With distressing suddenness, the death occurred on Sunday afternoon of Mr Frederick Whittemore, of Bencroft Grange, Bedford-road, Rushden. Up to Friday Mr Whittemore seemed in his usual health, but he became ill at the week-end and death occurred unexpectedly, the cause being chronic gastritis. A well-known local dairyman and farmer, born at Kimbolton 77 years ago, the late Mr Whittemore was formerly bailiff of Higham Park for the late Mr Strother. On moving from Higham Park, Mr Whittemore acquired the farm on Bedford-road now know as Dial Farm, the property of the Rushden Co-operative Society. Here Mr Whittemore lived for 13 years, and when the farm was bought by the Co-operative Society he removed to Bencroft Grange, where he had lived for the past 17 years. For 30 years Mr Whittemore had been in the dairy and farming business. A staunch Conservative, Mr Whittemore was one of the first shareholders of the now flourishing Conservative Club, and he had been a member of the club from the beginning. The deceased was also a delegate to the association. Mr Whittemore was a member of St Mary’s Church. He had been in Rushden for the past 45 years, and some years ago he was a candidate for the Rushden Urban District Council. There are left to mourn their loss one son, Mr F W Whittemore, who is carrying on the farming and dairying business, and a daughter, Mrs Lamb, of Ilketshall, Suffolk.