We are saddened at the request of her family to let Blantyre residents know of the passing of local woman, Mary Hall (Twaddle). Mary passed away peacefully on Monday 12th Dec at Victoria Care Home at the age of 86. She is survived by her husband Douglas Hall and her two daughters Elizabeth and Elaine. […]
It’s with sadness we learned of the passing of local woman Margaret Harris Shearer, 61. Her son told us, “Last Saturday my Mum finally came to rest after a lifetime of fighting. Unbearably this fight was simply one round too many for a woman who fought everyday with such bravery I will never ever see […]
King Charles III, the newly appointed monarch, has today approved an order that the day of the Queen’s funeral is to be a National bank holiday. The actual date of the funeral has yet to be announced, although there’s early speculation it could fall on Monday September 19. It still remains to be seen if […]
We were saddened to hear of the passing of local man, David Black. David, also known as ‘Pot’ was well known in the community. Funeral details have been released. His funeral will take place on Saturday 29th January 2022 at 10am, at the South Lanarkshire Crematorium, 31 Sydes Brae, High Blantyre, Glasgow G72 0TL. With […]
If you recall last week we posted about the sad death of local man Brian Spencer. The family have now released funeral details. Brian’s funeral will be on Tuesday 23rd February. He’ll be leaving from his home address at Coldstream Street at 10.40am to go to St Joseph’s Church for 11am Mass and on to […]
Funeral details have been released for well known Blantyre man, Thomas Barrett. We’ve been asked to post the following details. On Tuesday 8th September 2020, Thomas will be travelling from the Co-op Funeral Parlour to Springwell at approximately 10.30am then up to Priestfield Cemetery at 10.45. People are most welcome to pay their respects. Rest […]
We’re saddened to learn about the death of Blantyre woman, Mary Frew, who tragically passed away recently, age only 59. Mary was well known and much loved. She was employed in the Parkville kitchen for a number of years and her constant smile would light up the room. Kind and hard working, she loved a […]
It is with sadness we have learned of the sad passing of Blantyre lady, Laura Gilluley. Laura passed away last Thursday evening. Her daughter, Lisa has now released funeral information. The funeral will take place at 11.45am on Monday 10th June 2019 at South Lanarkshire Crematorium, Sydes Brae, High Blantyre. Our thoughts go out to […]