Here are the death announcements carried in the Standard this week.

Ray Benfield passed away at the Great Western Hospital on February 20, aged 92 with his daughter Amanda and his son in law Neil at his side.

Beloved husband to Eileen, much loved father to Julie, Louise and Amanda.

Adored Grandfather and great grandfather.

Funeral service at Holy Trinity Church, Watermoor on Monday, March 9 at 1pm.

Donations if wished to the Salvation Army c/o A Slade & Son 35 Dyer Street, Cirencester, GL7 2PP. Tel. 01285 656336.

Ron Heaven of Chesterton, Cirencester passed away peacefully at Great Western Hospital on February 17, aged 74.

Loving husband of Angie, adored dad of Ian, Liz and Jenny, gramp, great grampy and brother.

Funeral service at Holy Trinity Church, Watermoor, on Friday, March 13, at 11.30am.

Donations to Gloucester Royal Hospital Dialysis Centre, c/o A Slade & Son, 35 Dyer Street, Cirencester, GL7 2PP. Tel 01285 656336.

Rosemary Jean Brown Passed away peacefully in Glangwili Hospital, Carmarthen, on February 23, aged 64 years.

From Llandovery, South Wales formerly of Poole Keynes.

Beloved wife of Ian. Much loved mother of Rebecca and grandmother to Blossom.

She will be sadly missed by her family and friends.

Funeral service to take place at St James Church, Marston Meysey, on Thursday, March 12, at 11am, followed by cremation at Kingsdown Crematorium, Swindon at 3pm.

Family flowers only but donations if desired to The Donkey Sanctuary c/o Cowley & Son Ltd Independent Funeral Directors, Triangle House, 62 Victoria Road, Cirencester GL7 1ES. Tel. 01285 653298.

Margaret Anne Kyle (Anne) passed away peacefully at Elm Grove Nursing Home on February 7, aged 87 years.

Beloved mother of Fiona and Douglas (Dougie).

Greatly missed grandmother of James and John.

Much admired and respected by all who knew her.

Funeral Service at Willow Chapel, Cheltenham Crematorium on Monday, March 9, at 2.30pm.

Followed by light tea reception at Bath Gate Place, Hammond Way, Cirencester, 3.30pm to 6pm approximately.

Family flowers only please, charitable donations if desired directly to Down’s Syndrome Association.

Donald Stanley Croot (Don) passed away peacefully on February 23, aged 90.

A very much loved husband, father and grandfather who will be sadly missed by family and friends.

Funeral service will be held on Monday, March 30, at Kingsdown Crematorium at 11.15am.

Family flowers only, donations can be made in memory of Don to Cancer Research UK left at the service or Funeral Directors

Norman Trotman & Hughes Northleach on Tel: 01451 860288.

Billie Llewelyn passed away peacefully on February 25, aged 84 years.

She will be greatly missed by all her family and many friends.

Funeral service took place at St John Baptist, Parish Church of Cirencester on Friday.

Donations if wished to Cirencester Parish Church. Enquiries A Slade & Son 01285 656336.

Leonard Davey (Carrot) passed away on February 14, aged 67.

Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 11, at Kingsdown Crematorium at 2.15pm.

Family flowers only please.

Donations gratefully received to The British Heart Foundation can be sent c/o Cooperative Funeral Care, City Bank Road, Cirencester,

GL7 1LG. Tel. 01285 653 525.

Pat Harwood passed away peacefully at home in Fairford on February 24, after a debilitating illness.

Much loved wife to Martin and mother to Richard, Rachael, Simon and Susan.

Nana to Lily, Ben and Daniel, great nan to Leo.

Funeral at Cheltenham Crematorium on Wednesday, March 11, at 11.30am.

No black, please.

Donations to Friends of Fairford and Lechlade Communities c/o A Slade & Son, 35 Dyer Street, Cirencester, GL7 2PP.

Tel. 01285 656336.

Acknowledgements

Paul Miller - Jane and family thank everyone for their cards, flowers and kind messages of sympathy, and also to the very many people

who attended Paul’s Funeral.

Grateful thanks also for the donations to Kidney Research UK and the National Amyloidosis Centre.

In memoriam

Julia Kirton 09.03.09.

As time goes by you are loved more and missed more.

God bless Rodger and families xxx.