CHARLES DUCKWORTH
MRS Jane Stanley, of Addison Court, Accrington died peacefully on Sunday, May 28, aged 96.
Born in Clayton-leMoors, Jane lived most of her life in the Accrington area, apart from a short time in Keighley.
In her working life Jane worked at English Electric Company, Howard and Bullough and finally at Moreleys Bakery in Accrington.
With her late husband Bill she enjoyed holidays in Morecambe and the Isle of Man. In her later life she obtained her first passport and travelled to Malta, Austria and on two Mediterranean cruises with family.
The beloved widow of the late Bill, she leaves her much loved son David, loved grandaughter Dawn, and cherished great-grandchildren Liam and Ella and daughter-inlaw Pauline.
Her funeral service and committal will be held on Friday, June 9 at Accrington Crematorium at 2.20pm.
Family flowers only please but donations in memory of Jane may be made to the Alzheimer’s Society care of Hyndburn Funeral Service, Queens Road, Accrington. MR Charles Allan Duckworth, of Sherwood House, Clifton Street, Rishton, died on Monday, May 29 at Royal Blackburn Hospital, aged 89.
Charles started work as an apprentice carpenter at Howard and Bullough’s. He then went on to become a cricket bat maker in Accrington.
He served in the Royal Marines and ran a carpenter’s shop in Malta.
He also worked at Mullards/Phillips.
Charles was an electrician at Brooke Bond Oxo, Great Harwood for more than 25 years. He retired in 1985.
He was previously a member of Sabden Bowling Club and a member of St Wulstan’s Church, Great Harwood.
Charles played for Enfield and Rishton Cricket Clubs in the 1950s. He also enjoyed crown green bowling and snooker.
He leaves son Michael, daughter Lynne, daughter-in-law Mary, son-in-law Nick, grandchildren Keith, Helen, Nicholas, Amanda and Nicola, greatgrandchildren Harley, Katie, Alex, Daniel, Ethan and Ella.
His funeral will be held on Friday, June 9 with a service at 10am at St Wulstun’s Church, Great Harwood followed by a burial at Great Harwood Cemetery at 11am officiated by Father A Clarke. Family flowers only please with donations if desired to the British Heart Foundation and/or Cancer Research.
Funeral director: Birtwistles of Great Harwood.
JANET WHITEHEAD
JANET Whithead, of Charles Street, Oswaldtwistle died on Saturday, May 27, aged 71.
She worked in Howard and Bullough’s and Walkers Steel payroll department. She also worked as a hairdresser.
Janet was a member of St Mary’s Church, a scout leader for more than 20 years and a member of St Daley, Skylar and the late Jack, as he was also Mary’s pantomime group Lilith. known, was a painter and for more than 20 years. Her funeral will be held decorator all his working Herlife.interestsincludedonMonday,June12with darts and dominoes, Requiem Mass at 9.30am At the age of 18 he was dancing, painting, at St Mary’s RC Church called up to the Royal swimming, cross stitching, followed by a cremation at Corps of Signals to serve knitting, badminton and 11am at Accrington in the Second World War chilling at the caravan. Crematorium, officiated in Europe. He was by Monsignor John Daly. involved in heavy fighting
Family flowers only, and chiefly in the with donations if desired, liberation of France, for to Rosemere Cancer which he was appointed Foundation c/o to the rank of Chevalier in Hyndburn Funeral the Ordre National de la Services, Queens Road, Legion D’Honneur. Accrington. He was married to Mary, his beloved wife, for 68 years and they had many happy times together. As well as his wife Mary, he was devoted to nephew Geoffrey and nieces Jacqueline, Kathleen, Judith and the late Barbara.
His funeral will take place at 3pm on Monday, June 12 at Accrington Crematorium, officiated by Rev Brian Stevenson.
Family flowers only, donations are requested for the British Heart Foundation c/o Hyndburn Funeral Services, Queens Road, Accrington.
She fulfilled her bucket list flying in a helicopter, going on a hot air balloon ride, motorbike ride and scooter ride.
Wife of the late Daniel Whitehead, she was mum to Shane and Helen, mother-in-law to Simon and Julie, grandmother to Liam, Daniel, Lewis, Kieran, Bryony, Hayley and Westley, and great-grandmother to Tommy Lee, Jayden,
JOHN WARD
MR John Ward, of Chatburn Close, Great Harwood died peacefully at Woodlands care home on Thursday, June 1, aged 93.