Tribute to Gay Buckingham, 1934 - 2023

Dedicated to the memory of Gay

A very young Gay, with her mother Nora and elder sister Anne

Gay riding Silver, Mere, Cheshire

Gay on Tip Top and her elder sister Anne on Vicky, Mere, Cheshire

Gay with Tip Top - see the initials on the horse rug - C.G.P. - Carolyn Gay Parkinson

Tip Top's interested in what you've got in that pot Gay!!

Gay in her first Pantomime, Babes in the Wood, in the winter of 1949 - 50 aged 15. Gay on far right.

Gay playing Christina in 'Who Goes There' by the British writer John Dighton, Penzance Theatre 1952

Gay playing Flo in 'Power Without Glory' by Michael Clayton Hutton, Penzance Theatre 1952

Gay playing Diana Granger in The Breadwinner, a comedy by Somerset Maugham

Gay with her father, George Westhead Parkinson, in the garden of Anngay, Virginia Water

And with her mother, Eunice Nora

Gay winding wool, Anne holding the skein for her. Clapboards of the bungalow Anngay in Surrey.

Gay in the garden of Anngay, Virginia Water, with dogs Rastas and Buffer, November 1955, Gay aged 21

Ready for an evening out!

Gay on the right, bridesmaid to Anne, July 1956

Gay and Ken's Wedding at Christ Church, Virginia Water in July 1960

Lovely portrait of Gay

Has a young Fenella just given Gay some matches?

Cutting the Cake

Going Away Outfits

Talking to cousin Jill at Auntie Laura and Uncle Teddy's house, before leaving

Gay with Oscar - what has he seen?

Looks a colder day!

The dining room at Wychen Wood - Gay on the right next to Nora, then Ken holding a pear above Anne's head, making us laugh! Iain taking the photo.

Drawing room at Wychen Wood

In the garden of Vinebranches, Suffolk when Gay brought Grandma to see us, summer 1975

Fenella visiting Campions Court around 1999

Holiday in Orlando

Fenella and Gay, outside Campions Court, ready for a cuppa after a visit to a National Trust property. Ken taking the photo

Helping out with RDA

Gay Buckingham 2

Gay Buckingham 1

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RDA Gay Buckingham 7

At Fenella and David's wedding, July 2013, Reception at Otley Hall

Gardens at Otley Hall, Fenella and David's Wedding July 2013

This site is a tribute to Gay. She is much loved and will always be remembered. Dear Gay - Rest in Peace until we meet again.

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From Jane who loved you as a very special lady. The horses all loved you too because you were always so gentle around them. I am so sorry for your loss. At least you are with your beloved Ken xxxx

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With fond memories of a lovely lady

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Dear Auntie Gay, may you rest in peace, united once more with Uncle Ken.

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A very young Gay, with her mother Nora and elder sister Anne

Gay riding Silver, Mere, Cheshire

Gay enjoying an evening out

Gay on the right, bridesmaid to Anne, July 1956

Fenella visiting Campions Court around 1999

Helping out with RDA

Holiday in Orlando

The dining room at Wychen Wood - Gay on the right next to Nora, then Ken holding a pear above Anne's head, making us laugh! Iain taking the photo.

Drawing room at Wychen Wood

In the garden of Vinebranches, Suffolk when Gay brought Grandma to see us, summer 1975

Gay in the garden of Anngay, Virginia Water, with dogs Rastas and Buffer, November 1955, Gay aged 21

Lovely portrait of Gay

Looks a colder day!

Gay on Tip Top and her elder sister Anne on Vicky, Mere, Cheshire

Gay with Oscar - what has he seen?

At Fenella and David's wedding, July 2013, Reception at Otley Hall

Gay with Tip Top - see the initials on the horse rug - C.G.P. - Carolyn Gay Parkinson

Gay and Ken's Wedding at Christ Church, Virginia Water in July 1960

Tip Top's interested in what you've got in that pot Gay!!

Gay winding wool, Anne holding the skein for her. Clapboards of the bungalow Anngay in Surrey.

Gardens at Otley Hall, Fenella and David's Wedding July 2013

Gay Buckingham 1

Gay Buckingham 2

Has a young Fenella just given Gay some matches?

RDA Gay Buckingham 5

RDA Gay Buckingham 6

RDA Gay Buckingham 7

Going Away outfits

Going Away Outfits

Cutting the Cake

Cutting the Cake

Talking to cousin Jill at Auntie Laura and Uncle Teddy's house, before leaving

Gay playing Diana Granger in The Breadwinner, a comedy by Somerset Maugham

Gay playing Christina in 'Who Goes There' by the British writer John Dighton, Penzance Theatre 1952

Gay playing Flo in 'Power Without Glory' by Michael Clayton Hutton, Penzance Theatre 1952

Gay in her first Pantomime, Babes in the Wood, in the winter of 1949 - 50 aged 15. Gay on far right.

Gay with her father, George Westhead Parkinson, in the garden of Anngay, Virginia Water

And with her mother, Eunice Nora

Ready for an evening out!

Fenella and Gay, outside Campions Court, ready for a cuppa after a visit to a National Trust property. Ken taking the photo

Young Ken and Gay

Portrait presented to Gay on her retirement by the RDA (Rossway Group)

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Thoughts

Thank you for setting up this memorial to Gay. We hope that you find it a positive experience developing the site and that it becomes a place of comfort and inspiration for you to visit whenever you want or need to.

Sent by J. Worley Funeral Directors Ltd. on 07/02/2023

I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.

Extract from a poem by Henry Scott Holland

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