Donald Albert Mabey

Abt 1921 - 2013  (92 years)

• Name	Donald Albert Mabey  [1]
  Birth	Abt Mar 1921	Pontypool Registration District, Monmouthshire, Wales   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	18 Dec 2013	Seaford, Sussex, England   [3]
  Obituary	24 Dec 2013	Eastbourne, England   [4]
  	Don Mabey, who was appointed MBE for voluntary service to the Royal Air Forces Association in the New Year Honours List, passed away on Wednesday, December 18. The 92-year-old, who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year and had heart problems, fell unwell on Wednesday morning and died in hospital later that day. Mr Mabey, who was born in Wales and joined the Royal Air Force as a teenager, had links with many clubs and organisations and was president of the Royal Society of St George Seahaven branch and president of Seaford Head Golf Club up until his death. He had previously been president of Seahaven RAFA. He was also founder and president of Oxted and Limpstead branch of RAFA up until August this year. His dedication did not go unnoticed and last year a special ceremony was held to honour the great grandfather, along with fellow Seaford resident Laurie Holland, who were awarded the title of Honorary Freeman. The pair were the first to be given the Freedom of the Town from Seaford Town Council. Mr Mabey, who lived in Upper Sherwood Road with wife Maeve – to whom he had been married for 24 years– has two daughters, four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Mrs Mabey said, "We had a wonderful marriage and he really was a kind person. It's unbelievable what people have said about him in the cards. He did suffer a lot of illness but he still struggled on. He was a perfect husband." The nonagenarian was a keen fundraiser for RAFA charities and raised tens of thousands of pounds over the years
  Reference Number	35020
  Person ID	I34769	Maybee Society
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Albert Eli Mabey,   b. 24 May 1898, Headbourne, Hampshire, England d. 10 Jan 1980, Surrey South Eastern Registration District, Surrey, England (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Emily Kate Lay,   b. Abt May 1899, Beckhampton, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt Nov 1916	Alresford Registration District, Hampshire, England   [5]
  Family ID	F12139	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Family ID	F12140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, England & Wales, Death Index, 1916-2007. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, England and Wales, Death Index, 2007-2013. [S439] Google Alerts from Kim Mabee MS# 78, obit in Eastbourne [England] Herald , 24 December 2013. [S1] Ancestry.com online; Url: http://www.ancestry.com/, England & Wales, Marriage Index, 1916-2005.