THE SOUTHPORT VISITER TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21, 1939

Obituary
MR. FRANK SADLER
Visiter Photographer
The death occurred suddenly at his home, 148, Scarisbrick New Road, Southport on Saturday morning, of Mr. Frank Sadler, a member of the Visiter photographic staff, aged 63 years. The funeral will take place at Birkdale Cemetery at 3-0 this afternoon.
Mr. Sadler had not enjoyed the best of health for some time past, but he was about as usual on Friday, and his death came as a great shock to his many friends. A man of unfailing cheerfulness, he was a most congenial companion, and will be greatly missed by his colleagues. He had a lively sense of humour, was always ready with a joke, and this, together with his tactful approach, stood him in good stead in his work as a news photographer. Not only had he a keen sense of pictorial news value, but a sound appreciation of artistic principles, and he could always be relied upon to bring in an interesting and worthwhile picture of an event. Many of the aerial views of Southport, which have been published in the Visiter were taken by him. He had full knowledge of the photographic art in all its branches, and there are several examples of his coloured work in the municipal buildings.

FIFTY YEARS A PHOTOGRAPHER
A native of Altringham, he worked as a process artist in London before coming to Southport about 28 years ago, and he recently completed fifty years experience as a photographer. On coming to Southport, he was first of all in the photographic department of Caves, the chemists, whose premises were then in Lord Street. Subsequently he was with Mr. Harold Seaman, in Nevill-street, and afterwards was in business on his own in Crossens. For a short period, towards the end of the Great War, he worked for a firm in Hull. Returning to Southport, he again worked for Mr. Seaman, and also as a free lance. Five years ago he joined the staff of the Visiter, being employed both as a Press and commercial photographer. He had done a great deal of work for the Southport Corporation and for a number of photographers in the town during his career here, and was regarded as one of the most skilled men in the profession. Mr. Sadler was a member of the Royal Antedelnvian Order of Buffaloes. He leaves a widow, two sons - one of whom is on the Visiter photographic staff - and two daughters.

Obituary:

MR. FRANK SADLER
The funeral, took place at Birkdale Cemetery on Tuesday of Mr. Frank Sadler, a member of the Visiter photographic staff, who died, aged 63, at his home, 148, Scarisbrick New-road, Southport, on Saturday morning.

The services in the Cemetery, Chapel and at the graveside were conducted by the Rev. H. Lionel Gibbs (Vicar of St. Philip's, Southport). In a short address, the Vicar paid a tribute to Mr. Sadler. He said he would be very much missed, particularly in the circle in which he moved so intimately. It had been his own good fortune to have known him for three years. During that time he came not only to know him, but to respect him- a man of genial disposition, who had a very winning way, and one who would put himself out for the sake of studying the convenience of others.

The chief mourners were:- Mr. A. D. Sadler (son), Miss Rene Sadler, Mrs. A. E. Crabtree (daughters), Mr. F. S. Sadler (son), Mrs. A. D. Sadler (daughter-in-law), Mrs. F. S. Sadler (daughter-in-law), Pte. E. Crabtree (son in-law), Mr. George Lathom and Mr. F G. Hewitt.
The general morners included:-Mr. W. H. Stephenson, J. P. (managing director of Robt. Johnson and Co., Ltd.), Mr. W. Marriott (secretary of the company), Mr. Andrew Heald (editor of the Southport Visiter), Mr. H. Riding (Southport Visiter, Ormskirk office), Mr. R. N. Duncan (Southport Journal), Mr. E. E. Winter (Southport Guardian), Mr. W. Rees, Mr. H. J. Seaman, Mr. Wm. Rigby, Mr. Herbert Steele, Mr. A. de Belle, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Rimmer, Mr. E. L. Lane, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. G. Stevenson, Mrs. A. Porter, Mrs. M. Cole, Mrs. John Forgham and Miss. M. Madden.

Wreaths were sent by:- Joe and Kathie; Rene and Frank; Ida and Sid; Stanley and Freda; Pat and Julie (grandchildren), Mabel (grandchild); Joan Ann (grand-child); All at 34, Aughton-road; Mr. and Mrs. W. Halsall and family; George; Nan; Bill and Syd; Clare and family; Directors and Management of the Southport Visiter; Commercial and Advertising Staffs of Southport Visiter; Editorial Staffs of Southport Visiter and Southport Journal; Staff Southport Visiter (Ormskirk); Mr. and Mrs. W. Rigby, 91, Cemetery-road; Agnes and all at 69, Upper Aughton-road; Joan and Freda; Madge; Alice and Sydney; All at the Pier Photographers; Harry, Nora and Brenda; Mr. and Mrs. Rimmer and Joan; Friends from the Albert Hotel; Mr. and Mrs. Forgham; and Mr. and Mrs. A Wagstaff.

The funeral arrangements were carried out by Draper's, Cemetery-road.

Southport Journal

HE WAS KNOWN AS “CHARLIE”

Mr. Frank Sadler, our well-known photographer, who died suddenly on Saturday morning, was known amongst his colleagues on the Journal staff as “Charlie.” How the name originated, no-one seems to remember, but the name had definitely stuck, and seemed to suit him better than Frank. It was Charlie who good naturedly grumbled at us when we went to him late on a Press day to ask for pictures to illustrate the Journal – but the paper never went to Press with a bad picture or without any pictures at all. If there were no suitable pictures amongst those he had taken during the week, he would sling his camera on bis back and go out and look for some, and if ever a man knew a good news picture when he saw it, Charlie Sadler did. We shall miss his laughter, his jokes and his grumbles, because they were all so closely linked up with this newspaper office. Already the Journal Office doesn’t seem the same. People in the town will miss him, too. At sales of work, at political meetings, at sporting events, at dances, Charlie was always there, cracking a joke with men and women, irrespective of their station in life. He went out of his way to make friends with everybody, and his happy disposition must have made his work considerably easier for him. For Charlie knew what hard work was like. To be in eight or nine difference places on one day, and then work into the early hours of the morning developing his pictures, was a usual occurrence for Charlie. Southport will miss Charlie Sadler, the man who had photographed everybody.