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The Journal Saturday 29 Aug 1936
ON SAME FARM 66 YEARS.
FUNERAL OF MR ROBERT LAKE AT FREETHORPE.
The funeral of Mr. Robert LAKE took place at Freethorpe Methodist Church on Tuesday. He had been employed as farm bailiff for Mr. B. C. SUTTON for about 25 years, and had worked on the same farm for 66 years. The service was taken by the Rev. E. S. FRANCE. Mrs. E. HARRIS was at the organ.
The family mourners were: Mrs. R. LAKE (widow), Hilda, Elsie, Kathleen, Ethel, Phyllis, and Dorothy (daughters), Leslie (son), Joyce (daughter-in-law) Arthur and Ralph (sons-in-law), Jack (grandson), Henry and Zillah (brother and sister), Fred and Arthur, Bob and Jessie, Ada, Mr. and Mrs. A. LAKE, Mr. and Mrs. T. H. AITCHINSON, and Mrs. G. FRANSHAM.
Others present were Mr. B. C. SUTTON, Mrs. M. SUTTON, Mr. H. PRESTON, Mr. Fred HEWITT, Mr. and Mrs. W. FUTTER, Mr. and Mrs. A. CARR, Mr. and Mrs. J. DAVISON, Mr. and Mrs. W. CATER, Mr. and Mrs. F. SHARMAN, Mr. and Mrs. DODMAN, Messrs. ROWLAND senr., ROWLAND junr., E. LAKE, G. HOWARD, P. PENTNEY, S. CARR, C. CARR, W. CARR, S. SHREEVE, H. YOUNGS, C. J. BROCK, F. HOWARD, S. MILLS, R. SHEARING, W. MALLETT, J. BRACEY, W. YOUNGS, W. GOSLING, J. PHILLIPS, W. ALLISON, S. RISEBOROUGH, G. ALLEN, F. PENTNEY, and F. MOLL, Mrs. L. HOWARD, Mrs. R. HOWARD, Miss E. LAKE, Miss M. LAKE, Miss ROPE, Mrs. LAND, Mrs. A. HARRIS, Mrs. DAWSON, Mrs. CARTER, Mrs. RIX, Mrs. SIMMONS, Mrs J. BROCK, and Mrs. F. HARRISON. Mr. M. SUTTON was unable to be present.