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Derek Christopher Evans

(28th June 1947 - 28th December 2022)

Our much loved and missed husband to Carole. Father to Paula and Sarah. Grandfather to Elliott, Emily, Nathan, Jacob & Caleb. Never short of a story to tell, share a good laugh. He loved his family immensely and he leaves us his legacy, great memories and a hole in our world that cannot be filled.

Instead of flowers, the family would prefer any donations to be made to either the Royal British Legion or to Bletchley Park Charities as they were very close to Derek’s heart, given his great interest in the war. Bletchley Park was where Carole’s mother worked as a decoder during World War 2.

Always In Our Hearts

Charity Donation In Memory of Derek Christopher Evans

Donate to The Royal British Legion

You can choose to make your donation amount private, if you wish.

The Royal British Legion Donations

maggie

in memory of Derek, and a good sense of humour. xx

David, Christine & Tony

Keep the laughter going, on and beyond.

£35.00

Marianne

Remembering a great character that will be sorely missed by his family and friends

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

Vivian Sprong and Michael Green

With many happy memories and laughs.

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

Ferguson Family

Thank you for your friendship over a long period of time with many good memories.

£200.00 + £50.00 Gift Aid

Anonymous

Many happy memories

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

Colin, Pat and family

Remembering some happy times with Derek over the years.

£30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid

Charity Donation In Memory of Derek Christopher Evans

Donate to Bletchley Park

You can choose to make your donation amount private, if you wish.

Bletchley Park Donations

Sarah, Nathan, Jacob, Caleb & Olive

Dad, Grandpa So loved, so missed & never forgotten - it will never be the same without you. You’ve been so strong for so long, you certainly have earned your rest now. Always your S, P, S, W & O xx

Paula and Emily

For a dear Dad and Grandpa, Very much missed and always loved. Your Pie-Face and The Strangler xxxx

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Gill Pettitt

A dear friend never to be forgotten who will always be held close with lots of fond memories by me & the family . Xx

£20.00

Anonymous

£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid

Trish M

A lovely man, Derek may you fly with the angels & shine. I have really enjoyed knowing you & having our lovely Fish & Chips it will continue, I know you will always be around Carole, Sarah & Family.x

£20.00 + £5.00 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£10.00 + £2.50 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid

Anonymous

Many happy memories

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£25.00

Anonymous

£100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid

Obituary

The Royal British Legion

£440.00 + Gift Aid of £101.25

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Bletchley Park

£300.00 + Gift Aid of £63.75

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A Few Kind Words...

“Dear Beth,

Just a short note from all of us to say “Thank You” for all the effort that you applied to ensure that Sarah’s funeral passed so seamlessly.

If it can be described as a “Great Day” (which I know will sound odd) I mean it purely in terms of the balance between sadness and celebration was met – that also the weather was perfect, the co-ordination between service and committal was excellent, the flowers so beautiful and everyone played their part so well. It was largely down to you that it did work so well.

So a “Big Thank You”

Barry, Jemma, Matthew, Josie and William

“Thank you for the care and support you gave to us all at the funeral of Annette Streetley, we did appreciate you kindness as we first stepped through the door at your Claygate branch and the days following. I know Tony, Rachel & Andrew were extremely grateful”

David & Betty Wakeford

“I would like to say a huge thank you to both Carina at Alan Greenwood and Sons in Frimley and the Celebrant. When my mother-in-law passed, we had absolutely no idea what we were doing other than needing to contact a funeral directors. After calling, Carina invited us into the Frimley branch for an informal chat and made us feel at ease straight away. She talked us through every step whilst being compassionate, caring and professional during the whole process. It was a difficult time that was made so much easier by the way Carina and Maria handled everything. When the Celebrant contacted us we were unsure of what we wanted for the service, with his knowledge and understanding he helped us to put together a service that was both relaxed, professional and perfectly suited to us. Thank you to the whole team!”

Sarah

“Dear Fran

I just wanted to drop you an email to thank you for all your care and support in the arrangements for my dad, John.

I know that my Mum, Valerie, was most grateful for your support and care, particularly last Friday which was a difficult day for her. Mum said to me that you went over and above in her eyes, making sure she was ok before you would let her leave.

Dad would have highly approved of the day yesterday, and that’s all we could have asked for. It really was the celebration of his life that he would have wanted.

Again, my sincerest thanks and gratitude to you all.”

Helena

“To all that it concerns, thank you seems hardly enough for making our Pops (William Hadaway) day very special with love and dignity from the beginning to the end you all made the day very special as well as his wishes you were there for all the family and made it a bit easier for us all to handle, couldn’t have wished for anything more. Many thanks again.”

Mark Hadaway & family

“Thank you very much indeed for all your professionalism, support and guidance throughout the whole process involved in caring for my mother.

From the moment we met the staff at Holmwood Nursing Home until my collection of thank you notelets for my father to use I felt that everything was conducted in a most efficient and sensitive manner. I know that Clive spent a good deal of time with you and I was so pleased that we were able to have such a beautiful service very soon after the passing of our dear mother and wife. With thanks once again”

Jane Reg & Clive

“Dear Judy,

Thank you for all your hard work and great communication for the arrangement of mum’s funeral. Even though the restrictions limited certain things, everything ran so smoothly. We were able to celebrate mum’s life with a lovely service and great help from you and all at Alan Greenwood funeral services on the day.”

Yvonne and Peter Richardson

“I cannot believe that a month has passed since we first met, the day after Brian died. Within a short time of our encounter, I know that an occasion I had always dreaded would be transformed into a positive, memorable occasion – and so it was!

Your warm and practical attitude, as well as highly professional advice, immediately instils confidence. Every detail of the proceedings is meticulously explained and I felt completely relaxed. Thank you Jess for making everything work so well. You are a remarkable lady with a definite vocation and I wish you all the very best for the future. I felt I found a real, new friend, just when I needed it most.”

Irene

“I would like to say a big thank you for everything. I had nothing to worry about, it all went so smoothly from the day of his death to the end of the funeral and in the circumstances could not have been better. Thank you so much.

I don’t have a great deal of experience in these matters, but compared to the other funeral directors I had to deal with, Greenwoods are the tops and you personally were a pleasure to deal with, you hit absolutely the right note.”

Ann Bishop

“Thank you so much for the care, support, compassion and understanding you showed with helping Chris and us to plan his funeral. You made a very difficult time for us more bearable for which we are very grateful. Thank you also for enabling all Chris’s plans to come to fruition. His ‘send-off’ was exactly what he wanted. Malcolm did a brilliant job too. Thank you, Jane, With love and sincere, thank you.”

Kathy, Samantha, Rosie and all the Sayer Family

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