RAYMOND'S Funeral Service will be officiated by John Thompson.

RAYMOND passed away at Liverpool Hospital on Thursday 31st July 2008 at the age of 78 years. He was late of Minto.

Raymond Derek Cole was born on the 2nd January 1930 in Romford, England to Henry and Violet (nee Downes) Cole. He was one of 12 children. At the age of 23 years, RAYMOND married his sweetheart Kathleen "Molly" Goodrich in Ipswich, England. They had three children after his return from National Service, serving in Eygpt.

In 1967 RAYMOND and Molly, along with their 3 young children emigrated to Australia, and settled in Minto.

RAYMOND was a much loved husband to Molly and dear father and father in law to Christine and Tom, John and Linda, Lorraine and Peter (deceased). He was a proud grandfather of Sarah, Jay and Nik, Judson, David, Iain, Terri, Samantha and Scott and Sophie. RAYMOND will be very sadly missed by his brothers and sisters David, Ernie, Audrey, Pamela and Geoffrey and by all his family and friends here in Australia and England.

" May you always walk in sunshine
and God's love around you flow,
for the happiness you gave us,
no one will ever know.
It broke our hearts to lose you,
but you did not go alone,
a part of us went with you
the day God called you home...."