Family Announcements, births, marriages, deaths, obituaries and in memoriam from Somerset

Stone Caroline. Congratulations on your 18th birthday. Love, Mum, Clive, Jonathan, Fife and Granny. xxxxxx

Evans Carla Jane. Your birthdays come and go, each one we miss you more. To lose someone as precious as you remains a heartache all life through. Love forever Nan and Papa.

LAMB Gwendoline Patricia (Pat) of White Ball. Passed to her rest on 15th January 2006 at Musgrove Park Hospital, aged 71 years. Beloved wife of Eric and much loved mother of Christopher and Jacqueline, nan to Amanda, Michael, Thomas and Matthew, great- nan to Kyle. Service of thanksgiving to be held at Wellington Methodist Church at 2.30pm on 26th January 2006 following private cremation. Family flowers only. Donations in her memory for FORCE Cancer Charity may be left at the church or forwarded to H Tredwin & Son Ltd, Funeral Directors, Sampford Arundel, Wellington.

TUCKER Chris. Cherished husband of Erica, beloved father of Penny,
Deborah and Peter. Father in law to David, Robert and Yvonne. Dear Grandad to Sophie, Camilla, Rupert,
Constance, Flora, Lucy, Polly and Faye, died peacefully with his family on 24th January 2006. Thanksgiving service to take place at St Michael's Parish Church, Milverton, "come as you are" on Monday 6th February at 3:00pm. No flowers by request but donations if desired for St Michael's Church, Milverton and St Peter's Church, Langford Budville (Cheques TFS Donations a/c) may be sent c/o Anthony James Funeral Director, 30 Lion D'Angers, Ford Road, Wiveliscombe, TA4 2PN.

STRATTON Gwendoline, a retired Nursing officer of Tone Vale passed peacefully away at Netherclay house on Wednesday 18th January 2006 aged 84 years. She will be sadly missed by all her family and friends. Funeral service to take place on Monday 30th January at Taunton Deane Crematorium at 12.30pm. Family flowers only please, donations if desired for The Alzheimer's society may be left at the service or sent c/o Co-operative Funeralcare, 32 Priorswood Road, Taunton, TA2 7PW

DUNN Jamie of Taunton on Saturday 21st January 2006 aged 34 years. Beloved son of
Christine and a much loved brother and partner. Funeral service to take place at Taunton Deane Crematorium on Wednesday 1st February at 1:30pm. Flowers or donations for a charity to Taunton Funeral Service, 55 Bridge Street, Taunton, TA1 1TP. (Cheques to be made payable to T.F.S Donation account)

RICE Broderick of Station Road, Taunton. Tragically on Monday 23rd January 2006 aged 32 years. Funeral service to take place at the Taunton Deane Crematorium on Friday 3rd February at 2.30pm. All enquiries to Taunton Funeral Service, 55 Bridge Street. Taunton. TA1 1TP. Tel (01823) 321077.

HALL Charles Frank of Eastgate Gardens, Taunton passed peacefully away at the Manor Nursing Home, Bishops Hull on 21st January 2006 aged 89 years. A dearly beloved husband of the late Joan, Charles will be sadly missed by his children Andrew, Felicity and Jonathan and all his family and friends. The funeral service takes place at Taunton Deane Crematorium on Friday 3rd February at 9.30am. Family flowers only have been requested but donations if desired for St. Margaret's Somerset Hospice may be sent to the Funeral Directors Nigel K. Ford, North End, Creech St. Michael. Tel (01823) 338369.

GARWOOD Doreen Helena aged 74 years, passed peacefully away at Orchard Portman Nursing Home on 25th January 2006. Committal to take place at Taunton Deane Crematorium at 11:00 am on Friday 3rd February 2006 followed by a thanksgiving service at 12:00 noon at the Temple Methodist Church, Taunton. Family flowers only please but donations if desired for the St Margarets Hospice/ or Cancer Research UK may be sent c/o E. White & Son funeral Directors, 138/9 East Reach, Taunton, TA1 3HN

HODGE Muriel Dorothy, formerly of Ashleigh Gardens and Belvedere Road, died peacefully at Okehampton Hospital on the 14th January 2006. Beloved mother of David and Graham she will be so sadly missed by all. She lived most of her 82 years in Taunton, the most joyous of which were with her late husband Frank Norman Hodge. A funeral service has taken place on Tuesday 24th January. Donations if desired for Okehampton Hospital, Dartmoor Ward and may be sent to, Co-operative Funeral Service, 9 East Street, Okehampton, EX20 1AS.