THE funeral service took place at Gorleston Crematorium for Derek Arthur Frederick Howard of Lowestoft, who died peacefully at home on December 6 2007, aged 79.

THE funeral service took place at Gorleston Crematorium for Derek Arthur Frederick Howard of Lowestoft, who died peacefully at home on December 6 2007, aged 79. Mrs Gerda Buckley officiated.

Mourners were:,Pearl Howard (widow), Susan and Colin Turk(daughter and son-in-law), Ryan Turk (grandson), Leslie and June Howard (brother), Muriel and Ken Freestone (sister), Jane Howard (sister-in-law), Ian, Alison and Duncan Howard, Nigel Freestone, M Walker and Mrs S J Walker, Linda Bolan, Justine Gillings, Lynne, Steven, Billy and Matthew Underdown, Margaret and Gerald Woodrow, Brian Howard, Audrey and Trevor Waters, Beth Turk, Gerald and Betty Vincent, Mr and Mrs B Collins, Molly and Donny Thompson, Joyce Mullender, Gerry and Elsie Wood, Mr J Hammond, Joyce and Jim Aguss, Mr B Batchelor, Gordon Price, Mr and Mrs A Sheriffe, Monica and Len Turner, E M Blaney, Mr and Mrs P Parker, J E Smith, Jean and Eric Baker, Mr David Martin, Barry Oldman, Janice and Ken Baker, Miranda Robinson, Gill Moss, Paul Wilkinson and Tracey Beamish.

Donations for the James Paget University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust are still being collected by Anglia Co-Operative Funerals, Police Station Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 1NY Tel: 01502-583637.

Pearl and Susan would like to express their thanks to family and friends for their support.

Will all please accept this as the only but most sincere acknowledgement.