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Notices of deaths received before November 2018 have now been published in OCA Magazines and Newsletters. Notices since then are posted below, with as much information as is known to us. We hope that the information is accurate but rely on those who inform us and, for practical reasons, we cannot always check. Please advise us of any inaccuracies or additions here.
We regret to announce the deaths of the following members and other former pupils and staff, which have come to our knowledge:
Tom ALCROFT (Staff 1957-87) died 14 March 2019 aged 83. Tom taught Physics at the school for 30 years from 1957-87 and was very highly regarded. We included a full tribute to him in the 2020 OCA MAGAZINE.
Peter AMODIO (1966-71) died in May 2021.
The Reverend Michael J ARCHER (1949-54) died in April 2021.
John ASHE (1939-44) died in October 2022
Trevor BANEY (1947- 55) died in April 2020. You can read an account of Trevor's life here.
Helen BARLOW née COOK (1957-64) died on 08 August 2021
John Frederick BIDGOOD (1944-52) died on 30 August 2020.
Dr Reginald BEASLEY (1938-44) died in February 2020
Michael BEDFORD (1957-60) died on 12 November 2020
Oliver 'Dick' BISSETT (1938-43)
Dr Brian BLISS (1944-51) died in April 2023
John Ashley BLUNT (1941-46) died on 15 December 2020
William G H BOULTON (1938-43) died in November 2020
John BREMER (1938-42) died 30 November 2015 in Ludlow, Vermont, USA. There is an article about him on page 69 of the 2019 magazine, which paid-up members can access here.
Gerald Vaughan BRENCHLEY (1955-62) born 01 June 1944 in Croydon, passed away in Pembrokeshire, Wales, on 16 February 2015.
Dr Michael BURGESS (1947-55) died on 27 August 2020.
Cecilia BUTCHER née ROCKLIFFE (?1937-?1943), born 19 February 1925, died 2015. Cecilia was evacuated to Hove/Guildford during WWII. In 1943 she joined the Land Army in nearby Rudgwick. At the end of the war she married there and was the postmistress for 53 years, receiving the BEM for community service. You can see a photo of Cecilia at SGSG here, marked with a red dot. The girl next to her, at the end of the row, is Eileen Rowland who became a lifelong friend.
Robert W. CAVENDER (1962-1969) died on 17 August 2020
Eunice Catherine CLEMENT, née HORSEY (1939-47) died 01 May 2020
Robert 'Bob' COLLYMORE (1974-76) There is a piece about Bob in the 2020 Magazine, available here to paid-up members.
Joyce CORK (1945-50) died on 26 March 2022
Stuart J COX (1935-40)
John CREASE (1936-43) died of Covid on 08 January 2021. A tribute to John by his daughter, Rachel, will appear in the 2022 Old Croydonian magazine.
Michael CRISP (1959-66) died on 10 February 2019
Derek CROKER (1940-45)
Paul DAHLHOFF CBE FRICS (1938-43) died on 28 February 2021
Trevor DAVIES (1959-67) died in September 2022
Bruce 'Steve' DONOGHUE (1933-39) died in New Zealand in 2009.
Trevor EASTON (1958-65) died on 04 April 2016 in Canada, where he moved in 1975
John ELKIN (1942-47) died in December 2021
Mollie ELKIN née CROSS (1942-50) died in December 2021
David ENDACOTT (1942-46) died on 10 May 2018. David, born in 1930, spent the early war years in Okehampton (Devon) as an evacuee, with his mother and sister, staying with his aunt.
Doug EVELEIGH (1945-1953) died on 30 December 2019. For a note on Doug's life, see here.
Bob FITSAL (1941-47) died 01January 2019 aged 88. Bob was a regular attender at our Annual Reunions. His old friend Fred ALLEN notes that Bob was a member of the O.C. Rugby Club and served as Team Secretary for a number of years .He was greatly interested in old cars and was a member of a car club. He worked for the British Oxygen Company all his working life.
John FLETCHER (1945-53) died on 20 August 2021.
Rosemary Joan FUGE née WALLIS (1936-41) died on 05 November 2019
Robert GOLDSMITH (1948-53) died suddenly on 19 July 2019. Robert was a regular attender at our gatherings, with his wife Gillian and daughter Karen. You can see a published obituary for Robert here.
Pauline HANNA née JONES (1947-1955) died in July 2022.
Tony HANSCOMB (pupil 1943-50 and staff 1958-72) born 1931 – died 1996.
Brian HARMAN (1945-49) died in early 2022
Kenneth HARMAN (1945-49) died in May 2021
Barry HINTON (1967-73) passed away suddenly on 27th August 2019 aged 63. There is a piece about Barry in the 2020 Magazine which paid-up members can access here.
Peter HOARE (1943-48) died in May 2023
Robin HUMPHREY (1956-62)
Alec IBBOTT CBE (1941-49) died on 21 August 2023.
Richard Peter Spence 'Dick' JEFFERIES (?1943-52?) died in August 2020. The Guardian printed an obituary which you can read here.
Mrs Shirley JONES, née Key (1945-47)
David John JUNIPER (1944-50) died on 29 August 2022
Marion Elizabeth JUNIPER née MINETT (1944-50) died in 2020
Peter Donald JUNIPER (1941-46) died on 05 May 2023
Janice KAY née WILLETT (1943-49) died in November 2018
Clive KING (1962-69) died on 20 September 2019. There is a piece about Clive in the 2020 Magazine which paid-up members can access here.
Harold Lawson KING (1957-65) died on Wednesday 21st August 2019 after a short battle with lung cancer. Harry loved sport - especially representing the school at rugby, cricket and athletics - and in later life he had a passion for golf. He was also a lifelong Crystal Palace fan and could frequently be heard giving advice (and his opinion) to the players, manager and referee - he will be sorely missed!
Joan KNAPMAN née LUMSDEN (1941-48) died in early 2017.
Derek John LANGLEY (1942-46?) died on 06 May 2007 in Newbury. He was born in Ipswich in 1930 and attended Selhurst in the early 1940s. There is a piece about Derek in the 2020 Magazine which paid-up members can access here.
Lorraine LANGRIDGE née Day (1962-65)
Sidney LAVENDER 1940-44 died 10th January 2014
Daphne LOCK née FOREST (1938-46) died in 2022
Peter LOCKLEY (1942-46) died in August 2019. There is a piece about Peter in the 2020 Magazine which paid-up members can access here.
Alan LONG (1947-54) died in March 2022
Ann Margaret MACDONALD née FULLER (1954-60) died on 22 November 2020
Alasdair MANSFIELD (1960-67)
Neil MARSHALL (1960-63) died on 02 March 2021
Alec NEW (1941-46) died on 21 November 2018.
Michael ORR (1945-50) died on 09 May 2019.
Belinda PETTY née DYER died on 03 July 2020 Editor's Note: Belinda was only briefly at Selhurst and was not an OCA member but she had a most interesting life, which you can read about here.
Daniel PHILIPS (1955-62) died on 20 January 2021.
Sheila PIGOTT née FILMER (1947-54) died in September 2011.
Sue RAMSDALE (née Baines) (1955-60) died on 22nd May 2019 after suffering from Motor Neurone Disease. There is a piece about Sue in the 2020 Magazine which paid-up members can access here.
Derek REEDS (1951-56) died in 2021
Robert RIDER (1963-70) died in mid-2021
Brian ROOTE (1944-49) died in May 2020
Joyce Mary RUFFLER (aka RAIMENT) née HOLLADAY (1942-47) died on 02 November 2017
Sylvia Mary Laura SYMS (1950 -?) died 27 January 2023.
Peter Eric SKINNER (1948-55) died early October 2020, aged 84. He was a past CO of 714 Squadron (Selhurst Grammar School) Air Training Corps.
Reginald A SKINNER (1936-40) died on 9th October 2020
Brenda SMART née YEARLY died in December 2022
The Reverend Kenneth (Ken) Victor George SMITH (Staff, 1973-78) died in 2019
Brian E. SMITH (1948-53) died in January 2021
Peter A SMITH (1960-?)
Paul Wenning SOWAN (1956-59) died on 4th June 2021 at the age of 81.
Paul STEEDS (1942-47) died in New Zealand on 28 September 2020, aged 90.
Tony STELLING (1945-53) died in January 2022
The Reverend Frederick William STEPHENI TD (1939-45) died in 2017
Louis Alwyn Frank STOCKLEY (1937-44) died on 29 September 2019. There is more about him on page 66 of the 2019 magazine, which paid-up members can access here.
Robert THOMSITT 1957-59 died on 23 January 2018
Ian TIMMS (Staff 1960s-70s) died 09 December 2011 aged 83.
David UPTON (1934-42) died in October 2022
Heather VICKERY née STOCKLEY (1940-47) died 15 January 2018, aged 89
Derek Harold James WALLER (1937-?1941) died on 08 July 2019. Born 18 May 1926, he commenced sea service with the Royal Navy on his 18th birthday as a volunteer and was demobbed in 1947 after serving in the Pacific Fleet. He then worked in the furniture trade as a sales representative. He lived in Carshalton Beeches until his wife (see below) passed away, when he moved to Devon to be near family.
Pamela Ivy WALLER née CROFTS (1938-?) died on 15 August 2006.
Ray WAPLE née NAUGHTON (1947-53) died in early 2018
Angela WAWMAN née BRAKE (1947-52) died on 03 January 2019
Alan Frederick Vere WHEELER (born in 1924, attended the school in the 1930s) died in 2007
Patricia WEBB (nee Hedges) (1944-1950)
The Reverend Eric Clements WHEBLE (1934-39) died in Portsmouth on 7 January 2014, aged 90.
John WILKINS (1951-58)
Douglas WOOD (1954-59) died in October 2021.