RIP DAIL WHITING 13/10/1943 - 15/04/2025
A Very Sad post indeed. The following is a copy of the post in this months Wateringbury Rostrum but I just wanted to add a personal note as I will miss Dail so much. We had regular chats on the phone or exchanged emails whenever someone asked me a question about the village or its people. Dail was so helpful to me with her invaluable knowledgeable of Wateringbury and its people but was always cautious not to publish anything that may offend families even very many years after the event. We are so lucky to have so much of her knowledge on the website where hopefully it will remain for others to find in many years to come. My thoughts are with Mike and her family and friends.
From the Wateringbury Rostrum May Edition
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Dail Whiting was a true daughter of Wateringbury. She was born here in 1943, and after a few years away returned with her new husband Mike in late 1976. They have lived here ever since.
Dail's vast knowledge of Wateringbury people from her childhood, together with a passion for history, led her to engage in some extensive research and write two editions of her book substantially building on George Newman’s recollections of Wateringbury in the 1840’s. The second edition was titled “Wateringbury In the Steps Of George Newman, and Beyond.” From her book, her three essays on the Wateringbury breweries were reproduced in the Summer 2002 edition of the journal “Brewery History”. She was also a regular contributor to John Gilham's “Wateringbury Remembered” and became the 'go to' person for anyone enquiring about Wateringbury and its inhabitants. Dail's research abilities were also used to produce booklets on Wateringbury’s WWI, and later WWII soldiers, which she then donated to our church. Dail will be remembered as one of the most significant Wateringbury historians of recent years, and for her outgoing and captivating personality.
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