| CAMBRIDGE DAILY NEWS: THE LATE MR F I KEMPTON. Funeral at Mill Road Cemetery. The funeral of Mr Frederick Isaac Kempton, of 2, Willow-walk, Cambridge, took place at Mill-road Cemetery on Saturday, in the presence of a large assembly of friends. The Rev. Hawtrey May officiate, and the mourners were: Messrs B Kempton, F Kempton and H Kempton (sons), Miss K Kempton, Mrs Jenkins, Mrs Markley, Mrs White and Mrs Rooks (daughters), Mrs E Kempton and Mrs H Kempton (daughters-in-law), Miss Nellie Kempton and Nancy Rookes (granddaughters), Messrs W and G Kempton (brothers), Mrs Miller (sister), Mrs G Kempton (sister-in-law), Mr and Mrs G Jaggard (brother and sister-in-law). The eldest son, Frederick, in America, and another son, Robert Henry (on active service in France) were unable to attend the funeral. The wreaths bore the following inscriptions:--In loving memory of our dear dad, from sorrowing wife and children, Kitty, Robert, Harry, Ben; In loving memory, from Beatie and Will; From Lal and Ted "Absent, but not forgotten"; In loving remembrance of dear dad, from Alf and Alice; With deepest sympathy and loving memory of our dead dad, from Ern, Floss and children; To our dear father, in fond memory, from your loving son and daughter, Charlie, Lucy and Nancy "Rest in peace"; In loving memory, from Alf and Alice; In loving memory, from Ethel and children; With deepest sympathy, from an old pal; With deepest sympathy, from Mrs Radford and family "After the cross the crown"; With sincere sympathy, from Mrs G Webster. The coffin was of polished elm, with brass fittings, and on the breastplate was the inscription: "Frederick Isaac Kempton, died July 7th, 1918, aged 68 years." Mrs Kempton and family wish to thank all kind friends for sympathy in their sad bereavement. |
1850 - 1918 (68 years)
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