A popular man much loved by all his family, Albert George (Jim) Putman died on 20 July 2003, exactly 62 years and 1 day after marrying his wife, Mary, at St. Paul’s Church, Chipperfield.
Jim was born in Flaunden in 1914, the eighth of 12 children and following the early death of his mother, was brought up by an older sister. His father was a Chelsea Pensioner and visited the family regularly, resplendent in his scarlet uniform. Jim spent his boyhood in Bovingdon where he attended Bovingdon Old School. He worked as a lorry driver and following his marriage to Mary, regularly helped his father-in-law at Tuffs Farm when he had finished driving for the day. For many years Jim played football for Flaunden and he was also a keen darts player at “The Royal Oak”.
Mary Putman would like to thank her many friends in the village for their cards and messages of support and sympathy and she and the family are most grateful to Rev. Peter Hart for his kindness and understanding.