Funeral of Mr R Tinsley

the husband of Mrs Veronica Maude Tinsley. The Rev Dr Philip Lockett conducted the service at Biddulph Methodist Church where Mr David Copeland was the organist for the hymns How Great Thou Art, The Lord’s My Shepherd and All Things Bright And Beautiful. Nana Mouskouri’s Only Love was played on entering and The Last Rose of Summer was played on leaving. Cremation followed at Carmountside Crematorium. Mourners were: Mrs V Tinsley (widow), Mr and Mrs D and C Minshull (niece), Mr G Tinsley (nephew), Miss M Millward (great niece), Mr K Parsons, Master T

Parsons (great great nephew). Mourners who met at the church were: Mr and Mrs J Tinsley (brother and sister-in-law), Mr and Mrs D and J Copeland (sister and brother-in-law), Mr B Tinsley (brother), Mrs B Perry (sister); Mr K Gidman, Mr M Lythgoe, Mrs S Copeland, Mrs D Sumnall and Mrs D Brooks (nieces and nephews); Mrs I Palmer, Mrs R Walker (rep

Miss L Walker), Mr and Mrs J and H Chell, Mrs N Bloor, Mrs D Hewitt (rep Biddulph Guides), Mrs K Atkinson,

Mr and Mrs P Whitehurst (rep Mrs D Stonier and Miss L Whitehurst), Mr G Holford (rep Mrs H Holford

and Mrs E Holford), Mr and Mrs R and P Turner (rep Mrs C Lawton), Mrs D Stuttard, Mr and Mrs S and E Meredith, Mr and Mrs P D and D J Nixon, Mrs K Bainbridge, Mrs A Taylor, Mrs M Allcock, Mr and Mrs W and L Smith, Mr and Mrs L Williams, Mrs C Eckersley, Mrs G Jones (rep Mr D Brindley), Mrs G Machin (rep Slimming World), Mrs P Johnson and

Mrs A Young (rep The Wool Shop), Mr and Mrs B Rowland (rep Mr and Mrs Latta), Mrs E Beardmore, Mr and

Mr D Siddorn. Messrs John Garside and Son, High Street, Biddulph, were the funeral furnishers and supplied the bearers.