Obituaries

OBITUARY FOOTBALL fans were shocked by the death of Alcester Town FC chairman Dave Taylor at the age of 49 last month. Here, his family offer their tribute. Dave…

The family of young dad Lenny Phillips have paid tribute to the much-loved 25-year-old, who has passed away following an accident on the A46 near Snitterfield…

TOY shop owner Angela Balfour Kinnear, who was a hugely popular figure in Shipston, has died at the age of 85. Here, her family pay tribute to her. Angela…

MUCH-loved former Herald team member Ann Cranmer died last month. Here her husband Tim tells of her life, her time at the Herald and their life beyond…

Heartfelt tributes have been paid to theatre-loving Oliver Williams after he died in a crash earlier this month. The 27-year-old from Stratford died in…

Bee Gilbert Sir Ian Holm, who died on 19th June, started his long career at the RSC, joining the company in 1958. While there he met Bee Gilbert, his…

Martin Cosgrif as Feste in Twelfth Night at the Loft in 2018. Photo: Richard Smith Photography Much-loved actor, director and teacher Martin Cosgrif has…

Tributes have been paid to a hugely popular former manager at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Graham Sawyer, who died aged 76 on 31st March, was a major…

Tributes have been paid to Graham Sawyer, a much-loved former manager at the RSC, who died last week. Graham, of St Gregory’s Road, Stratford-upon-Avon,…

Albert Finney received a best actor Oscar nomination for his role in Tom Jones in 1963 TRIBUTES have been flooding in for Albert Finney, the outstanding…

ONE of the country’s top nuclear physicists, who was born and raised in Alcester and educated at Alcester Grammar School, has died, aged 88, after a short…

SHELAGH Sandle, who was a former mayor, town councillor and prominent figure in the community of Stratford, died aged 77 at her home in Burntisland, Scotland…

STRATFORD’S Mike Pearce, who was a well-known hotelier, sportsman, historian and Blue Badge tourist guide, has died after a short illness. Born on 6th…

TRIBUTES have been paid to actor and former Stratford resident Tim Pigott-Smith OBE who died suddenly in April 2017, aged 70. Although born in Rugby,…

TRIBUTES have been paid to a former mayor of Shipston-on-Stour and popular local businessman. Keith Rutter, who served as a town councillor for several…

THE former owner and manager of the Grosvenor Hotel, the Stratford House Hotel and the old Shepherds Restaurant on Sheep Street, where Café Rouge now…

A STRATFORD-UPON-AVON woman who was the first woman ever to be appointed director for the British Council of a country has died. Oonagh Michaeliones,…

JULIA Morris, recently retired Head of Kineton High School, passed away, following a brave battle with cancer, on New Year’s Day after spending Christmas…

GLOWING tributes from right across the community have been paid following the death of Alcester’s Lennox Cumberbatch. Lennox, aged 76, succumbed to cancer…

A FORMER chairman of Alderminster Parish Council, who, among other things, also founded the village’s gardening club, has died suddently, aged 82. Arthur…