The death of Mrs Pat Edmunds, aged 94, in 2008, severed the last link between this town and Robert Mason Mills. He was her great grandfather and she was proud of his achievements for the town and for his work as churchwarden. She was the granddaughter of Thomas Baxter and his daughter Emily, also dedicated workers for the Abbey Church to which Robert Mason Mills devoted so much time, energy and money. Mrs Edmunds, who worked with the team of code breakers at the government's code and cipher school based at Bletchley Park in Bedfordshire during the Second World War of 1939-45, was similarly enthusiastic in her community interests, being a founder of the Civic Society and was for some years a committee member, regularly opening her bungalow home in West Road for the annual garden party to raise much needed funds during the early years, while remaining a dedicated supporter of the Abbey Church that her distinguished ancestor did so much to preserve. She died at Digby Court on 18th November 2008 and a thanksgiving service was held at the Abbey Church on Tuesday 2nd December followed by cremation at Peterborough. See also Robert Mason Mills Thomas Baxter Memories of Bourne in past times Memories of the aerated water industry
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