Rupert Billingham

Rupert E. Billingham, 81, of Oak Bluffs died Saturday, Nov. 16, at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He was the husband of Jean M. Morpeth and the father of John Billingham, Peter Billingham and Elizabeth Billingham. His funeral service will be held in Our Lady Star of the Sea Church, Oak Bluffs, at noon on Tuesday, Dec. 3. Interment will follow in Sacred Heart Cemetery, Oak Bluffs.

Donations may be made in his memory to the National Parkinson's Foundation Inc., 1501 NW 9th street, Miami, FL 33136 or to the American Parkinson's Disease Association, 60 Bay street, Suite 401, Staten Island, NY 10301. Arrangements are by the Chapman, Cole and Gleason Funeral Home in Oak Bluffs. A full obituary will appear in a future edition.