Caroline,
Thank you for letting me no about your Father death I am so sorry for your loss but I didn’t no about him but I do no about his Wife Jose from Littlebrook Power Station. Anyway if you do see Jose can you give my love for me
Raymond Charles Beven (27 Feb 1931 - 22 Jan 2022)
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Funeral Director
- Location
- Honor Oak Crematorium Brockley Way London SE4 2LJ
- Date
- 2nd Mar 2022
- Time
- 2.30pm
In loving memory of Raymond Charles Beven who sadly passed away on 22nd January 2022 aged 90. Husband to Jose, father to Caroline and Andy, grandfather to Harriet and Abigail, great grandfather to Star, uncle to Janet, Keith and Brian.
Ray lived all his life in Dartford, although for many years he commuted to central London where he started work aged 14 as an office boy in the City. He then worked in export sales administration, for some time at Thorn EMI and latterly with Burroughs Wellcome back in Dartford.
Apart from his garden Ray’s consuming hobby was amateur dramatics. He acted in or directed many productions for The Valley Players in Sutton at Hone and later took leading roles in the Dartford Amateur Operatic Society in musicals as diverse as the White Horse Inn and Stephen Sondheim’s Follies. He played Professor Higgins in My Fair Lady at least twice and Captain Von Trapp in The Sound Of Music on four occasions for different societies around North Kent. Even after he had effectively retired from the operatic he demonstrated a fine light tenor voice in concerts at his church - St Mary’s, Stone - until well into his eighties.
is attending the funeral
![Raymond Charles Beven](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/4qsr5C0ILAHdWsP05R-JQY0Hhlk=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/d44ed297-49e9-4e8d-a1f5-e4fa16c05286.jpg)
![Ray and Caroline](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/XvjkSlc_g9Mu6hd41KbZNUUWjwI=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/c7db92c9-d85a-40db-b783-e22135fcd778.jpeg)
Ray and Caroline
![Ray, José and Ada, about 1967](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/Jkl0gnBUhBAYcJJoqErqHu_chn8=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/0bf09e4d-e13c-4746-bff3-f6ccb891a898.jpeg)
Ray, José and Ada, about 1967
![With Tabitha, granddaughter of good friends Linda and Colin Duckett](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/4BJKzOcaruHO6TEn4SLO-DhzuxA=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/eceefd92-7432-4d94-9d5e-52b2d0daca04.jpg)
With Tabitha, granddaughter of good friends Linda and Colin Duckett
![Ray with Tabitha, grandaughter of friends Linda and Colin, in 2019.](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/gqK25CL45fojplkvhStdY9ucDVE=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/b85772e5-5eb0-474c-8a1d-9952194cfebe.jpg)
Ray with Tabitha, grandaughter of friends Linda and Colin, in 2019.
![A brothers duet, at Don's 75th birthday celebrations](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/ocCw1jgyVyXHQu3OKHnN-l_5m_s=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/98c0c77d-f145-44c6-928c-3f1d3a79d536.jpg)
A brothers duet, at Don's 75th birthday celebrations
'Daddy Warbucks' in Annie
Captain von Trapp in the Sound of Music
70th anniversary, celebrated at Frognal, with friends Lyn and Bryan
![With older brother, Don](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/PwKmREfjY1EltHON1YPYmB3mow4=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/d6560e16-5ab6-47af-bda6-fb331d81a24f.jpg)
With older brother, Don
![With great-niece Michele and newest family member, Leo, 2021.](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/eVQ8-E8I9se7Ayi7fyotenDoFQ4=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/f073251b-096b-4648-8e35-5b794437ac5a.jpg)
With great-niece Michele and newest family member, Leo, 2021.
![](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/A8JZnTwCSf5r8RH4q9hGAnwKUI0=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/2931082b-d7fb-492a-8b18-e5615cf429c4.jpeg)
![Married at Dartford Church, October 1951](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/4PqoSmV0qbvd5XA1d10xupoRFJ4=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/cdf37475-909f-492d-9c90-9a873c270bd9.jpeg)
Married at Dartford Church, October 1951
![With his mum and dad, Ada and Lew, at Rosedale Close](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/0jPj-ND89g5XqtXGfhYOeMthJmU=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/d2a94ee7-e41c-40e3-8816-b9eebd5a669f.jpg)
With his mum and dad, Ada and Lew, at Rosedale Close
![Hamming it up for the camera](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/UGYCAWpkk7eDUCxrWRwfPGdzFBU=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/eb6efdac-6b0a-4e08-be63-176683d3bf73.jpg)
Hamming it up for the camera
![Ray and Jose at christening of Daniel Ward](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/MKsodHjehfcMvrMhuhU5Q9pXOWs=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/ad20a59a-a61e-4cd8-891d-75849a6a319d.jpg)
Ray and Jose at christening of Daniel Ward
![Daniel Wards christening with his godfather Ray](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/bUBIf0zaNFcLWsgcMEaosaimPnc=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/cc1acf84-bea3-45e3-8a53-e82cc5b209f2.jpg)
Daniel Wards christening with his godfather Ray
![Augustus Snodgrass and Emily Wardle in Pickwick, November 1978. Dear Ray - such a charming gentleman. RIP from Jean and Peter xx](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/nEv1sRqWd_totYhcxkDGheWtKwM=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/a8550d53-7e2a-406e-80ab-3ef5960043bc.jpeg)
Augustus Snodgrass and Emily Wardle in Pickwick, November 1978. Dear Ray - such a charming gentleman. RIP from Jean and Peter xx
with great-granddaughter, Star
With Jose, 65th wedding anniversary
![With older brothers, Ivan and Don](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/J7Hhi2aBZF-gKbIHx0v7zUe0zaw=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/9459776b-7006-41b5-b0c6-d382ef17f8dc.jpg)
With older brothers, Ivan and Don
![On Skye, dressed for the occasion](https://d24pb0tc2lc7uj.cloudfront.net/4BDX6PHuzmDjsTLp3qvUS58ZacY=/fit-in/800x600/public/assets/uploads/6417bab4-dac5-49d8-90a3-54a030a4e3da.jpg)
On Skye, dressed for the occasion
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