It’s with sadness we learned that Des Irwin sadly passed away yesterday, Monday 26th August 2024. Des was local to the area and was 94 years old. The family will be posting funeral details in due course. Meantime, we extend our sympathies to them all at this sad and difficult time.
We were much saddened to hear of the passing of local woman, Margaret Kilmer (nee Lyon). The family have released funeral details. Margarets funeral is on Tuesday 16th July 2024 at Holytown Crematorium at 11.30am. Our sympathy goes out to the Kilzer and Lyon families at this sad and difficult time.
A well known and popular Blantyre lady, Christine Mc Henry, has sadly lost her battle with cancer. Christine passed peacefully at University Hospital Hairmyres in the first minutes of Thursday 25th April, aged 67 years. The family have released funeral details. Christine’s funeral will take place on Monday 6th May at 12 Noon in St […]
We are saddened to hear that local woman Mrs Margret Stewart passed away peacefully at Hairmyres Hospital on Tuesday 9th April 2024. She was 94. Her family told us that she lived in Blantyre her whole life. Her funeral will take place on Monday 22nd April at South Lanarkshire Crematorium, Sydes Brae, High Blantyre at […]
A fundraiser by the Hunter family, for Liber8, in memory of their late daughter Cassandra, has been a remarkable success, raising over £1500. Cassandra, affectionately known as Cass, was not only a beloved member of the Hunter family but also a dedicated psychotherapist at Liber8, Blantyre. Tragically, she passed away on 23rd August 2017, after […]
The family of Marion Young, have now provided details about her funeral. Her funeral will be held at 10.00am at St Joseph’s Church on Glasgow Road, Blantyre on Wednesday 17th April followed by South Lanarkshire Crematorium at 11.00am then after to The Village Bar, Station Road. Marion was the best sister, mother, gran and auntie. […]
The family of Jean Mcdonagh (Anderson), have released details about her funeral. Jean sadly passed away recently, aged 67. A Blantyre woman, born and bred. The funeral arrangements are as follows: On Saturday 10th February 2024 commencing at 10.00am with a service at St Joseph’s RC Church, Glasgow Road, Blantyre, then on afterwards to Priestfield […]
An 84-year-old pedestrian who died in a crash on Glasgow Road in Blantyre has been named as Robert Shira-Gibb from the town. The incident happened around 5.55pm on Tuesday, 19 December, 2023, and involved a white Isuzu Grafter Flatbed. Emergency services attended and Mr Shira-Gibb was taken to the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital where he […]