Burial on Aug 12 1969 of Bertram Alfred Jones, aged 84.
Our sincere condolences with the family. Bertram Jones had been a lonely man since the death of his wife just over a year ago, and we can be thankful that his earthly sorrows are over. But a notable and delightful personality has been removed from our village scene. A small, unpretentious figure, and rather shy, he was an outstanding craftsman in ivory, producing fine delicate work which at one time was very much in demand. Bombed out of their house and the workshop in Dalston in the blitz, Mr & Mrs Jones came to make their home in Badsey, and, with their warm friendly natures, made themselves at once socially acceptable. Mr Jones, among his other accomplishments, was a teacher of ballroom dancing, and could claim that several happily married couples first came to know each other at the school of dancing which he held in the Wheatsheaf. His great hobby was fishing.
Published in the September 1969 Parish Magazine.