It is with sad regret that we have to announce the sudden passing of Gordon Sands. Gordon joined Mercia last year having had a few years away from chess. Previously he was a long time member of Wolverhampton. He was …
A few days after the first match of the new season, sadly Simon A Jones of Bushbury has passed away. We send our wishes to the family and friends of this long standing player also having represented Walsall Kipping. More …
Mercian founder, life President and WDCL stalwart has sadly passed away. A full obituary will be published soon. His funeral will taken place on 7th April at 2:30pm in West Bromwich. Due to the limited numbers please call 0121 6827266. …
It will take place on Thursday Feb 18th at 11.30 am at Streetly Crematorium. Because of Covid restrictions if anyone wishes to attend, in person or online, please contact his daughter:- shrimpton.helen@gmail.com in order to book. Posted on behalf of …
Frank Wood (1942-2020) It is my sad duty to report that Frank Wood, passed away on 28th December 2020 only six weeks after a diagnosis of pancreatic cancer. Frank was a good friend to many and a much liked and …
Message from John Fahy Warley Quinborne Sadly John Pakenham passed away peacefully in his sleep last night. He was taken ill again shortly after Christmas/New Year and bravely faced up to the situation, never once feeling sorry for himself and …
It is with great sadness that we have to report the passing of our Tournament Secretary and Auditor Derek Perks on Thursday 18th October 2018. Our sympathies and thoughts go out to his family at this sad time. A full …
I have had several requests to document the historical obituaries of our former players. Therefore you can now find all the published obituaries from the 1960’s onwards on just one Wiki page. It contains some Wrestlers, Actors, Russian speakers, players …
We are sad to report the death of Colin Roberts of Wellington yesterday. Colin played for many years in the WDCL for Shifnal and Telford and played until only very recently for Wellington CC. He was an active player for …
Graham, a long time stalwart of Midlands chess, died in New Cross Hospital on Wednesday March 21st at the age of 89. David Anderton, President of Staffordshire Chess Association, made a presentation to Graham Humphreys in 2011 to mark the appreciation …