Rod Bullen, who for many years ran the family business Evisons in Wisbech, has died aged 90. The funeral service will be on November 13th at St Augustine’s Church, Wisbech at 11am followed by interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Family flowers only have been requested but donations are being invited in Rod’s memory for the Alan Hudson Day Treatment Centre.
Funeral directors Peter Barnes have set up a special page for tributes to Mr Bullen.
https://www.peterbarnesfunerals.co.uk/funeral-details?tribute=rodbullen
It describes him as “much loved and will always be remembered. Much loved husband of the late Betty, devoted dad, grandad, great grandad, and brother.
“Rod will be sadly missed by all his family, friends and all who loved him especially Mary”.
A family member posted the announcement of Mr Bullen’s death to social media.
She wrote: “Rod sadly passed away this week. Many Wisbechians will know him from his beloved businesses in Wisbech started by his father, the last shop the family has is Evisons and is run by his son Neil Bullen and now joined by his grandson Toby.
“He was a wonderful father and an amazing grandad and great grandad, I won’t bore everyone with quite how brilliant, funny and what a fabulous magician he was!!
“The world truly has lost one of the best.
“Over the years he was a busy member of the town, involved in the chamber of trade, Conservative club, playing sports, snooker, and football, involved in exchange clubs with Holland and Germany amongst many other things.
“He was 90, an age he wanted to get to and celebrate, which he did with a fabulous party where he raised money for the local head to toe team”.
Evisons remains of the most iconic and recognisable buildings on the High Street.
One historian recalled that “we first see the name Evisons appear in 1896 in the trade directory for that year where John Torey Evison is listed as a pawnbroker and outfitter.
“By the early 1930s Evisons is described as a ‘men and boys outfitter and boot maker’ and by the early 1940s Cyril Torey Evison has taken over the business which is still known as Evisons”
The Bullens bought the shop from the Evisons in the 1960s. Before then, it belonged to the Loose family, who had a pawnbrokers in the building as well as the clothing.
It was them that extended to the second building, and the Evisons who extended to the third
