Ralph Allen
Ralph Allen died on 5 July 2024. He started to come to the Lichfield club when he was a teenager around 50 years ago, and joined the Burton club in about 1978. He played for Burton in the Derby & …
Tag: Obituary
Gordon Sands Funeral 12th March Bushbury
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 …
Simon A Jones
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 …
Ken Francis RIP
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. …
Alan Shrimpton funeral details
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 Obituary
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 …
John Pakenham
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 …
Derek Perks
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 …
Obituaries page added
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 …
Colin Roberts of Telford
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 …