Carmel Teuma A former president of the Oxford City Branch of the Referees' Association, Carmel Teuma, has died aged 81.
Mr Teuma, a former dental technician, of St Luke's Road, Cowley, Oxford, was born in Malta and arrived in Britain in 1937, following his father, a wood carver who had been commissioned to work for Lord Mountbatten.
After working for a London dentist, Mr Teuma was called up and was one of five dental technicians to pass the trade test for the Army Dental Corps.
A year later he arrived in Oxford to work at the Army Dental Laboratory, in Bradmore Road.
As well as spending his working life inventing devices to help with oral health -- including a denture scraper to remove stubborn tartar from false teeth -- Mr Teuma was a keen football fan.
His daughter, Monica Dolton, said he was a connoisseur of the game rather than a strong fan of any particular team.
Instead he took up refereeing for local league games as a hobby.
He died on Friday, December 21, last year and is survived by his wife Nora, four children, nine grandchildren and one great grandchild.
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