Wednesday 17th January 1996
Danny Howell writes ~
Miss Sloper Taught Hundreds Of People To Dance
Miss Gloria Sloper, the well-known professional dancing teacher, of Boreham Road, Warminster, has died. Over the years she taught hundreds of local residents to dance, from tap to ballet to ballroom. Her pupils regularly appeared at fetes and church bazaars, and were much in demand.
Gloria, herself, when a young girl, used to dance at local functions too, and often appeared during the early 1930s on the same stage as Warminster’s boy film star Freddie Bartholomew (he went on to a glittering Hollywood career).
Gloria, who was a great lover of cats, rarely spoke of her ancestral connections, even though her family background was exceptionally interesting.
It is thought that Miss Sloper, who passed away two days before Christmas 1995, died intestate, and the Treasury Solicitor is currently trying to trace surviving family members.
Gloria’s father, William Sloper, also had a son, Mr. L. Sloper, and another daughter, Mrs Ida Scott, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Miss Sloper’s funeral is delayed until the Treasury Solicitor has contacted everyone.