Heritage & Sons
Buckingham
Christopher Anthony Charles Smith (Chris)
29/06/1944 - 25/10/2024
Funeral: 14/11/2024
Committal Details
A private committal is being held.
Ceremony Details
The Ceremony for Christopher Anthony Charles Smith will be held on:
Thursday, 14 November 2024 12:00
Church Lane
Tingewick
Buckinghamshire
MK18 4RD
Reception Details
The Reception for Christopher Anthony Charles Smith will be held on:
Thursday, 14 November 2024 13:00
Tingewick Road
Buckingham
MK18 4AE
In memory of
Christopher Anthony Charles Smith (Chris)
Chris was born on 29 June 1944 in Purton, Wiltshire, to Anthony (Tony) and Doris.
He trained as a public sector accountant at Swindon Borough Council before his adventurous spirit took Chris and his wife Jill to Zambia in the late 1960s.
On returning to the UK in 1971, Chris and Jill moved to Milton Keynes. Here, they welcomed their daughter Catherine in 1976. Chris played a key role in the development of Milton Keynes New Town, later becoming Finance Director of the Council.
On retirement from the Council, Chris embarked upon a second career, in which he provided financial advice to a number of charitable and public sector organisations including the Chilterns Conservation Board and Leicestershire Police Authority.
In the late 1990s, he played a pivotal role in the saving of Bletchley Park for the nation. It was here that he met Lindsey. Chris and Lindsey were married at Bletchley Park in 2002. Chris and Lindsey spent all their married life in Tingewick, Buckingham. He loved village life.
Chris passed away peacefully at home on 25 October 2024. He is survived by his wife Lindsey and daughter Catherine.
Chris lived a life full of joy, fun, adventure and optimism, and treated everyone he met with such gentle kindness. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
Chris’s life will be celebrated in a service of thanksgiving at St Mary Magdalene Church, Tingewick, on Thursday 14 November at 12 noon. Family flowers only, please. All donations in memory of Chris will be given to the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity and Prostate Cancer UK.
He trained as a public sector accountant at Swindon Borough Council before his adventurous spirit took Chris and his wife Jill to Zambia in the late 1960s.
On returning to the UK in 1971, Chris and Jill moved to Milton Keynes. Here, they welcomed their daughter Catherine in 1976. Chris played a key role in the development of Milton Keynes New Town, later becoming Finance Director of the Council.
On retirement from the Council, Chris embarked upon a second career, in which he provided financial advice to a number of charitable and public sector organisations including the Chilterns Conservation Board and Leicestershire Police Authority.
In the late 1990s, he played a pivotal role in the saving of Bletchley Park for the nation. It was here that he met Lindsey. Chris and Lindsey were married at Bletchley Park in 2002. Chris and Lindsey spent all their married life in Tingewick, Buckingham. He loved village life.
Chris passed away peacefully at home on 25 October 2024. He is survived by his wife Lindsey and daughter Catherine.
Chris lived a life full of joy, fun, adventure and optimism, and treated everyone he met with such gentle kindness. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
Chris’s life will be celebrated in a service of thanksgiving at St Mary Magdalene Church, Tingewick, on Thursday 14 November at 12 noon. Family flowers only, please. All donations in memory of Chris will be given to the Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity and Prostate Cancer UK.
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity
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Prostate Cancer UK
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Donations
Donations for Christopher Anthony Charles Smith (Chris) £781.68
Willadene Malstaff
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity
Mrs Gillian Thompson
Prostate Cancer UK
Margaret Packer
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity
Julie Louise Hart
Prostate Cancer UK
Chris & Ron Butters
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity
Chris & Ron Butters
Prostate Cancer UK
Collection at the funeral
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity
Collection at the funeral
Prostate Cancer UK
Roy & Marina Dunkley
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity
Lois Houghton Brown
Prostate Cancer UK
Michael Parker
Prostate Cancer UK
Elizabeth and Leslie Thompson
Prostate Cancer UK
Deb Hutt
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity
Natasha Ellis
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity
Mrs Eleanor Anderson
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity
Martin Clarke
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity
Linda Sartorelli
Prostate Cancer UK
Corinne
Prostate Cancer UK
Emma Townsend
Prostate Cancer UK
Judith Rouse
Florence Nightingale Hospice Charity
Maureen Williams
Prostate Cancer UK
Richard and Lucy
Prostate Cancer UK
William Dodd
Prostate Cancer UK
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