Alice Matilda Draper

Biography

Alice Matilda Draper supported the Church of Holy Cross, Ryton, with gentle perseverance, offering her time to those in need and lending her voice to the cause of comfort for her neighbours. She upheld the parish traditions with a generous spirit, encouraging kindness in the pews and beyond.

The congregation honours her memory for nurturing the rhythms of worship and for the tender way she helped the community face both joys and sorrows.