Family Treeof Trudy Mae COWLEY
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CremationJanet was cremated on 16 January 1997 at Carr Villa Crematorium, Launceston. The funeral service was held at the Funeral Chapel of J A Dunn, 199 Brisbane St on Thursday January 16 1997, commencing at 1:30 pm. Geoff HAYS officiated at the service. The music was the 23rd Psalm. Pall bearers were Michael COWLEY (son), David COWLEY (son), Barry DAVIS (brother) and Noel DAVIS (brother). Refreshments provided in the lounge area before a private cremation service at Carr Villa Crematorium. Donations to Camp Quality in lieu of flowers ($439 was donated). Funeral notice in The Examiner read: WALKER - Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral of the late Mrs Janet Mae Walker, which is to be held at the Funeral Chapel, 199 Brisbane St, on Thursday, January 16, 1997 commencing at 1.30 pm. Following refreshments in the lounge area, private cremation will take place at the Carr Villa Crematorium. In lieu of flowers, donations to Camp Quality may be made at the service. 195 people attended the service. Floral tributes were sent from Taroona Rugby Club and Una WILLS (a lady Janet drove for Red Cross). Ashes were placed in a brown vase under a Mr Lincoln rose, rose no. 42 in rose garden bed A20 at Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston. Plaque Inscription reads: In Loving Memory of
EULOGY Trudy to read. Mum was born on 18th January 1937 in Campbell Town Hospital to Victor and Vance Davis. She was welcomed home by her elder sister Pam. Mum was another girl, which disappointed Victor, but he soon went to work on rectifying that problem and Noel and Barry later joined the family, Barry being mum's 5th birthday present. During her childhood, mum lived at St Johnstone, a property eight miles from Campbell Town. This meant that to attend dancing classes mum and her sister Pam had a long walk to Campbell Town and back. Another walk of 5 miles each way was necessary to collect the bread and mail from the top of Woodford Hill. On occasion, however, the bread arrived home without a centre, only a crust remained, so Vance increased her bread order by one loaf. Milk was obtained from the family cows; mum soon learnt to avoid the milking by convincing one cow, Goggles, to step on her foot. From then on, Pam had milking duty and mum separated the milk from the cream. Travel to school was also an adventure. Mum attended a small school of 13 students up until grade 6 at a nearby property, Baskerville. This school was held in the shearers' quarters, therefore Mum and her schoolmates did not have to attend school during shearing season. The return trip to school was about 10 miles and had to be endured in snow, flood, drought or storm either by foot, bike or sometimes canoe. Mum went to high school in Launceston. During that time she boarded with Peg and Hedley Farquhar. On weekends, mum either travelled home by train, or stayed with school friends. In winter, though, she never travelled home until after her Saturday morning hockey game. She loved playing sports and played hockey with her good friends Dawn, Kaye and Pat.
Mum always found it easy to make friends, and her friendships often lasted throughout her life. When mum was eight she began writing to a penfriend in Victoria, Patsy, who became one of her best friends. Mum always enjoyed social occasions and as a teenager often went to local dances, the movies and football matches. She attended these with her friends and family. It was at a local dance that mum met her husband to be, Alan Cowley. Mum was married on 14 May 1955 at St Luke's church at Campbell Town. After living on various rural properties, and the birth of David, Michael and Vicki, the family settled in Launceston, where I was born. At Waverley in Launceston, mum and her family lived amongst good neighbours who became life-long friends. In her early years of marriage, mum taught herself to sew and was creative with her designs. She made pants with elasticised bottoms for David which she fondly termed poo-catchers after an incident at Tunnack football ground where David tested them to the fullest. Mum continued her sewing in Launceston, making costumes for the dancing school that Vicki and I attended. She involved herself in our dancing and the boys' sporting activities, running us here there and everywhere and was commonly known as Mrs Moo by our friends. After her separation from dad, mum worked day and night bringing us up. Mum was always a hard worker and never complained about her lot, sewing into the early hours of the morning on many nights. However, she also found time to have fun and ensured that the family travelled to Campbell Town regularly to visit nan and pop and the rest of the family
David to read. Whilst on holiday in Hobart, mum met Bill Walker at a dance. Mum moved the family to Hobart, settling at Seven Mile Beach. Bill's son Robert came to live with us. Bill and mum operated a double business in Bathurst Street, Hobart - Bill ran a barber's shop downstairs while mum ran a dress making business upstairs. After a year, Bill moved his barber's shop to Eastlands and mum took up a job with Mutual Acceptance, but she never gave up her dress making - she made all the uniforms for the staff at Mutual Acceptance while she worked there. At the beginning of 1975, mum, Bill, and a friend and myself left Tasmania to go on a working holiday around Australia. We travelled across Bass Strait on the Empress of Tasmania to take up work in a shearing shed at Wilcannia, New South Wales. However, when we got there, the jobs hadn't been kept open for us, so we moved to Waikerie, South Australia to pick fruit. Our first job provided accommodation and peaches to pick. After a full day's work we earnt only $14 between us. So the next day we started picking oranges which seemed to provide better opportunities, but at the end of the day we only managed to earn $7 each. Grape picking was the next venture, and after working on salary for two weeks we had sufficient funds to travel across teh Nullabour Plain to Kalgoorlie. Mum and Bill only stayed in Kalgoorlie for two weeks, then travelled north to Carnarvon to work on outback shearing stations. Whilst on the shearing stations mum worked as shearers' cook, working under rugged conditions in a tin shed, and slept in a room with a sugar sack for a door. Before returning to Tasmania, mum and Bill toured around the coastline of Western Australia, taking in the sights, and stopping for a beer at the Esperance Hotel where they caught up with me by surprise. Mum thoroughly enjoyed her trip away. [Psalm 23 to be read by Geoff.] Michael to read. Upon mum's return to Tassie early in 1976, the family settled at Rokeby. During our time at Rokeby, mum became a second mother and great mate to many of my friends. Mum spent many long nights playing cards and partying with friends and family. Mum always liked a good party and lots of laughs. Part way through 1977 mum and Bill left again to tour and work around the mainland. They spent most of their time in Western Australia working in shearing sheds, then moved to Queensland where they worked in the meat works at Rockhampton before moving to settle in Brisbane for a year. Trudy joined them in Brisbane and mum and Bill worked at the Golden Circle cannery. At first, mum was responsible for putting the two cherries in each tin of Fruit Cocktail, but as she used to put one in her mouth for every two in the can she was switched to cooking the beetroot. When Bill became ill towards the end of that year, mum, Bill and Trudy moved to Sydney where Vicki was living. Mum worked in an office near her home for the five years or so and enjoyed having the opportunity to spend time with her grandchildren.
Vicki to read. Towards the end of 1983 mum and Bill moved home to Tasmania and settled in Launceston. Mum found it difficult to find work because of her age and so bought a small business, Speedie's Milk Bar in Mowbray. Mum worked very hard for long hours, opening 7 days a week. One of mum's special moments was her 50th birthday party held at David and Gaylene's place in Albury. Mum and Bill had been visiting Trudy, myself and family in Sydney and so travelled down from Sydney with us on the train for the party. It was a very hot day - above 40 degrees and the air conditioning in our smoking carriage broke down as we pulled out of Sydney's central station, and the windows couldn't be opened nor could we be moved to another section of the train. At Cootamundra the train was stopped and we all had to bail out and sit in the sun for 6 hours waiting for buses to take us to Albury because bush fires had cut the fail lines between Cootamundra and Albury. By the time a very tired mum and family arrived at Albury railway station at 12:30am, no one could come and meet us as Michael, David and everyone else were all a bit under the weather. We had to catch at taxi! Mum, however, enjoyed her 50th birthday. She always loved to have her family around her and this was no exception. Mum's hard work at Speedie's Milk Bar allowed her to sell her business and purchase her first home. Mum worked at home when she moved to Gravelly Beach, again doing dress making. 1990 saw the passing on of Bill and the subsequent greater involvement of mum in the Exeter Golf Club. [Thelma Beadle from golf club to speak about mum's involvement in the club.] Trudy to read. Mum was always a generous person. She was a volunteer driver for Red Cross for several years while she lived at Gravelly Beach. As mum always liked to be involved in social events and to enjoy herself with friends, she joined a social club called Let's Be Friends. Through this she made many good friends who went to dances and other social functions together. Two of these friends, Beryl and Gwen, wrote these few words: You brightened up
so many days with kind and loving deeds Through this group mum met Dennis, a relationship which was to bloom into love and a wonderful companionship. Mum and Dennis spent close to six very happy years together. They toured to the mainland on several occasions to visit friends and relatives and spent many happy hours together growing prize Lilliums in their garden. They also did ballroom dancing together and joined the lapidiary society. This was a time in her life when mum was very settled and happy. She was able to spend her time doing things that she loved - playing golf, gardening, and socialising with friends and family. Mum also spent a lot of time and effort refurbishing her house. These few years with Dennis were the golden years of mum's life. When mum and Dennis combined their lives, mum's family increased twofold. She gained three sons, three daughters, their partners and fifteen grandchildren. Mum's life was thus further enriched with family. At mum's first New Years Day gathering with the Payne clan, mum realised after the fact that she should have taken a spare set of clothes with her. Sitting on Dennis' lap she was welcomed to the family by being doused with a bucket of water by Christopher. From then on, mum looked forward to these family get togethers. Towards the end of 1995 mum started to get headaches, but as was her way, did not complain much to anyone about them. Vicki and Larry organised for the whole family to spend Christmas and New Year in Sydney. Mum, once again, thoroughly enjoyed this time with her family around her. Michael to read. We would like to close at this time in order to remember mum as she was, for her strength and support for everybody else with no consideration for herself. Mum was always a giving friend to everyone she met and knew. She always worked tirelessly to ensure her goals and responsibilities were met. It must remain one of life's mysteries that someone so full of vitality, and with so much to give, has been taken from us so prematurely. Finally, we would just like to say that we were very lucky to have such a wonderful mum. She was the greatest. David, Vicki and Trudy to join in. We love you mum. DeathJanet Mae DAVIS died on 13 January 1997 at her home at 1 Rodmans Lane, Gravelly Beach. She died of a brain tumour. She had been diagnosed with the brain tumour only 9 months previously. An operation to remove a glioma on 8 May 1996 followed by six weeks of radiation therapy were not successful. In her final months she was nursed by Denis PAYNE (her partner), Pam WYNWOOD (her sister), Vicki EARLE (her daughter) and Trudy COWLEY (her daughter). Death notices in The Examiner read: WALKER,
Janet Mae (nee Davis) - Dearly loved mother of David, Michael, Vicki and Trudy
Cowley, loved partner of Dennis Payne, cherished sister of Pam, Noel and Barry,
loving daughter of Vance and Victor Davis (dec.), passed away peacefully at her
home on January 13, 1997 in her 60th year. WALKER-COWLEY, Janet Mae - Dearly loved mother of Trudy and Sam. We were always so proud of you. You were so caring and loving, with never a through for yourself, always for others. We will miss you dearly. Rest in peace and know you were always and always will be loved. WALKER-COWLEY, Janet Mae - Passed away at home January 13, 1997. They say life is a rich commodity, but we have been robbed, robbed of a beautiful mum and nan. We will love you forever. Your loving son Michael, daughter-in-law Sheree and grandchildren Sam and Laen. Sadly missed. WALKER-COWLEY, Janet Mae - Loving mother of Vicki, mother-in-law to Larry, beloved nan to Stephen, David, Michelle and John. Mum, your love will be an ongoing inspiration to us all. May you be at peace now. You will be with us every day. WALKER-COWLEY, Janet Mae - Loved mother and mother-in-law of David and Gaylene Cowley, cherished grandmother of Wade and Brittany. Will be sadly missed. WALKER, Janet Mae - Passed away peacefully at home, Loving sister and sister-in-law of Noel and Judy Davis, aunty of Guy and Tracy, Fiona and David, Leigh and Jackie, great-aunt of Toby and Joey, Samantha and Bradley, Danielle, Tiffany and Sophie. May you rest in peace. WALKER, Janet Mae - Passed away peacefully at home. Loved partner of Dennis Payne, loved friend of Alison and Paul Davis, Janice Payne, Alan and Lee-anne Payne, Christopher and Cindy Payne, Graham and Dawn Payne, Lizbeth Payne and Karl and families. Sadly missed by all. WALKER,
Janet - January 18, 1937 - January 13, 1997. Penfriend for 52 years, dear
friend of 37 years. There are many miles between us Jan, I think of you a
lot, but the flower that grows between us is a sweet Forget-me-not. Always
loved Patsy. WALKER, Janet - You will always be in our thoughts Jan. Sleep peacefully. Jack and Pat. WALKER, Jan - At peace now Jan. We will miss you. Beryl and Will. WALKER, Janet Mae - Dearly loved sister and sister-in-law of Barry and Shirley, auntie of Mandy, Roger, Jennifer and Andrew. Always in our hearts and thoughts. Rest in peace. WALKER, Jan - The Board of Management express their sorrow at the sad passing of a fellow director and extend their deepest sympathy to Dennis and teh family. The Club will miss Jan's support and help. President and Members, Exeter Golf Club Inc. WALKER, Jan - To a great lady who loved life. Thankyou for being there for us and our families. We will always remember the love and joy you brought into our lives. Dearest friend to Lee, Alan, Dawn and Graham, Nanny Jan to Michael, Shannon, Cristal, Danielle, Jono and Grace. WALKER, Jan - Passed away January 13, 1997. Dearly loved by all, will be sadly missed. Our love and thoughts to you all at this very sad time. The Exeter Golf Club Lady Members. WALKER, Janet - A lovely lady now at rest. Sympathy to Michael and all the family. Karen, Kevin, Laura and Jacob. WALKER, Jan - Dearly loved special friend who will be sadly missed by Gwen and Don. WALKER, Janet - Our dear niece and cousin, memories of you are ours to treasure. Sadly missed by Eric, Reg, Bob, Rex and Bernice, Geoff and Nancy, Rhonda, Peter, Margaret, Judy and Rosemary. WALKER, Janet - A respected member and tireless worker for the West Tamar Red Cross Group. Thank you Jan. MarriageJanet Mae DAVIS married Alan Geoffrey COWLEY on 14 May 1955 at St Luke’s Anglican Church, Campbell Town. Janet and Alan were married according to the rites and ceremonies of the Church of England by Reverend L E DANDO in the presence of Mrs Pamela WYNWOOD (Janet’s sister) and Mr Rex COWLEY (Alan’s brother). Alan was aged 19 years and a bachelor. Janet was aged 18 years and a spinster. Alan remembers that he had to give up a game of football to get married!
Alan and Janet were divorced on 4 May 1971 at Launceston. The petitioner was Janet Mae COWLEY, the respondent was Alan Geoffrey COWLEY and the co-respondent was Norma HAYWOOD. Decree nisi was dated 3 February 1971 and again 5 February 1973. CERTIFICATE
OF DECREE NISI HAVING BECOME ABSOLUTE Matrimonial Causes Act 1959-1966
JANET MAE COWLEY Petitioner AND ALAN GEOFFREY COWLEY Respondent AND NORMA HAYWOOD Co-Respondent
I certify that the decree nisi of dissolution of the marriage between the petitioner and the respondent solemnised on the 14th day of May, 1955, at Launceston in Tasmania became absolute on the 4th day of May, 1971. Dated this 5th day of February, 1973. District Registrar WillTHIS IS THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT of me JANET MAE COWLEY (Also known as JANET MAE WALKER) of 1 Rodmans Lane Gravelly Beach in Tasmania Pensioner.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereunto set my hand to this my true last Will and Testament typed upon this and the preceding two pages this 5th day of December One thousand nine hundred and ninety. SIGNED by the said JANET MAE COWLEY. (Also known as JANET MAE WALKER) in our presence and attested by us in the presence of her and of each other.
Probate: Will No. 94859, Book 227
ESTATE
OF THE LATE JANET MAE COWLEY Dr. to Tasmanian Trustees Limited TO COSTS of generally acting including attending to and establishing parameters of the Will; identifying assets and liabilities; obtaining details of assets; attending to application for Grant of Probate; production of Probate to banks; collection of bank accounts and other assets; attending to accounts and liabilities; attending to all matter relevant to settlement of sale of realty, 1 Rodmans Lane, Gravelly Beach; transfers of furniture and effects; transfer of motor vehicle and other bequests under Will; preparation of income tax returns; all attendances and phone calls; preparing final statements of administration and all necessary letters and attendances therewith. Costs as per scale of charges: $2,197.38 With
compliments
Monies available for distribution: $44,383.54 David, Michael, Vicki and Trudy were each distributed with a ¼ share of the realised capital from Janet’s estate, amounting to $12,345.89 each. |
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