directors, Zoar Chapel Funeral Home, Llanteg, who are conducting the funeral arrangements. Tel. (01834) 831876.

MRS. BARBARA TYZACK

(née Llewellyn)

Barbara Tyzack, of Coventry, passed away suddenly, but peacefully, in Withybush Hospital, on Monday, August 10. Beloved wife to Graham, youngest daughter of Mrs. Joan Llewellyn, The Green, Pembroke, sister to Sheila and Malcolm. No flowers. Funeral yet to be arranged. All enquiries to John Roberts and Sons, Bush Street, Pembroke Dock.

Teresa Gordon

Freshwater East

When Teresa first came to visit Pembrokeshire back in the early ’70s to see her then boyfriend and husband of 41 years Nick, she was so taken by the beauty of the county and the pleasantness of the people that she made herself a promise. One day she would return to live in the county permanently.

Teresa, who died in London aged 68 on August 5 after treatment at The Royal Marsden Hospital, kept that promise, though it took another 30 years or so to fulfil it.

In 2005, she and Nick moved from their home in London and one of the first decisions she made was to walk the walk the length of the coastal path from Poppit Sands to Amroth.

Teresa, whose parents were from West Cork in Ireland, was raised in London. She came from a large Irish family, and had three brothers and two sisters. Teresa went to university in Manchester where she graduated in English and American Literature and then spent a further year in London training to be a teacher.

She met her husband Nick, not in London, nor in Pembrokeshire, but in Africa. Both she and Nick had been selected by Voluntary Service Overseas to spend a year in Sudan teaching English. Though it was a tough posting, she thrived in this hostile environment and left her mark on the small town on the White Nile where she spent the year.

Teresa married in 1974 and had three children, twins John and James, and five years later, Matthew.

John, the elder twin, graduated from Oxford University with a first and is now a lawyer working for Linklaters, one of London’s ‘magic circle’ law firms. James, a graduate of Edinburgh University, is a former BBC journalist who is now a public relations consultant. James is due to marry on August 29. He is the father of Teresa’s only grandchild, Gabriella. Matthew, a philosophy graduate from Liverpool University, speaks Mandarin fluently and is currently working in China where he is a consultant expert on Anglo-Sino relations.

Teresa spent her professional life teaching children. She started as a secondary school teacher at a tough South London comprehensive where her pupils included radio personality Danny Baker.

After her children had gone to secondary school, she resumed her career, retraining to be a teacher of the deaf. She spent many happy years in Greenwich, South-East London, at James Wolfe School, and made many friends there.

When she retired, she and Nick, a Fleet Street journalist and author, travelled the world, visiting China, Africa and India. But her real passion was for walking. She was a member of Pembrokeshire Ramblers and endured many a Saturday or Sunday plodding around Pembrokeshire in wind, rain and occasional sun.

Teresa was also a great joiner-in. She was a member of a book club based in Lamphey and the peninsula, attended muscle-crunching sessions of pilates for many years in Pembroke Town Hall, and worked out at the gym in Pembroke.

She made friends wherever she went: in London, in Sudan, in Wales. She possessed that rare talent of being able to raise people’s spirits. She had a wonderful sense of humour and a way of making people feel comfortable and good about themselves.

Teresa attended St. Joseph’s Church in Monkton on a regular basis and her funeral was held there on Friday, August 14. There was a cremation afterwards at Narberth and then a lunch at the Castlemead Hotel in Manorbier. Mourners attended from Ireland, England, Tanzania and Pembrokeshire.

The service was conducted by Fr Patrick-Fitzgerald Lombard and the principal mourners were Nick (husband), John, James and Matthew (sons), and Mabs, Rona, Finbar and Terence (sisters and brothers).

Mourners were requested to make donations to charities of their own choice.

Arrangements were carried out by W. and M. J. Rossiter and Sons, of Tenby.

Mr. R. B. Rogers

Pembroke

The death occurred suddenly, but peacefully, at his home on Monday, August 17, of Mr. Roland Brock Rogers, of Orange Gardens, Pembroke. He was 63.

The funeral arrangements have not yet been finalised, but all enquiries should be made to John Roberts and Son, funeral directors, 51 Bush Street, Pembroke Dock, tel. 01646 683115, who are carrying out the arrangements.

Mr. G. T. Thomas

Tenby

The funeral took place recently of Mr. Gerald Thomas, of 52 The Glebe, Tenby, who passed away peacefully at Withybush Hospital on July 20, aged 79.

Gerald was a much-loved husband to his wife, Dilys, to whom he was married for 49 years. A much-loved father to Christopher and Steven, brother to Pamela and Lorraine, brother-in-law to David, Adrian, Cliff and Jimmy and many other nieces and nephews.

Officiating was the Rev, Canon Andrew Grace, while bearers were Michael, Mike, Aled, Scott, Mark and Adrian.

Donations in lieu of flowers may be sent for Ward 10, Withybush Hospital, and The Paul Sartori Foundation, c/o W. and M. J. Rossiter and Sons Ltd, The Old Rectory, The Norton, Tenby, who carried out the funeral arrangements.

Mr. M. James MBA Bsc

New Hedges

As reported last week, the death occurred peacefully at The Royal Berkshire Hospital on Monday, August 10, of Mr. Mark James MBA Bsc. He was aged 44.

Mark is the son of Brian and Maureen James, nephew of Ros and Nick and Jillian and the late Alan and Peter and cousin of Kate and Matthew and Sally Ann and Joel.

A private funeral service took place at Parc Gwyn Crematorium.

Donations in memory to OCHRE (for research into oesophageal cancer), c/o Mrs. Ros Evans, 15 Crickmarren Close, Upper Lamphey Road, Pembroke.

Further inquiries to funeral directors, Messrs. W. and M. J. Rossiter and Sons Ltd., The Old Rectory, The Norton, Tenby, tel. (01834) 843160, or Landsker House, 21 Station Road, Narberth, tel. (01834) 861300.

Lewis Thomas Price Lewis

Lewis Thomas Price Lewis, known as Tom, was born at the family farm Llettyfanddu, near Mydffai, Llandovery, on March 25, 1927. He was the second of three children, and was predeceased by his older sister Winifred and brother Edwin.

Tom was brought up on the farm and worked very hard, particularly during his teenage years, and developed a physical strength and interest in agriculture which stayed with him for life.

He was educated in Llandovery Grammar School and Aberystwyth University where he graduated with an honours degree in law in 1951. Whilst at university, he excelled at sport, and represented Welsh Universities at rugby as a powerful back row forward, and at boxing as a heavyweight.

Tom went on to pass his solicitors final examinations at the first attempt (an achievement of which he was particularly proud) and then moved to Cardiff where he took up employment as an articled clerk, although he had to pay for the privilege! It was during his articles that he met an attractive young legal secretary called Mary, whom he married at Llandaff Cathedral on August 10, 1955. They subsequently had four children, Dan, Ted, David and Sarah, and remained married for 47 years until sadly Mary died from cancer in 2002.

Tom and Mary moved to Pembrokeshire in 1960 when Tom took a job as assistant solicitor to Byam Mathias-Thomas in Tenby. This proved successful and the practice became known as Mathias Thomas and Lewis and prospered in the 1960s and ’70s.

The family settled in 1966 at the Glebe House, St. Florence, which became the Lewis family home for the children, grandchildren and friends and was full of warmth and welcome and laughter for decades.

Tom developed severe back problems in the mid-70s, inevitably the result of his farming and sporting years. He retired in 1976 for medical attention, but recovered well and was ready to resume practice in 1978 when he opened the doors of a new practice in Haverfordwest. He ran this practice very successfully until 1984 when he sold it to his partners, which enabled him to start again as a sole practitioner which he did in St. Clears and shortly afterwards was joined by sons David and Ted, and remained there until his retirement.

During his long professional career, he built a reputation as a hard working, uncompromising lawyer who always did his best for his clients, and built an enviable reputation for honesty and integrity. He was widely respected in the legal and business community.

Tom was a loyal member of St. Florence Church and attended regularly for over 40 years.

During his retirement, he enjoyed his garden, trips with his late wife, the company of his friends, but most of all his family, and together with his four children, he leaves 14 grandchildren, with his first great-grandchild expected in October!

His final four years were spent at Park House Court as he became unable to live independently due to mobility problems and the onset of Parkinson’s Disease. Whilst there, he was very comfortable, and enjoyed regular visits from family and friends, but his condition gradually deteriorated until he passed away peacefully on August 4. The family are very grateful to the devoted staff at Park House Court who looked after him so well.

The funeral will be held on Friday, August 28, at 1 pm, in St. Florence Church, followed by cremation at Parc Gwyn, Narberth, at 2.30 pm.

Family flowers only. Donations, if desired, to The Parkinson’s Society, c/o funeral directors, W. and M. J. Rossiter and Sons Ltd., The Old Rectory, The Norton, Tenby.

MR. P. M. YATES

KILGETTY

The death occurred tragically at home on Friday, August 14, of Mr. Philip Mark Yates, aged 30 years, of Ryelands Lane, Kilgetty.

Loving dad of Ffion, devoted son of Alison and Richard, much-loved brother and brother-in-law to Michelle and Nigel, Diana and Ashley, dearly-loved uncle to Rachel and Nathan.

The funeral service will take place on Wednesday, August 26, at St. Michael and All Angels Church, Cosheston, at 2 pm. Colourful clothing to be worn by request.

There will be family flowers only, donations if so desired for MIND, c/o E. C. Thomas and Son, funeral directors, Zoar Chapel Funeral Home, Llanteg, who are conducting the funeral arrangements.

Mrs. C. M. McArthur

Martletwy

The death occurred peacefully at her daughter’s home in Martletwy, on Friday, August 14, of Mrs. Constance Maureen McArthur. She was aged 85.

Mrs. McArthur was predeceased by her husband Kenneth, but is survived by her daughters and sons-in-law Jacqueline and Steve and Cindy and Andrew, grandchildren Debbie, Jason, Paula, Logan and Amy, great-grandchildren Abigail, Holly, Harrison and Ella, sisters Hilary, Eleanor and Wendy and brother Billy.

The funeral service takes place on Wednesday, August 26, at Parc Gwyn Crematorium, Narberth, at 1 pm.

There will be family flowers only, but donations, if desired, can be made payable to The Paul Sartori Foundation, c/o funeral directors, W. and M. J. Rossiter and Sons Ltd., The Old Rectory, The Norton, Tenby, or Lansker House 21 Station Road, Narberth.

MRS J. M. GILSON

TENBY

(formerly of Stepaside)

The death occurred peacefully at Tenby Cottage Ward, Park House Court, Tenby, on Friday, August 14, of Mrs. Jessie Maud Gilson, aged 105 years, of Wesley Close, Pleasant Valley, Stepaside.

Beloved wife of the late Walter.

Jessie will be sadly missed by her family and many friends.

The funeral service took place on Wednesday, August 19, at Stepaside Methodist Chapel, Pleasant Valley.

There were family flowers only, with donations, if so desired, for Cancer Research UK, c/o E. C. Thomas and Son, funeral directors, Zoar Chapel Funeral Home, Llanteg, who conducting the funeral arrangements.

MR. D. EVANS

KILGETTY

The death occurred peacefully at Withybush Hospital on Tuesday, August 18, of Mr. David Evans, aged 73 years, affectionately known as Dave, of Carmarthen Road, Kilgetty.

Devoted husband of Rita, dearly-loved dad of Anita and Helen, respected father-in-law to Simon and Darren, cherished grampy of Megan, Evan, Rhys and Hywel, much-loved brother.

At the time of going to press funeral arrangements had not yet been finalised, further enquiries should directed to E. C. Thomas and Son, funeral directors, Zoar Chapel Funeral Home, Llanteg, tel. (01834) 831876, who are conducting the funeral arrangements.

Sue Baldwin - an appreciation

It was with a collective heavy heart that we learned last week of the passing of our close friend and colleague Sue Baldwin.

Sue had been a loyal volunteer, honorary librarian and trustee at Tenby Museum and Art Gallery for 20 years. She gave unstinting loyalty to the museum, cataloguing books, actively contributing to meetings, organising talks (her 2010 event on Robert Recorde was something of which she was particularly and rightly proud and which brought her many new friends), working on reception, assisting researchers, dealing with access issues including arranging installation of the platform lift and, perhaps most importantly, being a sympathetic ear to all who ailed. Her love of, and enthusiasm for the museum saw her husband, Martin, also join as an active volunteer.

And yet Sue was so much more than a museum volunteer. Her presence was illuminated by a strength of character that saw her battle numerous operations from an early age and daily doses of pain and despite these continuing trials she never once complained or questioned the injustice of it. Within her she had, as Camus put it, ‘an invincible summer’ that should serve as an inspiration to us all. With her passing, there is a great spirit gone and the world is a darker place for her absence.

Mark Lewis,

Tenby Museum and Art Gallery

MRS. S. TAYLOR

PEMBROKE DOCK

As reported previously, the death occurred peacefully at Withybush Hospital, Haverfordwest, on Monday, July 27, of Mrs. Sheila Taylor, aged 79 years, of 8 St. Patricks Road, Pembroke Dock.

A native of Pembroke Dock, her main interests were gardening, reading, going to gardening shows and having lunch with friends and family.

Predeceased by her husband Joseph Taylor, family left to mourn are Wendy, Martin and Joanne (daugthers and son), Kara, Jake, Cain, Tate and Harley (grandchildren), Indy and Romy (great-grandchildren), Margaret (sister).

The funeral was held at Parc Gwyn Crematorium, Narberth, on August 6. Officiating was Rev. Roger Jones.

There were family flowers only, but if desired, donations in lieu for Macmillan Nurses may be forwarded to E. C. Thomas and Son, Zoar Chapel Funeral Home, Llanteg, Narberth, who conducted the funeral arrangements.