South Yorkshire Times December 1st 1933

Wombwell

Mr. Israel Husband

The death occurred at Egremont, Wallasey. Liverpool, last week of Mr. Israel Husband (73) formerly of Wombwell. and at one time a prominent worker of the Primitive Methodist Church. Barnsley Road. In accordance with unfailing custom, Mr. Husband attended church at Liverpool on Sunday and afterwards went to New Brighton with a party of friends. Travelling in a bus he became suddenly ill and on being taken to a doctor’s surgery. collapsed. He was removed to a hospital and died the following Tuesday without regaining consciousness. Hitherto he enjoyed excellent health. Mr. Husband’s name will rouse memories in many old Wombwell people. He was born at Warren. Chapeltown. but came to Wombwell as a boy. His father was a sinker at the old Lundhill Colliery. In earlier days Mr. Husband was a friend of Mr. A. J. Wroe, formerly vice-president of the Barnsley British Co-operative Society and the two went to work together at the Wombwell glass works. Later Mr. Husband got employment at Darfield Main and when he left in 1915 had worked there as a deputy for thirty years. Eighteen years ago, Mr. and Mrs. Husband went to Morecambe to keep a boarding house, but later moved to Liverpool where their daughters had business posts. Mrs. Husband died in 1930. From eighteen years of age Mr. Husband was a local preacher. He also served during the greater part of his life in Sunday School offices, including that of superintendent, and was president of the Christian Endeavour. He was an ardent Primitive Methodist in the days of the old church at the top of Orchard Street. and took a prominent part in the building of the more imposing place of worship in Barnsley Road. Mrs. Husband was closely associated with him in all those activities. He and the late Mr. John Potts inaugurated the Barnsley Road Methodist Band of Hope. His son, Mr. Bertram Husband, now the only member of the family living in Wombwell, was organist at the Wombwell Wesleyan and Primitive Methodist churches about thirty years. Mr. Husband was interred at Rake Lane Cemetery, Egremont last Thursday.