Raymond Newton, a long time member of Moortown Baptist Church has died at the age of 98.
Comparatively speaking the journey Raymond made to MBC was short – from his retirement home in Scarborough to Leeds when seen against the grand tours he and his late wife Clare made it was little more than a stride. In days gone by and with holidays taken as far apart as the remotest parts of Canada and almost all of Europe it’s fair to say that Raymond and Clare were real globe trotters.
Raymond’s service was wonderful. Son David went through a decade by decade catalogue of how each period of time brought new adventures. Our Minister Shelley Dring adding a beautifully simple message based on the love of Christ as told in Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth.
After the service as Raymond took off on his final journey, the seventy or so mourners that stayed behind were gently ushered into the Sports Hall and were treated to “ice cream and egg custards.” A simple act that drew to a close a life well lived and beautifully remembered.
The picture above shows Raymond and Clare at a MBC Christmas Service… presumably the instructions were to dress up, although with these two one never really could be certain.