Forest of Dean FHT Forum - Funeral Card https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/ Connecting Forest of Dean Researchers World-Wide en Funeral Card (reply) I have 'Rest in peace' cards for both my grandfathers and a neighbour who died in the late 1960's so not a new idea!

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=8097 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=8097 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:43:25 +0000 Generalgwrmad Funeral Card (reply) I've got an 'In Loving Memory' Card for the death of a child in 1908 with the date of date and the funeral date on it

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=8096 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=8096 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 08:07:53 +0000 GeneralPhilippa Funeral Card (reply) At a recent Herbert funeral, the family had similar cards created "to celebrate the life" of the deceased. We were told that this was the new way of doing things at funeral services. This would seem to be an old custom revived. Jean Herbert

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=8095 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=8095 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 06:15:35 +0000 GeneralJean Herbert Funeral Card (reply) a card that survives from his Funeral (service ?) - simple as that

giving date of death as Feb 23rd 1895

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=8092 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=8092 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 04:54:07 +0000 Generalslowhands Funeral Card A message for Slowhands
On some of the information you gave me regarding William Grindle born abt 1832 died 1895, you mentioned that "On his funeral card it says of Little Dean Hill". Could you please explain what a "Funeral Card" is? Jean Herbert

]]> https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=8091 https://forum.forest-of-dean.net/index.php?id=8091 Thu, 01 Nov 2007 02:45:23 +0000 GeneralJean Herbert