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IAN GANGE 1957-2014 IAN passed away peacefully on December 15 aged 57. He was the much loved and cherished eldest son of Jean Gange (nee Bradbury) and Barrie Gange. Ian lived in Melbourne when a small boy, later to live in many parts of the UK whilst his father served in the RAF. Ian’s passion was travel and he visited many parts of the world. Married to Ann, he had a happy and successful life. He went to see his beloved Derby County FC whenever he could, being a lifelong season ticket holder. The funeral took place at Fradley Crematorium and was attended by family, many
friends and work colleagues. Ian was a true gentleman and role model and will be greatly missed by Ann and their two children. Donations were made to St Giles Hospice, Wittington, Staffordshire.
MURIEL ANNELLS 1926 - 2014 MURIEL Annells (nee Tivey) died in a care home in Somerset on December 24. Muriel was born in Melbourne on April 17, 1926, the elder daughter of Frank and Kitty Tivey of North Street, before moving to Windsor Avenue in 1937. Muriel went to Parkfield Cedars School in Derby, then to Teacher Training College in Leeds. She started work as a primary school teacher in Chesterfield. She married Hugh at Melbourne Baptist Church on April 5, 1952, where her father was Hon Treasurer for 49 years. She had a younger sister Margaret, who became a Baptist Missionary in The Congo, and a younger brother Alan, who worked for Westminster Bank. Alan started the Carol Singing group in Melbourne on Christmas Eve in 1947 and still joins in every year. It is now organised by Alan Dunnicliff. Muriel and Hugh moved to live at Cropwell Bishop in Nottinghamshire in the 1980s to be nearer to her family in Mel-
bourne. They attended services at Friary United Reformed Church, West Bridgford, until Hugh became unwell and was not able to drive. After Hugh's death in March 2013, Muriel continued to live alone at Cropwell Bishop and Alan would take the Village Voice to show to her as she was always interested to hear about Melbourne. But her health declined and she moved to Somerset to be nearer to her daughter Christine and grandchildren. Muriel was brought back to Friary United Reformed Church for a commemoration service.
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Village Voice March 2015 15 RALPH HAWKSWORTH 1934-2015 RALPH was born on October 8, 1934 and lived at Hall Farm Sutton on the Hill. As a young man he worked on the family farm, joining Derby Young Farmers and particularly enjoyed the hedge laying competitions. It was at a Young Farmers dance that Ralph met Margaret and after a year they were engaged and then married six weeks later in 1962. They moved to Foxholes Farm, Hanbury, Burton on Trent, where daughter Julia was born three years later. In 1969, due to ill health, Ralph decided to give up farming and got a job selling animal feeds to farmers. His farming knowledge was invaluable and he was well respected by his customers. It was at this time that Ralph and Margaret moved to Kings Newton House, which they shared with Margaret’s parents Daisy and Cuff Collyer. After a successful career with Tithebarn Products, Ralph started his own business in 1984 selling animal feeds and anything else that farmers needed. He continued the business until retiring in 1998. As a young man Ralph was a member of Burton Abbey Round Table and then Melbourne Round Table. He was a founder member of Kings Newton Bowls Club and worked very hard to establish the green as it is today. He and Margaret
enjoyed many happy times playing bowls at Kings Newton and other clubs around Derbyshire. In the winter they played short mat bowls at Willington for a number of years. Ralph was a member of the Melbourne wine circle, a past President of Melbourne Probus Club and a member of Melbourne Conservative Association. He had a great love of football and was a lifelong supporter of Derby County. For many years he had a season ticket along with Margaret and Julia and it wasn’t unusual for Ralph and Margaret to watch two or three football matches on the telly on a wet Sunday afternoon. As well as a loving husband to Margaret, Ralph was adored by his daughter Julia, son in law Stuart and grandchildren Rachel and Andrew. For his many friends Ralph will be remembered for his kindness. If they needed help he was always there for them.
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ELIZABETH MICHELLE BURNEY 1942 – 2015 LIZ Burney died at home on February 2, shortly after her 73rd birthday. She was born in Nottingham, and christened “Elizabeth Michelle”, but disliked the full name, and always insisted on being called “Liz”, which is how she was known in her 28 years in and around Melbourne. She was trained in agriculture, and her early working life was spent tending dairy cattle and chickens; she loved animals, and all aspects of the outdoor life. She was an expert gardener, (a member of Ticknall Garden Club), and her love of horticulture can also be traced back to her time at agricultural college. Her efforts in creating a small garden display in the limited space in front of her house in Potter Street were much appreciated by neighbours, and always attracted favourable comment from passers-by. Liz’s other great love was dogs – they had always formed a big part of her life. By the 1980s, Liz was displaying her caring nature by working as a nursing assistant at the Queen’s Medical Centre in Nottingham, where she met John, and moved to the Derby area. They married in 1986, and had been together for 29 years. Liz had always wanted to express her artistic and creative talents more fully, and when she married John, the opportunity arose for her to start a craft business. She specialised in making little fabric clowns, trade-named Picolo, which became very popular locally, and even appeared on the shelves of Harrods and John Lewis stores. Sadly, around this time, Liz’s health had begun to deteriorate and so the business had to be sold. The onset of osteo-arthritis was compounded by a knee replacement operation which left her with considerable pain, and
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a motorised disability scooter became her normal means of getting about. Liz also had constant breathing difficulties since childhood, and needed ongoing treatment for bronchiectasis, leading to repeated bouts of pneumonia, and sadly she became a regular hospital patient. Liz was a well-known figure around Melbourne, being involved in many clubs and societies over the years. Her love of church music was channelled into several years singing in the church choir, running the junior choir, and introducing children into the senior ranks. More recently, she became an Air Ambulance volunteer collector, looking after collecting boxes in Melbourne and the local villages. One of her proudest recent memories was when she and husband John were invited to be guests of honour at the Melbourne Carnival three years ago. Liz had two children from her first marriage, five grand-children, and recently, a first great grand-child, of whom she was very proud. Liz’s health worsened over the years, but she managed to remain relatively active and cheerful but the cumulative strain on her heart over the years must have taken its toll, and broncho-pneumonia finally led to her sudden, and unexpected, death.
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