In the death of Mr Pendlebury Badsey had indeed sustained a heavy loss. Whether we think of him as a churchman, or merely as a member of our little village community, he was one whom we could ill afford to spare. Any scheme or fund for the general good of Badsey and its people was always sure of Mr Pendlebury’s hearty sympathy and liberal support, although he was the last man in the world to lend his name to any undertaking just to curry favour or secure popularity, for he was honest and outspoken almost to a fault. As a churchman, too, he was earnest and sincere, and, though never a man to make a parade of his religion, he had the courage of his convictions, as might be seen from his coming forward for Confirmation when already well advanced in years. He was not only a regular church-goer, but also a regular communicant, and made his last communion only the Sunday before he passed away. The Vicar officiated at the funeral, which took place at Brooklands Cemetery, near Manchester, on Friday, January 31st, and the ringers gave a muffled peal at Badsey.
Published in the February 1908 parish magazine.