Archives: Obituaries

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Gwen Comerford

Time spent at school: 1930 - 35

Date passed away: 6th December 2022, aged 104

Published: 10 Jan 2023
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Gwen was born on 24th November 1918.  She was 12 when she was selected to attend the newly opened Godalming […]

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Peter Hailey

Time spent at school: Teacher of French from 1970

Date passed away: 2nd September 2022

Published: 17 Oct 2022
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Peter passed away at Eastlake Care Home in Godalming aged 87 years. Comment from Maria Wakefield,  A Fountain Centre Colleague. […]

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Pauline Allen (née Mills)

Time spent at school: 1951 - 1958

Date passed away: Pauline died suddenly on the 28th August 2022.

Published: 11 Sep 2022
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She was Head Girl at Godalming Grammar School in 1958.

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Cherry Webb (née White)

Time spent at school: 1947 - 1954

Date passed away: 18 August 2022

Published: 30 Aug 2022
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Cherry Webb (née White) passed away on 18 August, peacefully in hospital in Guildford, aged 86 after a short illness. […]

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Nicola Taylor (née Ross)

Time spent at school: 1966 - 1973

Date passed away: 5th May 2022

Published: 16 Aug 2022
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Nicola passed away  on 5th May, after a brief and unexpected illness. She is sorely missed.

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Philip Simon Adkins-Potter

Time spent at school: 1965 - 1972

Date passed away: July 2022

Published: 16 Aug 2022
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Passed away at the Royal Surrey County Hospital aged 68 years.

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Mini Brown

Time spent at school: 1965-72

Date passed away: April 2022 aged 68

Published: 23 May 2022
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A comment from Pete Gardner: Perhaps I could just say that having known Mini for well over 50 years his […]

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Stephen Clark

Time spent at school: 1966 - 1973

Date passed away: 2nd March 2022 from prostate cancer.

Published: 24 Mar 2022
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His friend, Andrew Webb, said: “He was an enthusiastic supporter of reunions before he moved down to Cornwall a few […]

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Kim Gibbins (née Taylor)

Time spent at school: 1966 - 1973

Date passed away: Friday 4th February 2022

Published: 9 Feb 2022
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Her sister Mandy said, “I thought I would let you know the sad news that my sister Kim finally lost […]

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Ian Clive Thompson

Time spent at school: Godalming College 1975 - 1977

Date passed away: 11th September 2001

Published: 27 Sep 2021
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Clive Thompson was born on 5 July 1958 in Cyprus and was known to everyone as Ian. In 1987 he […]

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Brian Oxborough

Time spent at school: 1946 - 1951

Date passed away: 14th September 2021

Published: 27 Sep 2021
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Brian slipped away peacefully on 14th September 2021. A Thanksgiving Service for his life was held in Busbridge Church on […]

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Gillian Gunner (née Butcher)

Time spent at school: 1955 - 60

Date passed away: 26th June 2021

Published: 7 Jul 2021
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RIP Gillian Gunner née Butcher: Gillian attended Godalming Grammar from 1955-1960. Her nickname of Milli was adopted by her school […]

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Nony Ardill

Time spent at school: c 1966 - 1971

Date passed away: 24th April 2021

Published: 28 Jun 2021
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Nony Ardill, who has died aged 68 from a brain tumour, was a leading human rights lawyer and campaigner for […]

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Mary Hayes (née Bookham)

Time spent at school: 1945 - 1950

Date passed away: 11th April 2021

Published: 4 May 2021
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Mary died following an operation. She recovered well at first but had a relapse and passed away in the Royal […]

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Martin Hyman

Time spent at school: 1964 to 1968

Date passed away: 3rd April 2021

Published: 18 Apr 2021
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Martin Hyman 3rd July 1933 – 3rd April 2021  The Old Godhelmian Association is very sad to learn the news […]

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Robert Grabiec

Time spent at school: 1967-1973

Date passed away: 31st March 2009

Published: 4 Feb 2021
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George Watkins

Time spent at school: 1951-1974 plus College years

Date passed away: December 2020

Published: 14 Dec 2020
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Mr Watkins was a Sports teacher at Godalming Grammar School, and later at Godalming College. He was very popular with […]

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Adrian Barnes

Time spent at school: 1962-1969

Date passed away: 24th September 2020

Published: 11 Oct 2020
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Adrian was a pioneer in the orienteering community who contributed to the development and staging of the sport from the […]

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Richard Bisiker

Time spent at school: 1965 -72

Date passed away: August 2006

Published: 8 Jun 2020
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Richard (Dick) Bisiker – attended 1965 – 1972. He became a music teacher in Cambridge. He passed away after a […]

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Harry King

Time spent at school: 1953 - 1959

Date passed away: 2012

Published: 5 May 2020
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Vernon Young

Time spent at school: 1946 - 51

Date passed away: February 2020.

Published: 29 Apr 2020
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Vernon Young sadly passed away in February 2020.

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Sheelagh Brown

Time spent at school: 1959 - 1963

Date passed away: 17th April 2020

Published: 21 Apr 2020
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Sheelagh passed away on 17th April 2020. She had been suffering from cancer.

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