Mrs Fanny Helsdown, aged 67, the wife of Mr. Herbert Helsdown, of 35, Little-street, Rushden, passed away on Thursday, January 19, the funeral taking place on Monday.

A service was conducted at the cemetery chapel by the Rector of Rushden (Rev. E. A. Green), and the mourners were: Mr. H. Helsdown (husband), Mrs. L. Magee (daughter), Mrs. R. Boness and Mr. Roland Magee (granddaughter and grandson), Mr. A. Magee (son-in-law), Mrs. Race (niece), Mrs. Bullright (niece) and Mr. H. Bullright, Mrs. L. Helsdown (sister-in-law), Mr. G. Helsdown (brother-in-law), Mr. F. Croft (brother-in-law), Mrs. M. Dickens (niece), Mr. C. Tailby (brother-in-law), Mr. G. W. Lingard (brother-in-law) and Mrs. A. Gilchrist (friend).

Inscriptions on the floral tributes were as follows:-
In loving memory of dear Fanny, her sorrowing husband, Herbert; In loving memory of dear Mother, Louie and Albert; Loving memory of dear Grandma, Ruby, Rowland and John; In loving memory, her niece and nephew, Polly and Tom, Northampton; In loving memory of dear Aunt, from Sarah, Albert, Florrie and George, London; In affectionate remembrance, Lizzie and Lionel, Clacton; In memory of dear Fanny, Flo and Roger, Canada; In deepest sympathy, G W Lingard and family; In loving memory of Aunt Fan., Geoff and family; To our dear Sister, Ada, Clem and Gwen; To dear Fan., Em, Fred and Bernard; To dear Aunt Fan., Millie, Fred and Jack; In deepest sympathy to my dear friend, Mrs. Helsdown, from A. Gilchrist, Leeds; In affectionate remembrance, Ada; In loving memory, from the neighbours; A token of sympathy, from old friends, Bill and Lizzie; With happy memories of a dear friend, Mrs. A. Clayton; A token of regret, from an old pal, Charlotte Mantle; Old friends and neighbours, Knotting Fox; With deepest sympathy, Mr. and Mrs. Potter; In affectionate remembrance, Mr. and Mrs. Parker; In loving memory of a dear friend, Lil and Wilf; With deepest sympathy, Alice and Doris; Kind thoughts of an old friend, Ethel Ingram; A token of remembrance and sweet memories, dear Aunt Fanny, from Jenny Adams; Deepest sympathy and kind regards, Mr. and Mrs. Fowell; In affectionate remembrance, Nora and George, In loving memory, Mrs. Bettles and Mrs. Warburton; In deepest sympathy, from Flo and family.