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Message: Emoticon Listing HTML Help	[quote]Ripley & Heanor News July 19th 1968 PLUS PHOTO WELL-KNOWN HIKER Mr. G. F. Fletcher A Heanor man who loved the wide-open spaces, died at Heanor Memorial Hospital on Friday week in the person of Mr. George Frederick Fletcher of Burns St aged 55. Born at Heanor, Mr Fletcher was employed as a butcher for 30 years, but latterly had worked for Vic Hallam Ltd, Langley Mill. He was extremely interested in hiking, and most weekends were to be found following his popular pastime in Derbyshire and Wales with relatives and friends. In his younger days he belonged to various hiking clubs and gave admirable assistance to the Scouts and cubs of Langley Mill and Aldercar. Mr. Fletcher is mourned by a widow, one son, two daughters and three grandchildren. The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. P. Wrenn (vicar of Loscoe) followed by cremation at Markeaton. In deference to his request the ashes were scattered on Kinder Scout his favourite Derbyshire beauty spot. The print out of the photo was very poor, but Heanor Library may have the original newspapers. Jenny [/quote]
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Please help a 92 yr old!
replied on: 11/19/2007 1:05:59 PM

Ripley & Heanor News
July 19th 1968
PLUS PHOTO
WELL-KNOWN HIKER
Mr. G. F. Fletcher
A Heanor man who loved the wide-open spaces, died at Heanor Memorial Hospital on Friday week in the person of Mr. George Frederick Fletcher of Burns St aged 55.
Born at Heanor, Mr Fletcher was employed as a butcher for 30 years, but latterly had worked for Vic Hallam Ltd, Langley Mill. He was extremely interested in hiking, and most weekends were to be found following his popular pastime in Derbyshire and Wales with relatives and friends. In his younger days he belonged to various hiking clubs and gave admirable assistance to the Scouts and cubs of Langley Mill and Aldercar.
Mr. Fletcher is mourned by a widow, one son, two daughters and three grandchildren.
The funeral service was conducted by the Rev. P. Wrenn (vicar of Loscoe) followed by cremation at Markeaton. In deference to his request the ashes were scattered on Kinder Scout his favourite Derbyshire beauty spot.

The print out of the photo was very poor, but Heanor Library may have the original newspapers.
Jenny

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