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John Rodney Higdon

(24th November 1946 - 22nd April 2024)

In memory of a loving and devoted Husband, Dad, Stepdad and good friend to many.

In Lieu of flowers the family would kindly ask for donations to Parkinson’s UK

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Clair, Richard, Nicola, Steve, Michael and Charlotte

A dear friend, will always be remembered

£200.00 + £50.00 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£25.00

Jan and Roger Harrington

£30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid

Nick

You gave him a great send off . He will be very fondly remembered by his rugby friends and I will be recommending " When the battle scars have faded" to those in charge of my own arrangements ! x

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Anonymous

In memory of Willie John.

£100.00

Anonymous

£30.00 + £7.50 Gift Aid

Rob and Sue Martin

In fondest memory of our dear brother-in-law, sadly missed always.

£100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid

Tina Saint

In memory of John Higdon

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

Fi Wadey

John was a wonderful man who will be greatly missed xxx

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

James, Leila & family

John was a wonderful man and will be greatly missed. Our thoughts are with you all at this difficult time. Love James, Leila, Joshua, Naomi & Lucas xxx

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

David, Michelle & Demi

Fondly remembered by all.

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

A & S

A good friend for a very long time.

£100.00

John (Willi) Higdon

Thanks for all the great times we had together and the memories, you will always be remembered. "Rest in peace" All our love John & Kate

£100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid

Rob & Jackie Allen

So many good memories of time shared with John. Our abiding memory will always be of a kind and generous man who was such good company. All our thoughts and love are with Sue and all the family.

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

Anonymous

John was a really lovely man

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

The Robards Family

With our love.

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

Uncle Roy, Cousin Chris and Claire Higdon

To a wonderful nephew and cousin who will be greatly missed by all the family.

£150.00 + £37.50 Gift Aid

Hewett-Hicks Family

With our love

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

Richard Smith

Such a sad occasion for a wonderful man who managed to keep Sue grounded. Have been with John & Sue since they were secretly courting their marriage then the birth of Alice. We will all miss him.

£100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid

Roger Higdon

RIP John.

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Ann P.

Having shared quality time with red wine and laughter, John's gentle, contemplative presence will be greatly missed. As will the twinkle in his eye and his sense of humour. Rest in peace John. x

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Ken and Miriam

A lovely man who was such a support to Sue, Tracy and James and a wonderful father to Alice. At last you’re at peace and free from the ravages of Parkinson’s which so cruelly ended your life.

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Anonymous

I never met such a sweet and gentle-natured man in my life. He will be sadly missed by all. Xx

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Ken

Thanks for the memories accumulated over more than 60 years.

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

Valerie and family

Celebrating the life of a good man and mourning his passing with you love Valerie and family

£25.00 + £6.25 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

John Higdon

John was a very dear friend and we wish Parkinson’s UK success in finding a cure for this terrible disease so that others don’t have to suffer like he has done.

£100.00 + £25.00 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£50.00 + £12.50 Gift Aid

Anonymous

£25.00

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“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

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

“Lynn, Bruce and I thank you so much for the wonderful understanding and help you have given us over the past days.It has been a difficult time but made so much easier by your guidance. With your kindness, we feel we managed to say our goodbyes to ‘Roger’, ‘Dad’ and ‘Grandy’ – showing our love and thanks to him for looking after us so perfectly over the years.”

Pat Clark

“Thank you so much for the care you took of mum and help and kindness you showed us making a very sad time so much easier to bear. With very best wishes and a very big thank you.”

Claire, David & Pia Stevens

“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

“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 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

“The family would like to thank you and the whole team at Greenwood’s for your warm and professional service. We were delighted with your attention to detail and the relaxed but respectful manner of the Attendant and Bearers on the day itself. Many of our friends commented on the ‘dignity with lightness of touch’ and said it was one of the best-organised funerals they had attended. It was certainly a very different experience from my father’s funeral twelve years ago, and we shall recommend you wholeheartedly to others.”

Carole Day and Family

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