Families publish tributes and funeral plans across four areas

Families across several parts of England have published death notices, tributes and funeral arrangements for loved ones, with some notices also inviting donations to charities. The announcements include services scheduled for the coming weeks, but the notices do not confirm whether those services have since taken place. The notices cover Newcastle and Gateshead, Somerset, Hull and Huddersfield. They share personal recollections alongside practical details such as service dates and venues, requests about flowers or dress, and information on where donations may be made. The selections are not presented as comprehensive records of deaths in any of the areas. In the Newcastle and Gateshead notices, families remembered people who died in August and September. One notice described a 93-year-old who died peacefully at home on August 31; another recorded the death of Bill Whickham, 79, on September 5. Other entries included tributes and arrangements for people whose services were planned at local venues. Donation requests named causes including Nerve Tumours UK, Cancer Research UK, St Oswald’s Hospice and Hearing Dogs for Deaf People.