Funeral Notices

Charlie James Drake sadly passed away on the 11th of  September aged 19, surrounded by his loving family after an intense and courageous battle with Leukaemia.

Charlie fought bravely throughout his treatment and never took a backward step.

We are incredibly proud of all that he achieved in such a short life time and will remember him for his positive, resilient and adventurous nature. He was loved and will continue to be loved, by his friends and family who remember him for the young caring man he was.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Charlie are gratefully received and will go directly to the charity Leukaemia UK.

Passed away peacefully,  13^th August 2025

Dearly loved Mother of Samantha and the late William

A wonderful Grandmother to Verity and Dominic

Valerie will be sadly missed by her family and friends.

Funeral Service to be held at The Oak Chapel, Cheltenham Crematorium on 30^th September 2025 at 12 noon

All welcome

Family flowers only please but donations, if desired, for The Salvation Army may be placed in the retiring collection after the service or given online using the donate here button below.

 It is with tremendous sadness that we announce the passing of Ramona.

Ramona sadly passed away at Cheltenham General Hospital on the 30^th of August 2025.

Much loved wife to Cordell.

Devoted mother to Barnaby & Florence.

Ramona will be deeply missed by her family, friends and all who knew her.

A funeral service will take place at St Nicolas Church, Swindon Lane, Cheltenham GL50 4PA

on Thursday 25^th of September at 14:30pm.

Family Flowers Only Please.

Donations in memory of Ramona, in lieu of flowers, are gratefully received and will go to benefit Caring for Communities and People. These can be left in the retiring donations box at the end of the service or through the Alexander Burn Funeral Directors website.

It is with deep sadness that we share the passing of Pat who died at Gloucester Royal Hospital on 31^st August 2025 surrounded by her children.

A private funeral will be held at St John the Baptist Church in Eldersfield.

In keeping with Pat’s wishes, we would ask that instead of sending flowers, you donate to the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF).

With deep sadness, we share the passing of Matthew, who died at Gloucester Royal Hospital on 29th August 2025.

Cherished son of Polly and the late Ken, and a much-loved brother to Chris, Joe, Theo, Daniel and Mark, and honorary brother to Benjamin. Matthew will be remembered with love and will be deeply missed by his family and by all who had the privilege of knowing him.

A funeral service to celebrate Matthew’s life will be held at Cheltenham Crematorium, Willow Chapel, on Thursday 18th September at 12:30pm.

Flowers or donations in Matthew’s memory are warmly welcomed. Flowers may be sent to Alexander Burn Funeral Directors, Cheltenham. Donations will support the charity SENSE and may be placed in the retiring collection at the service or made online.

For those who wish to join from afar, the service will also be available to watch via live stream. Details for accessing the stream will be provided through Alexander Burn Funeral Directors.

Sadly passed away on the 21st August 2025.
Aged 86 years.
Dearly loved wife of David.
A loving mum to Samantha and mother in law to Anthony.
A wonderful granny to Tom and Dan.
She will be greatly missed by her friends and family.

A celebration of Gillian’s life will be held at
Cheltenham Crematorium Oak Chapel
on Wednesday 17th September 2025
at 11am.

Family flowers only please.
Donations in lieu, if desired for the
RNLI
may be left online or in the retiring collection or can be sent care of

Alexander Burn Funeral Directors
22 Church Road, Bishop’s Cleeve, Cheltenham, GL52 8LR. Tel. 01242 673300