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Gwyneth Bartlett

(5th March 1934 - 16th December 2022)

Gwyneth Bartlett (née Glynne-Jones) was born on 5th March 1934 and died on 16th December 2022.  She enjoyed 88 years of life packed full with family, food and fun.  Her mantra was to keep positive, smile and focus on the good things.  This sunny spirit combined with her enviable skills at entertaining and cooking made her a popular host wherever she made her home.     

She was extremely capable at domestic skills; making, even tailoring, clothes for herself and her daughters.  Rarely sitting down, but when she did, she knitted jumpers and crafted creative wall-hangings.    Cooking was a daily activity; fresh meals were produced and delicious puddings were served.  When parties were involved then the tables groaned under the weight of her creations and her joke-telling led to much laughter.

Her sociable nature included caring for others.  Her husband Reg was housebound for many years and she provided constant daily care without a break.  In addition, she helped neighbours and would always try to find solutions for problems shared.

She regularly declared herself lucky.  She had travelled extensively over nearly 20 years setting up home in many different lands from Australia and New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and USA to Spain and Portugal and this gave her an interest in lots of things but mostly in hearing about people and how they lived their lives.

Her moral code was very strong; she believed in fairness and honesty and was very well organised.

Her funeral took place at Guildford Crematorium on Thursday 12th January 2023, followed by a Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration at St James’ Parish Church, Elstead and a Reception afterwards which was well attended.

She leaves two daughters and four grandchildren and will be greatly missed.

Donations, if desired, to Help in Elstead or The Simon Trust.  Their bank details are set out below. 

Help in Elstead
Sort Code: 30 93 49
Bank Account: 00837972

The Simon Trust (Autism) CIO
Lloyds Bank
Sort Code: 77 49 11
Bank Account: 89746660

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“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 John,

Thank you for the wonderful service, support and help you offered me and the way you looked after my partner Bob, after he passed away.

From the professionalism and courtesy your team showed on that most traumatic moment – taking Bob from our house – to your kindness, and surefooted advice, the recommendation of the Celebrant, and then your kindness in coming to the cremation as well.

It’s been the hardest month or so of my life and yet I was so pleased with how the service went, the wonderful order of service you arranged and helped me with and of course the music as well. Throughout it all you treated me with respect, dignity and gave me such helpful advice. I’m not sure I would have managed well without that. Even more, I can now look back and reflect that the day went well and represented my partner and our love so well.

I think it’s important to thank people when they have done such a great job.”

Douglas

“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

“Dear Jo,

Thanks so much for all you did leading up to the funeral. None of us could have got through it without your support.

Many thanks for everything you did for us, for all your help and for making a very sad day so easy. Your support has been amazing.

A huge thank you. Your dedication made saying farewell to Mum all the more bearable.”

Sue, Vicki, Clare & Richard

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Chris & Mike Whalen

“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

“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 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

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Carole Day and Family

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