Latest Gloucestershire Funeral Notices Honour Cherished Community Members

Announcing the passing of loved ones in local media is a longstanding tradition, one we are honoured to uphold. Each funeral notice published in our newspaper and on our website also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk, the UK’s leading platform for death notices and memorials.

These notices remain online indefinitely, providing friends and families with an enduring tribute to their loved ones. The platform offers a secure space to share memories, add tributes and photographs, and facilitate donations in memory.

Each week, we pay homage to the dearly departed from our area through funeral notices and online memorial pages. To view the latest announcements, add your own tributes, or submit a funeral notice, please visit funeral-notices.co.uk or contact our dedicated team on 01482 908084.

Here is a selection of notices published earlier this week:

(Tom) of Rider Design Engineering, Warden Hill, Cheltenham, passed away at Lilleybrook Care Home on 25th July 2026, aged 81. A Thanksgiving service will be held at Highbury Church, Oxford Street, Cheltenham at 2:15pm on Tuesday 8th September. Donations in lieu of flowers for Vale Wildlife are welcome online or via Mason & Stokes, 54 Hewlett Road, Cheltenham GL52 6AH.
Stuart, who passed peacefully at Southmead Hospital on 1st August 2026 aged 95, was a devoted husband to Anne for 72 years and a loving father and grandfather, survived by his children Richard, Peter, Joanna and Sarah. His funeral service is scheduled for Thursday 27th August at 12pm, Canford Crematorium. Donations support St Peter’s Hospice.
Glenda (née Sollars), who bravely faced a short illness, died at Sue Ryder Hospice, Leckhampton Court on 8th July 2026. Beloved mother, mother-in-law, grandmother and great-grandmother, her family held a private funeral on 22nd July. Donations may be directed to Sue Ryder Hospice.
Elma of Prestbury passed away on 25th May 2026 at Gloucester Royal Hospital. Her memorial service will be held at the Quaker Meeting House, Cheltenham on 28th August at 2pm in aid of the Alzheimer’s Society.
David (known by his family), passed away at Cheltenham General Hospital on 21st July 2026 at age 79. Funeral service at Cheltenham Crematorium Oak Chapel on 20th August at 11am. Attendees are encouraged to wear something red or shorts. Donations in lieu of flowers to PSPA.
Pat died peacefully at Gloucester Royal Hospital on 30th July 2026 aged 85. Funeral will be at Cheltenham Crematorium, Willow Chapel on 4th September at 2:30pm. Donations welcome for Dementia UK.
Hilda passed on 27th July 2026, aged 87. Her funeral will be at Coney Hill Crematorium on 24th August at 3pm. Donations support the Adult Swimming Framework.
John, formerly of Mount Pleasant Farm, passed peacefully on 20th July 2026 aged 95. Funeral at St Mary’s Church, Broughton Gifford on 20th August at 11am. Donations support St Mary’s Church and Wiltshire Air Ambulance Appeal.
Von Howard (née Nash) of Barnwood died July 2026. Funeral at Gloucester Crematorium on 18th August at noon celebrating both her and her late husband Allan Ernest Howard’s lives. Donations for Dementia UK and Parkinson’s UK.
Bob of Gloucester passed away on 19th July 2026. Funeral at Gloucester Crematorium on 20th August at 2:30pm.
Peter died peacefully on 2nd August aged 80. Funeral service at Gas Green Baptist Church, Cheltenham on 24th August at 12:30pm, followed by private cremation. Donations for Sue Ryder Leckhampton Hospice or Great Ormond Street Hospital. Attendees encouraged to wear Wolverhampton Wanderers’ colours.
Sandy, a dedicated dancer and leader of Brooklyn Dance Studio, died on 28th July 2026, aged 70. Funeral details available from the funeral directors. Donations to Sue Ryder Leckhampton.
Lawrence passed on 21st July aged 52. Funeral at Christ Church, Cheltenham on 27th August at noon. Donations to Cancer Research UK.
Keith died at home on 2nd August 2026 aged 74. Life celebration service at Cheltenham Crematorium on 9th September at 1pm. Donations to Cancer Research UK.
Andrew Leslie Rodgers passed peacefully at home on 27th July 2026, aged 85. Funeral at Cheltenham Crematorium on 25th August at 2pm. Donations to Acorns Children’s Hospice or Kate’s Home Nursing.
Katherine Willis passed at 79 on 30th July 2026. Celebration of life at Gloucester Crematorium on 25th August at 12:30pm, followed by a wake.

Our deepest sympathies go to the families and friends of those we have lost. To add your own tributes or publish a notice, please visit funeral-notices.co.uk.

We are honoured to provide this service, helping our community remember and celebrate lives cherished and lost.