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

MOTHERING SUNDAY 'The Garden Of Remembrance' at Chesil House will be open on Sunday 21st March, 2004, between 10am -12 noon. Jno. Steel & Son 01962 844044

MOVERLEY. Betty. Passed away on 9th March, 2004, at Southampton General Hospital. The funeral service will take place on Monday, 22nd March, 2004, at Southampton Crematorium, East Chapel, at 12.20p.m. No flowers by request but donations, if so desired, to The British Heart Foundation c/o Jno Steel & Son, 163 Hursley Road, Chandler's Ford, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 1JH. Tel: 023 8025 2088. A buffet at The Hilton Hotel will follow the cremation service. All are welcome.

BAXTER. Margaret. On 12th March, in the Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, after a short and sudden illness. The much beloved wife of Neil, loving mother of Jim, Karen and Lorna, nana of Matthew and Rory, loved by all her family. Margaret was a friend to many. The funeral service was held at St. John the Baptist Church, Itchen Abbas, on Wednesday, March 17th, 2004. If desired, donations can be made to The Stroke Association, c/o Jno. Steel & Son, Funeral Directors, 6 Chesil Street, Winchester, SO23 0HU.

TICKNER Thomas William On 14th March, 2004, peacefully in hospital. Beloved husband of Kathleen and loved by all his family. Funeral service at The United Church, Jewry Street, Winchester, on Tuesday, 23rd March at 2.45pm Family flowers only, but donations, if desired, to The Magpie Cancer Centre Campaign, c/o Jno. Steel & Son, Chesil House 6 Chesil Street, Winchester, SO23 0HU

MACKRILL Stanley James

of Overton. Passed away peacefully at home on 12th March, 2004, aged 88 years. Beloved husband of the late Edith Mackrill and a much loved father of Ann and father-in-law to Brian. Funeral service at St. Mary's Church, Overton on Wednesday, 24th March, at 2.00pm, followed by burial in the churchyard. Flowers, or if desired, donations to Friends of Overton Surgery, c/o Howe & Son, Bear Hill, Kingsclere, Newbury, RG20 5QA. Tel: 01635 298303.