Loved ones have shared heartfelt messages in this week’s funeral noticesBristol death notices from this week as families pay tribute – pictured above is Bernadette Mary (Bernie) Murphy (Dunne)

Announcing the passing of a loved one in local news media is a long standing tradition and we are proud of the trust placed in us to make these important announcements. Every notice published to our newspaper and news site also appears on funeral-notices.co.uk – the UK’s number one site for death notices and memoriams.

Every notice remains online forever providing friends and families with a lifelong tribute to their loved one, a safe place online to share memories, add tributes, photographs and make donations in memory. Each week we pay tribute to the loved ones remembered in our area with a funeral notice and online tribute page.

To read the latest announcements and add tributes to those from our area who have passed away, or to create a funeral notice yourself, click here . Alternatively, you can create a notice by calling our helpful team on 01482 908084.

Here are a selection of notices published earlier this week.

Death Notices

Formerly of Winford. Passed away peacefully on July 25th 2025, aged 87 years. Beloved Wife of the late Peter Hurford. A much loved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother. She will be sadly missed by all of her family and friends. The Funeral Service will be held at 11.00 am, on Friday, 15th August at St Mary and St Peter’s Church, Winford. Family flowers only. Donations if desired for Children’s Hospice South West are being accepted in memory of Joyce by Michael W Rowe Funeral Directors, 2, The Vinery, Harford Square, Chew Magna, BS40 8RD. Telephone 01275 332565

Passed peacefully away on Sunday 3rd August, aged 85 years. He will be deeply missed and lovingly remembered by all his friends & family. Reunited with his beloved Ann. Funeral service to take place on Thursday 21st August 2:00pm Westerleigh Crematorium, Woodland Chapel. Family flowers only but donations can be made to BRACE C/O F Woodruff Funeral Services, 192 Badminton Road, Coalpit Heath, BS36 2SX

of Warmley, Bristol Died peacefully at the Royal United Hospital, Bath on Friday 1st August 2025, aged 78 years. Former teacher at King Edmund School, Yate. She will be greatly missed by all her family and friends. Funeral Service to be held at St. Thomas Church, Wells on Friday, 29th August at 2.30pm and will be followed by private cremation. Family flowers only but donations if desired for the ‘Dorset and Somerset Air Ambulance’ or ‘St. Johns Ambulance’ may be left at the church or forwarded to:- Unwins Independent Funeral Directors, The Firs, Underwood, Wookey Hole Road, Wells, BA5 1AF.

(Dunne) (Bernie) Bernie sadly passed away on 14th July after a short illness surrounded by her family. Beloved Wife, Mum and Nanny. She leaves behind her husband Liam, children, Aoife, Adrian, Daryl and Daniel. Son in Law Richard, and grandkids Kian, Georgie, Freya, Tommy, Maggie and Mollie. Also her brothers and sisters PV, Brendan, Margaret, Nance, Geraldine, and Carmel. She will be missed greatly by all those who knew her. Her remains will be taken to her home address of 50 Hanham Rd, Kingswood to be waked at home on 13th August from 5pm. The funeral will take place on Thursday 14th August when she will be taken from her home address for 11am mass at Our Lady Of Lourdes Roman Catholic Church on Court Road, Kingswood, followed by burial at Kingswood Remembrance Park. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in Bernie’s memory to St Peters Hospice.

(Watts) Diane passed away peacefully at Glebe House Nursing Home, on 23rd July 2025, aged 87 years. Wife of John Nicholls (deceased). She will be greatly missed by all her loving family and friends. Her funeral will be held at South Bristol Crematorium on 27th August at 2.15pm. Donations in memory of Diane are being collected for St Peter’s Hospice. Enquiries to Co-op funeral directors, Bishopsworth. Tel 01179642722

Peacefully passed away on 1st August 2025 aged 74 years. Beloved Sister of Terry and Margaret, Aunt to Angela and Elizabeth, Great Aunt to Emily, Amy, Lucy, Hayden and Eva. Always in our thoughts. Marilyn’s funeral is taking place on Tuesday 26th August 2025 3.00pm at Canford Crematorium. R. Davies & Son Funeral Directors, (formerly known as Stenner & Hill) 2 Pembroke Road, Shirehampton, Bristol, BS11 9SQ Tel: 0117 982 3188

In Memoriams

Just a whisper away, our Mum, Dad and Brother. Always with us and always remembered by all your loving family.

(16th August) Nineteen years today. Forever in my heart, see you in my dreams. Love Wife Pat xxx

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Our thoughts are with the family and friends of those we have lost.