Acknowledgements

MACKENZIE - The family of the late Isobel would like to thank all for their kind expressions of sympathy by cards, calls and flowers following their sad bereavement. Sincere thanks to all the staff at Riverside House Care Home for the care and attention shown to Isobel and the family during her stay there. Grateful thanks to Rev David Malcolm for his comforting service, to Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their expert handling of the arrangements and to all who paid their last respects and gave generous donations totalling £235 in aid of St Peter's and St Andrew's Church in Thurso.

YELLOP – - The family of the late Betty would like to thank everyone for their kindness following their sad bereavement. Sincere thanks for expressions of sympathy by calls, cards, flowers and baking. Grateful thanks to Betty's carers and friends for their company; the Laurandy Centre; ambulance service, A&E and Rosebank Wing at Caithness General Hospital; Rev. David Macartney for his lovely services; Dunnett’s Funeral Services for their excellent care and arrangements and to Mackays Hotel for refreshments. Thanks to all who attended the services at church and graveside and for generous donations of £600 for the Laurandy Centre.

SIMPSON - Lena, William and Lindsay, Christine and Gordon and their families would like to thanks all relatives, friends and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy by way of flowers, cards, baking, telephone calls and visits. Sincere thanks to all the staff in the Town and County Hospital for the care and attention given to James and his family, also home carers and Canisbay Surgery. Grateful thanks to Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their professional handling of arrangements, to Rev Lyall Rennie for his comforting service and Seaview Hotel for the refreshments. Finally, thanks to all who paid their last respects and kindly donated £1186.40 to the collection in aid of R.N.L.I. and Town and County Hospital.

LOWTHER - The family of the late Kate Lowther would like to express their sincere thanks to friends, relatives and neighbours for the kind expressions of sympathy shown to them by way of cards, flowers and home baking following their sad and sudden loss. Sincere thanks for the care and support given by friends at The Harbour Mission. Special thanks to Malcolm Gardiner and Gilbert McAdam for their uplifting words at the service and graveside. Thanks to Clair Harper for his caring and professional funeral arrangements. Finally, thanks to all who attended the service and graveside and who contributed generously to Project Ecuador, which amounted to £286.00.

CARTER - The family of the late Jean would like to offer their sincere thanks to the many people who showed them kindness and support during her short illness and in the time since she sadly left them. Thanks to the Bignold Ward, Caithness General Hospital, for the kindness shown to Jean and her family and to the two Ians from Bettyhill ambulance service for their attention to detail. Heartfelt thanks to the community nurses from the Durness Practice and all agencies involved who so quickly and professionally arranged for her to go home. To Mairi Eastcroft and Dr. Sally Melville for their compassionate care and attention in her final days; they will be forever grateful. Also to Kenny MacRae & Sons for their efficient and sympathetic arrangements and to the Rev. Andrea Boyes for the comforting and fitting service. Thanks to the Sango Sands Oasis for providing delicious refreshments. Finally, thank you to everyone who came to pay their last respects and who kindly donated £1,400 to local Community Nursing Equipment.

BURNS - Katie and the family of the late Dr Ian Burns would like to thank all family, friends near and far, colleagues and neighbours who expressed their sympathy with cards, phone calls and donations to Ian's favourite charities. Heartfelt thanks to the wonderful staff of the Cardiac Unit, at Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, who under Professor Leslie provided such wonderful care of Ian in his time there. To James McEwan Funeral Directors, Perth; our gratitude for their gentle guidance and professional arrangements. Thank you to Father Colin Davies and the community of St Joachim's, Wick, for the beautiful service that was made so memorable by the organist, Jennifer Ferguson and the Wick Choral Society who led the congregation in song. Our thanks to the staff at Mackays Hotel, Wick, for the delicious refreshments after the service and finally, to everyone who attended the funeral service and generously donated towards the Wick Choral Society, Cardiac Unit at Raigmore Hospital and St Joachim's Church, Wick where Ian was a member for 55 years.

REID (née Shallcross) - The family would like to thank everyone for the kind expressions of sympathy extended to them in so many ways following their sad loss of Rachel. Special thanks to Graham Rattray, Funeral Directors, Lossiemouth for their guidance, efficiency and compassion throughout all the funeral arrangements. Heartfelt thanks to Rev. Jenny Adams for her support and leading a wonderful service of celebration of Rachel's life held in Hopeman Church of Scotland. Also to the friends from Reay and Moray for sharing their memories and tributes at the service. Thank you to all family and friends from far and wide who were able to come together to give thanks for the life of a remarkable young woman and for all the cards, messages and support received during the following days. Finally, thank you to everyone for the generous donations amounting to over £1500 to be shared between Cancer Research and local cancer charities.

CROWE - William and family would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for their many expressions of sympathy received by way of cards, calls, flowers and baking following their sad loss of Isobel. Grateful thanks to Rev. Heather Stewart for conducting a comforting service and to Ruth and Craig for the music. Heartfelt thanks for the care and support provided by Dr. Pearson Practice, district nurses and Macmillan nurses. Many thanks to Sinclair Funeral Directors for their guidance and professional handling of arrangements, the Flower Patch for the beautiful flowers and the Norseman Hotel for teas. Lastly, thanks to all those who paid their last respects to a very special lady and so generously donated £1,610 to Macmillan local.

FORBES - David and the family of the late Margaret Forbes would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for all the cards, telephone calls, flowers and home baking following their sad loss of Margaret. Heartfelt thanks to the paramedics, Caithness General Hospital A & E, Rosebank and Bignold Wings, to Macmillan Cancer Support nurses and carers, the Care at Home team, Marie Curie, Riverview Medical Practice and the district nurses for all the care and support provided during Margaret's illness. To Karen and all at Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their guidance and support, Amanda Coghill for the beautiful floral arrangements, Rev. John Nugent for his fitting service, Ruth Ferguson for the excellent music, to Mervyn and the staff at the Nethercliffe Hotel for the delicious refreshments after the service and finally, to everyone who attended the funeral service and generously donated £1300 to be shared between Macmillan Cancer Support and Marie Curie.

HOUSTON - Norma and family would like to thank the many people who took the time to send cards and messages following the sad loss of Sinclair. Special thanks to Rev. D. Malcolm for the lovely service and to Dunnett's for their caring and professional arrangements. A big thank you to all the carers, the community nurses and everyone at the Riverbank Practice who supported Sinclair and the family. Finally, thank you to everyone for their generous donations which will be shared between the R.N.L.I. and the League of Friends, Dunbar Hospital.

BROOKE - Glenda and family (Janet, Susan, Karl, Neil, Beth, Jacob, Arran & Lewis) wish to acknowledge the many expressions of sympathy and gestures of kindness shown to them following their sad loss of Colin, husband, dad and grandad. Thank you to NHS Care at Home, Carr Gorm, district and palliative care nurses, Princes Street Surgery, Dunbar Hospital and Williamson's Chemist for their compassionate care, kindness and respect shown at all times during Colin's illness. A sincere thank you is extended to Dr Clark, Barbara Deighan, Shona Campbell, Shona Horton, Lynda Johns, Karen Mackay, Claire Mackay, Katie Mckinnon, Fiona Ross, Jill Sutherland and Wilma Wade for their comfort and support. Thank you to Buds 'n' Blooms for their beautiful flowers, to Rev David Malcolm for his lovely words and service and Clair Harper of Sinclair Funeral Directors for their dignified and fitting funeral arrangements. We have been touched and comforted by everyone around us at this time of sadness and loss.

DINWOODIE - The family would like to say a sincere thanks for the care and attention shown to Lily by staff at Caithness General Hospital, district nurses and Macmillan nurses. Very grateful thanks to relatives, friends and neighbours for all the many expressions of sympathy by visits, phone calls, letters, cards and flowers.

ANDERSON - The families of Stevie Anderson wish to wholeheartedly thank Linda Smith for her very thoughtful and comforting services. Sincere thanks to Sinclair Dunnett and his team for their caring and respectful handling of the funeral arrangements. Grateful thanks to the on call doctors at Caithness General Hospital,the community and Macmillan nurses and the Royal British Legion for the lovely refreshments. Finally, many thanks to everyone for their warm expressions of sympathy and kind donations to Stepping Stones and Kidney Cancer UK.

SUTHERLAND - Clair, Hazel, Donna and Gary would like to thank all family, friends and neighbours for the kind expressions of sympathy received following the sad loss of Kathleen (Kathy). A special thank you to all who came to pay their last respects at the service and graveside. A total of £386 was collected in aid of Chest Heart and Stroke.

MACGREGOR - The family would like to thank everyone for their kind expressions of sympathy shown in various ways for taking the time to send cards, phone calls, messages and baking following the sad loss of Frank. Grateful thanks to Rev. John Macphee and his wife Noela for a comforting service and their help and kindness. They would like to thank the Bignold Wing in Caithness General Hospital for their care and special thanks to the Town and County staff who were so helpful and could not do enough for the family; their caring was excellent. Thanks to all at Dunnett’s Funeral Directors for their guidance, support and professional handling of the funeral arrangements and the Seaview Hotel staff for their efficient handling of all refreshments following the funeral service. Finally, a thank you to everyone who attended the funeral service to pay their respects and whose kind donations of £1429.18 will be shared between the Macmillan (local) Fund and the Town and County Hospital.

GRANT - The family of the late Hugh Grant would like to thank family, friends and neighbours for the kind expressions of sympathy extended to them by the way of cards, telephone calls and visits on the sad loss of Hugh. Special thanks to Rev. Heather Stewart for her comforting service, George Dunnett Funeral Directors for their caring and professional approach to funeral arrangements, Dunbeath Surgery and Caithness General Hospital for their care and attention over the years, and finally, to the Bay Owl for the beautiful tea .

ALLAN - The Allan and MacDonald families would like to thank all friends and relations for their kind expressions of sympathy on the sad loss of their mam, Katie. Special thanks to Rev. David Malcolm for his comforting service, Karen and Sinclair at Dunnett's for all their help and the Pentland Hotel for the lovely tea. Not forgetting the exceptional kindness of the staff at Town and County, A&E at Caithness General and the ambulance service. Thanks to all who attended the service; the collection has been divided between the Town and County Hospital and St. Peter's and St. Andrew's Church.

FRASER - Stan and family would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for the many sympathy cards. Thanks to everybody for turning out in celebration of Jackie's life. Special thanks to Linda Smith of the Humanist Society for conducting the celebration and Sinclair's Rest Rooms, Macarthur Street, Wick, for their professional funeral arrangements. Many thanks to the Norseman Hotel for the refreshments after the service. Finally, a massive thank you to all for their generosity in donating £520 for Macmillan nurses, Wick.

SUTHERLAND - The family of the Margaret Sutherland (Murkle) wish to thank the Reverend Wendy Knott for her very thoughtful, personal and caring service at both the family home and crematorium in Inverness. Their thanks also goes to Mum's close circle of friends for their support along with the team at the Castletown Practice for all their compassionate attention over the years and the staff at Dunnett's for sensitivity at this difficult time. Finally, thank you to everyone for their warm expressions of sympathy and kind donations to Macmillan Cancer.

MACADIE - Nancy and family thank everyone for their kind words, cards and flowers following their loss of Alex. They will be forever grateful to the Riverbank GPs, staff, community nurses, the care at home and Eildon teams for the care given to Alex over the years. Their thanks to all at the Pentland View Care Home for the excellent care given to Alex and the support extended to his family. Sincere thanks to Sinclair Dunnett and his team for their respectful, caring and efficient handling of the funeral arrangements.