Acknowledgements

ALEXANDER Camilla and family sincerely thank everyone for the many kind expressions of sympathy extended to them by way of cards, flowers, baking and visits following the sad loss of our beloved mum and granny Camilla. Sincere thanks to Rev. Heather Stewart for such a comforting service, and to Barbara for the lovely music. Special thanks to all staff in Caithness General Hospital and the Town & County Hospital for their compassionate care of mum. Thank you to Clair Harper & Son for their efficient handling of funeral arrangements; to The Flower Patch for the beautiful flowers and to Mackays Hotel for refreshments. Finally, thanks to all who paid their last respects at the church and graveside and who gave so generously to the retiring collection which amounted to £800, to be distributed to local charities.

GRAY Phyllis and family sincerely thank everyone for the many kind expressions of sympathy extended to them by ways of cards, letters, flowers and visits following the sad loss of Harry, beloved husband, father, grandad and great-grandad. Sincere thanks to Rev. Linda Broadley for such a comforting service and to Ruth for the lovely music. Special thanks to all the staff at Caithness General Hospital and the Town & County Hospital for their compassionate care of Harry. Thank you to Clair Harper & Son, with special thanks to Dawn, for their efficient handling of the funeral arrangements; to Sandra at Flower Daze for the beautiful flowers and to the Mackays Hotel for refreshments. Finally, thanks to all who paid their last respects at the church and who gave so generously to the retiring collection which amounted to £1,310, to be distributed between RNLI (local) and the Town & County Hospital.

MASON Rhona expresses her sincere thanks to her wonderful family, friends, neighbours and ex-colleagues, of both of us, for the many kind expressions of sympathy by way of phone, e-mail, visits, flowers and cards following the recent sad loss of Leonard (Len), my loving husband. Grateful thanks to the staff of Wick General and Raigmore Hospitals, local medical and care support staff. Special thanks to Celebrant John Glen for the wonderful eulogy, and to Sinclair and the staff at Dunnetts Funeral Directors for their kindness and professionalism; the Pentland Hotel for the lovely catering and Buds 'n' Blooms for the beautiful floral tributes. Thanks to Meiklejohns's Taxi staff for their service and support, particularly over the past few months. Heartfelt thanks to all who travelled from near and far to pay their last respects to Leonard. £450 was kindly donated at the service for Pancreatic Cancer UK, with others donating directly to them; a good sum to help fight this terrible condition.

BLACK The family of the late Helen Black would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy. Thanks to all in Riverside House Care Home and Caithness General Hospital for the care given to mum. Sincere thanks to Rev. David Malcolm for his comforting service, Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their professional funeral arrangements and to the Ulbster Arms for the catering. Grateful thanks to all who paid their last respects and kindly donated to the collection in aid of Caithness Heart Support Group which amounted to £592.

HENDERSON James, William and families would like to thank relatives and friends for the kindness shown to them following the sad loss of their mum Margaret. Special thanks to Janet Easton-Berry for her caring and kind words during the celebration of Margaret's life. We would also like to thank Sanders and his team for their guidance and professional handling of all the arrangements, Helen and Mervin Hill for the refreshments following the funeral and The Flower Patch for the beautiful floral tributes. Thanks also to those who attended and helped us celebrate Mum's life and for all the donations received for Alzheimer's Scotland.

INRIG John, Suzanne and Trudie would like to thank everyone for all the kind thoughtful expression of sympathy following the sad loss of Joan, a much loved mum and mother-in-law. Thank you to the staff at Dunnett's Funeral Directors, especially Sinclair and Karen whose guidance, support and kindness was invaluable during this difficult time, to Sarah Wilkinson for the touching and personal service, Buds n Blooms for the beautiful flower arrangements and the Park Hotel for the lovey tea provided. Finally to all who paid their respects at the service and graveside and gave so generously £443 to Macmillan Cancer Support.

MACKENZIE (Dingwall). Liz and family wish to express their sincere thanks to all relatives, friends and neighbours for the many kind expressions of sympathy by way of cards, telephone calls, visits, flowers, meals and baking following the recent sad loss of Michael (Mick). Grateful thanks to the staff at Raigmore HDU and ward 5A, also Dingwall Medical Practice for the dedicated care to Mick, Pharmacist Claire Porter and her team at Boots Dingwall. Thanks also to all staff at John Fraser & Son of Lovat House, Dingwall for their kindness and support with the funeral arrangements.

BREMNER Norman, Lisa and family would like to thank relatives and friends near and far and neighbours for their support and messages of sympathy, cards, flowers and baking following the sad loss of Rosemary. Many thanks to Rev. Heather Stewart for her comforting service and kind words about Rosemary. To Sanders and team for the caring and professional handing of the arrangements. To Ellie and Murray of the Mackay's Hotel for the refreshments and to Jan Sutherland for beautiful floral arrangements. A special thank you must go to the Pearson Practise and all the Community and MacMillian Nurses and Alan and Pat McGee for all the help and professional support over the past six months. Finally thank you to all who attended the service and for your generous donations. The sum of £1000 was raised and will be donated to the Community and MacMillan Nurses (local).

MACKINTOSH The MacKintosh family would like to sincerely thank all family and friends for the many kind expressions of sympathy following the sad loss of Cathy. Special thanks to Reverend Lyall Rennie for his comforting service, to the staff at Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their professional service, The Halladale Inn for the lovely refreshments and Buds n Blooms for the beautiful floral arrangements. Finally, thank you to all who paid their last respects at the service. The collection of £769 has been donated to Children with Cancer UK.

DONN Karen, Stewart, Roy and Marion would like to say a sincere thank you to all family and friends for their support and kindness given to them at the very sad loss of their mum, Heather. A special thank you to those who travelled to pay their respects and for the moving words of love and comfort expressed by card, letters and phone calls. Thanks to Mr John Glen for his comforting service. Heartfelt thanks to our Macmillan Nurse Shirley, Sheona and the staff at the Princes Street Surgery, Pentland View Nursing Home and Dunnett Funeral Directors. Thanks to all who attended, who paid their respects and kindly donated to the collection in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support which amounted to £600,

GUNN Angela, Ronald and family would like to thank all relatives and friends for their kind expressions of sympathy following the sad loss of Mary. Sincere thanks to all staff at Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their care, support and professionalism, Buds 'n' Blooms for the beautiful flowers, John Glen for his comforting eulogy and also the Pentland Hotel for the catering. A special thanks to her carers and Chloe, her Macmillan Nurse, for their care and compassion. Thanks to all who paid their last respects and kindly donated £329 to the collection in aid of MacMillan Nurses.

FARQUHAR Fiona, Graeme and families wish to express their thanks to relatives, friends and neighbours for the many kind expressions of sympathy by way of cards, telephone calls, visits, flowers, meals and baking following their sad loss of their mum, mother-in-law, and granny, Margaret. Thanks to Rev. Linda Broadley for her comforting service and kind words and MacKays Hotel for the refreshments. Thank you to all the staff involved at Caithness General Hospital. Special thanks to Karen, Sinclair and staff at Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their help and professional handling of the funeral arrangements. Finally, thank you to everyone who paid their last respects at the church and graveside and kindly donated £500 in aid of the Systemic Therapies Unit, CGH and Caithness Rural Transport.

BUDGE Joyce, Stella, Marlene and families would like to thank everyone for all the kind and thoughtful expressions of sympathy following the sad loss of Alex, a much loved dad. Thank you to the staff at Dunnett's Funeral Directors, especially Sinclair and Karen, whose guidance, support and kindness was invaluable during this difficult time and the Rev. David Malcolm for his touching and personal service, the organist Fiona for her lovely and fitting music, to Buds 'n' Blooms for the beautiful flower arrangements and to the Royal British Legion for the lovely teas provided. Special thanks to the staff of Pentland View Nursing Home who supported and cared for Alex with so much compassion and tenderness. Finally, to all who paid their last respects at the church and graveside and gave so generously to Thurso Boys Brigade.

MANSON Rhona and family would like to thank everyone for the kind expressions of sympathy shown to them by the way of cards, flowers and phone call after the sad loss of George. Special thanks to Lyall Rennie for the comforting service, to Sinclair Dunnett for the professional funeral arrangements, to Sandra from Flowerday's for the beautiful flowers and to the British Legion for the excellent refreshments and hospitality. Finally thank you to all who attended the service and kindly donated the sum of £263.00 to Cancer Research UK.

MCLENNAN Catherine, Shonagh, Calum and family would like to thank everyone for their kindness and support following the very sad loss of Hamish. Thank you to all those involved in his care, for the wonderful supplies of food and baking, flowers and cards. Thank you to the staff from Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their care and guidance and to Sarah Wilkinson for the comforting ceremony, to Buds N Blooms for the beautiful flowers and to The Pentland Hotel for the catering. Thank you to all who were able to attend the ceremony. A sum of £1,500 was donated which will be shared between Caithness MacMillan nurses, Community nurses and Marie Curie nurses.

STEPHEN Frank, Aileen, Joanna and families would like to thank everyone for all the kind and thoughtful expressions of sympathy following their sad loss of Moira. The large number of cards showed the esteem that she was held in by all who knew her. Thank you to the Rev. David Malcolm for his very touching and personal service. Thanks to Sinclair Dunnet and all at Dunnet's Funeral Directors for their caring and professional support, to all at Buds 'n' Blooms for their beautiful floral arrangements and to the Pentland Hotel for the excellent teas provided. Special thanks to all at The Care at Home service and all those at Seaview House Care Home who supported and cared for Moira with so much compassion and tenderness. Grateful thanks to Annette, Gill, Heather and Wendy who showed what real friendship is by the way they supported Moira and her family throughout her illness. Finally, thanks to all who paid their respects at the service and graveside and gave so generously to Caithness RDA and the Seaview Care Home Residents Fund.

MANSON (Halkirk). Lynne and family wish to express their sincere thanks to all relatives, friends and neighbours for the many kind expressions of sympathy by way of cards, telephone calls, visits, flowers, meals and baking following the recent sad loss of Billy, a loving dad, father-in-law, grandad, brother and friend. Grateful thanks to the staff of the Care at Home team who cared and supported dad. Special thanks to the Rev. David Malcolm for his personal and comforting service; Sinclair and the staff at Dunnetts Funeral Directors for their kindness and professional handling of the funeral arrangements; to Alan Plowman for the beautiful tunes played on the pipes; the Ulbster Arms Hotel and KW Kitchen for the lovely refreshments and Buds N Blooms for creating the beautiful floral tributes. Finally, heartfelt thanks to all those who travelled from near and far to pay their last respects to Billy at the church and graveside and kindly donated £2,400 in aid of Cancer UK, Halkirk FC, Hakirk United FC and High Ormlie Hotspurs FC.

WATT William, Alice-Jane and Davina and families would like to thank everyone for their kindness and messages of support following the sad loss of their mother, Christine. The huge volume of cards, flowers, letters and baking demonstrated how much she was loved by family, friends and the public at large. The well attended funeral was indeed a celebration of Christine's life and the family would like to thank Rev. David Malcolm for his fitting and touching service. Special mention to Dr Pearson's surgery, Caithness General, Podiatry Department, District Nurses and Centred Carers for their dedication and compassion throughout. Thanks also to Karen and Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their care, guidance and attention to detail, Andrew Mackay and Norseman Hotel for lovely refreshments and Jan Sutherland for her beautiful floral arrangement. All in all Christine had a wonderful send off and we thank everyone for the part they played to make this possible and also for the generous donations received. The sum of £1,597 will be shared between Wick RNLI and local Macmillan Cancer Support Funds.

LATIMER Joyce, Alistair, Helen, Richard, Suzanne and families would like to sincerely thank everyone for all the kind and thoughtful expressions of sympathy following the sad loss of Christina, a loving mum, nana and great-nana. Sincere thanks to the Rev. David Malcolm for his compassionate and personal service, to all at Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their care, support and professionalism, to Buds 'n' Blooms for their beautiful floral arrangements and to the Royal British Legion for providing a lovely tea. A special thanks to the Community Nurses and Macmillan Nurses for their care and compassion whist caring for Christina. Finally, heartfelt thanks to all family and friends who paid their respects at the service and graveside and to those who generously donated £314.44 to local Macmillan Nurses.

MILLER Barbara, Willie, Margaret and Henry would like to thank everyone for their kindness following the sad loss of Alex. Sincere thanks to Rev. David Malcolm for his comforting service and to the organist Fiona Cameron. Also to Sinclair and staff of Dunnett's Funeral Directors for their dignified and professional services. Grateful thanks to all who travelled from near and far to pay their last respects.