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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...

“As a family we cannot thank you enough for all your care and support of us on the passing of our mum – Peggy Hart on October 19th and her funeral on October 31st. As we know from the past, you do a wonderful job and all the staff are so caring and compassionate. Carol you are a rock (dare I say Star!) as you guided us through so much and helped keep us on track.

The day went off so smoothly and well. Mum looked good and would have so enjoyed her last ride in the jag! Also she would have been pleased at Alan leading the way, as Dad – Bill thought so highly of him and always spoke of him in glowing terms when he was alive and said he was a great guy to work with.

Thank you, thank you, what more can I say. I just wish you had offices in Canada so when my time comes, I know I would be in such excellent caring hands.”

Maggie & Mike Raftery

Dear Cindy,

I just wanted to say thank you for yesterday and please thank all the gentlemen who helped us. Everything ran very smoothly and they were excellent.

I was also very happy with the service booklet and photographs.

Lyla

“Thank you so much for the way you took care of Loui’s funeral for us. You really went the extra mile, we are really grateful for all your help with the arrangements with Louis and Mum.”

Sheila, Kenny & Family

“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

“We would like to thank you very much for looking after Mum and for all the arrangements you made for her funeral last Thursday. Your professionalism, help and ready advice together with your sensitivity at such a difficult time was much appreciated by us all. Our best regards.”

Nigel, Colin Ian & Coraine Ferguson

“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

“I just wanted to drop you a line to say a massive thank you for everything you have done over the last two weeks. When I walked into Alan Greenwood’s on the 5th November I didn’t know where or how I was going to organise my lovely Mum’s funeral and the thought of it horrified me, you made a daunting job so much easier and were there to guide me all the way until the day of the funeral.”

I can’t thank you enough for your kind words, thoughts and help during this very difficult time. Losing someone as precious as mum is very hard but you helped so much. Thank you for everything you have done for mum, myself and my family.”

Sue, Mundy, Luke and Faye

“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

“Thank you for all your kind attention during the funeral of my husband John on the 24th May. The arrangements were so efficiently and sympathetically handled that it lifted a huge burden from my shoulders. I enclose a cheque in favour of the Alzheimer’s Society in memory of my beloved John.”

Catherine Waterman

“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

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