In Somerset, the announcement of a loved one’s passing through local newspaper and online notices remains a valued tradition. We are honoured by the trust families place in us to share these meaningful tributes. Every funeral notice published here also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk, the UK’s leading platform for death announcements and memorials.
Each notice stays online indefinitely, serving as a lasting tribute where friends and family can celebrate lives with memories, photos, messages, and opportunities to donate to causes close to the departed’s heart.
This week, we remember a diverse group from our community — including a devoted piano and cello teacher, a former junior school headteacher, a long-serving vicar, and many cherished spouses, parents, grandparents, and friends. Below are some recent notices from throughout Somerset:
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Veronica (nee Hordern), a gifted musician and church organist from Wells, passed peacefully at 73. Her funeral will be held at St Joseph and St Teresa’s church, with donations accepted for the church.
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A former headteacher of Combe Down Junior School, who passed suddenly aged 82, will be celebrated with a funeral service at St Mary’s Parish Church, Timsbury.
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Kenneth Bruce of Coxley died at 86; his family invites donations for British Heart Foundation and Cancer Research UK.
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William (Bill) of Barton St. David, aged 90, will be remembered at a service in Barton St. David Church, with donations welcomed for St Margaret’s (Somerset) Hospice.
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Several others, including long-time residents, community volunteers, and devoted family members, have also been commemorated in notices this week, with services in locations across Somerset such as Taunton, Yeovil, and Weston-super-Mare.
These announcements not only mark the passing but also invite those who knew them to come together in memory and support charitable causes that mattered to them.
Families interested in placing funeral notices or adding tributes for their loved ones are encouraged to visit funeral-notices.co.uk or contact our dedicated team by phone. Each message shared stands as a testament to lives well-lived and the community connections that endure beyond loss.
Our deepest sympathies go out to all families and friends grieving the loss of their loved ones.