CH35. Rose and pink marble pulpit
At the base of the pulpit: In Dei Gloriam MARY WALFORD abiit non obiit January 17 1894.
At ground level: In affectionate remembrance from her br[other] EDWARD RUMSEY.
Note: The Latin phrase ‘abiit non obiit’ translates to ‘Gone but not dead’.
Mary Walford died in 1894. Her brother paid for a new pulpit in her memory and Mary’s name is inscribed around the base. She was the wife of Robert Crook Walford who is remembered in CH028.
Robert and Mary are both buried in the churchyard in a large chest tomb ( B217 ) along with other family members.