VICTOR BAYES MAVIS SHIELS

MR Vic Bayes, of Old Street, Waterfoot, passed away at Blackburn General Hospital on Monday, December 7, aged 81.

The loving husband of Shirley for 54 years and much-loved dad to son Paul, he had worked for the majority of his life for Rossendale Transport until he retired in 2004, where he was a keen member of the union.

He was a devoted family man and also enjoyed watching horse racing and listening to music.

Besides his wife and son, Vic leaves behind his sister Jean, sisters-in-law Freda and Eileen and brothers-in-law Raymond and Brian, along with many nephews and nieces.

A funeral service was due to take place at Burnley Crematorium on Thursday, December 17, with Rev. David Burrow officiating, attended by immediate family.

Donations can be made in Vic’s memory to the British Heart Foundation via Fred Hamer Funeral Service, James Street, Rawtenstall.

MRS Mavis Shiels, of Jubilee Court,

Haslingden, died on Tuesday, December 8, at Burnley General Hospital, aged 91.

Wife of the late Albert, she leaves son Duncan, daughter-in-law Deborah, and grandchildren Carrie and Antony, grandson-inlaw Pete and granddaughter-in-law Tasha, together with great-grandchildren Bailey, Kian, Summer, Skye, Louis and William.

Well-known in Helmshore, Mavis ran a shop on Holcombe Road for many years.

She was a regular attendee, along with her husband Albert, at Rawtenstall Pensioners’ dancing events on Saturday nights.

The funeral will take place at 11.40am on Tuesday, December 22, with a service and cremation at Accrington Crematorium, officiated by Rev. John Prior.

Family flowers only please, however donations, if desired are for R.N.I.B. or S.S.A.F.A. c/o Josephine Durning for Johnson Durning and Woods Funeral Service, Haslingden. keen interest in ancestry and genealogy, and she loved travelling and her cats.

She was a member of the Barclays Pensioner Club and did voluntary driving for Lancashire County Council.

She leaves her nephew Sean, great-nephew Josh, cousin Anne and Godson Alistair Shottin.

A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, December 23, with a service at Hamers Funeral Home, James Street, followed by burial at Haslingden Cemetery.

Donations, if desired, for Rossendale Hospice.

Funeral director: Fred Hamers Funeral Service, James Street, Rawtenstall.