Acknowledgements

CAMPBELL - The Campbell family would like to thank everyone for all the kind messages of sympathy on the recent loss of our beloved Roddy (Roddy The Fencer). Thank you to the doctors and nursing staff on Ward 6C Raigmore Hospital and to Dr McKenna and Dr Fletcher of Dingwall Medical Group for their care. Special thanks to the staff at John Fraser & Son, Lovat House, Dingwall for their excellent care and compassion with the funeral arrangements. A very special thank you to Robert McNaughton for his uplifting and fitting tribute to Roddy.

FRASER - (Conon Bridge). Laura, Abigail and Josh would like to thank most sincerely all relatives, friends, neighbours and work colleagues for the kind expressions of sympathy, love and prayerful support received following their sad loss of Malcolm. Grateful thanks to doctors and nurses at Dingwall Health Centre and The Highland Hospice, Inverness for their loving care and support. Heartfelt thanks to the Rev. Angus Macrae for his pastoral care and very uplifting and comforting service along with all at Dingwall Free Church for their love and kindness. Thanks are also expressed for the kind donations to the Highland Hospice and Diabetes UK amounting to £1750.

MacPHERSON - Margaret and family would like to thank all relatives, neighbours and friends for the sympathy and support following the sad loss of Cecil. Special thanks to all staff at Ward 6C Raigmore, all staff at Strathallan Care Home and Dr Fletcher and all staff at Dingwall Medical Centre for their care and attention. Grateful thanks to Rev. Bruce Dempsey for his comforting service. Sincere thanks to D. Gunn Funeral Directors for their dignified and professional attention. Finally, thanks to all those who travelled from near and far to pay their last respects and whose kind generosity raised £420 for Cancer Research.

HARVEY - (nee Mitchell). Adrian, Scott, Anthony and Rognvald sincerely thank all family and friends for their kind expressions of sympathy and love following the sad loss of Valerie. Special thanks to the members of Turriff Running Club and Aberdeenshire Ambulance service for their kindness and care. Grateful thanks to Rev. K.D. MacLeod for his support and comforting service, to Dougie MacKenzie and his team for their compassion and attention to the funeral details and to the Kincraig Castle Hotel for the wonderful welcome and refreshments. Heartfelt thanks to all who came to pay their respects – it was greatly appreciated and also for the many donations in Valerie's memory, a sum of £1479 has been split between the Royal National Lifeboat Institution and the British Heart Foundation.

CAMPBELL - The Campbell family would like to thank everyone for all the kind messages of sympathy on the recent loss of our beloved Roddy (Roddy the fencer). Thank you to the doctors and nursing staff on Ward 6C at Raigmore Hospital ad to Dr Mckenna and Dr Fletcher of Dingwall Medical Group for their care. Special thanks to the staff at John Fraser & Son at Lovat House, Dingwall for their excellent care and compassion with funeral arrangements. A very special thank you to Robert McNaughton for his uplifting and fitting tribute to Roddy.

ROSS - The family of the late John Ross (Sconner) would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for the sympathy shown to them following their recent sad loss. Special thanks to all doctors, nurses and staff of the Sutor Ward, Invergordon County Community Hospital for their care and support. Grateful thanks to Rev. K. D. Macleod for his personal service, to D. Chisholm & Sons for their funeral guidance and to the Marine Hotel, Invergordon for the catering. Finally, thanks to all those who paid their last respects at the church and graveside and to those who kindly donated towards the Sutor Ward, Invergordon County Community Hospital, raising £219.34 in his memory.

WATT - (Strathpeffer). Elma and family would like to offer their heartfelt thanks to all relatives, friends and neighbours for cards, flowers, comfort and sympathy extended to them at this very sad time following the recent sad loss of Jock. Special thanks to all those who joined us at Strathpeffer Church of Scotland to celebrate Jock's life. Sincere thanks to Rev. Ivan Warwick for conducting a warm and personal service and, to funeral director, Alasdair Rhind and his team for handling the arrangements with grace and efficiency. Sincere thanks to Graham Munro, Norman McCandlish, Mike Stainke, Ian Murray and Bryan Beattie for sharing their poignant memories of Jock. A big thank you to organist Hamish Menzies and to pipers Duncan Macgillivary and Alison Sinclair for their stirring renditions of 'Farewell to Feis Rois' and 'Jock Watt's March'', Dr Millar for his continued support throughout Jock's illness and The Ben Wyvis Hotel for providing an excellent venue after the service. Thank you for donations received which will go to The League of Friends of Raigmore Hospital, Dingwall Medical Practice and The Ambulance Service.

McNAUGHTON - (Fearn / Inverness). The family of the late James McNaughton would like to thank relatives and friends for cards, flowers and the sympathy extended to them for their sad loss. We would like to thank Dr Wathmoug, Eilidh and the staff of Meallmore Lodge for their care and compassion. Thanks also to Rev. Ivan Warwick and the Rev. Hanneke Janse Van Vuren and to John Fraser & Son, Chapel Street, Inverness for their excellent funeral arrangements.

MACKAY - (Tain). The family would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for their kind expressions of sympathy and love received in so many ways following their recent sad loss of Rose. Thanks to Rev. Andrew Fothergill for his comforting service. Grateful thanks to all at Tain and District Medical Practice along with Invergordon Community Hospital, local home carers and Elaine for their kind care and support. Thanks also to Alasdair Rhind for his sensitive eulogy and caring funeral arrangements; to Laura at Greens Restaurant for the lovely catering and to all who paid their last respects at the church and graveside. A final thank you for the kind donations to The Highland Hospice which amounted to £406.20.

ROBERTSON - (Invergordon). Eileen, Colin and family would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for the kind expressions of sympathy shown following the sad and sudden loss of Alistair (Ali). Grateful thanks to Rev. K. D. Macleod and Andrew Fothergill for the comforting service, Duncan McGillivray for his piping and the Station Hotel, Alness for refreshments. Special thanks to Sarah, Mairi and David of Mairi Russell Undertakers for their kindness and professionalism. A collection for the local Air Ambulance service raised £305.

MACRAE - Jeannie, David, Allyson, Kevin and families, would like to convey their sincere and heartfelt thanks to all relatives, friends and neighbours for their expressions of sympathy by way of cards, visits, phone calls and flowers, following the passing of their beloved Alec. Special thanks to D. Gunn Funeral Directors for their courtesy, professionalism and care and to Donnie MacRae, Gairloch, for his comforting service at both the church and graveside and to all those who paid their respects to Alec on the day. Donations received to the sum of £600 have been forwarded to the Beauly Community Nurses. "Our loss is Heaven's gain".

ZAGORSKI - (Invergordon). The family of the late Nancy Zagorski would like to thank all family and friends for the kind expressions of sympathy following the loss of their 'mam' Nancy. We would like to thank David at Mairi Russell Funeral Services for all his guidance and support during this sad time. Also the doctors at Robertson Health Centre who cared for Nancy over the years. Thank you to Rev. K. D. MacLeod for his kind and comforting service. We would also like to give a special thanks to Lorna and all the wonderful staff at Castle Gardens Nursing Home in Invergordon, who looked after Nancy for the past 11 years, you were a second family to our 'mam' and we will never forget all the kindness, care and attention you gave her. Thank you all once again.

MATHESON - The family of the late John MacDonald Matheson (Jackie) wish to extend their sincerest thanks to all relatives, friends and neighbours for the many messages of sympathy and support extended to them following their recent sad loss. Special thanks to all doctors, nurses and staff of Ward 4C, Raigmore Hospital for their care and kindness. Sincere thanks to Rev. Paul W. Mclaughlin for his comforting service, to John Munro and D. Chisholm & Sons for their professional funeral guidance and to the Fortrose & Rosemarkie Golf Club for the catering. Finally, thanks to all those who attended the service to pay their last respects to Jackie.

BROWN - Maurice and family of the late Anne Brown wish to extend their sincerest thanks to all relatives, friends and neighbours for the sympathy and support extended to them following their recent loss. Special thanks to all at Fortrose Medical Practice, Ward 6C, Raigmore Hospital and the Scottish Ambulance Service for their kindness and care. Finally, sincere thanks to John Munro and D. Chisholm & Sons for their professional funeral guidance.

BOYD - (Maryburgh). Alan and Jill Boyd and family would like to express their sincere thanks to all relatives, friends and neighbours for the kind expressions of sympathy and flowers during their recent sad loss. They also wish to thank the doctors and nursing staff of the I.C.U. Raigmore Hospital for their exceptional care. Special thanks to Mr Halde Pottinger for his uplifting service. Finally, thank you to John Fraser & Son, Lovat House, High Street, Dingwall, especially Sarah Maclean, for their exemplary care and compassion with the funeral arrangements.

STIRLING - Josie and family wish to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for the many kind expressions of sympathy shown to them following the recent sudden loss of John. Grateful thanks to the Scottish Ambulance Service and to all staff at Intensive Care Unit, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness for their professionalism, care and compassion. Thank you to the Rev. Stephen Macdonald for his uplifting and moving service, to all staff at Donnie Gunn Funeral Directors for their help and guidance and to Drumossie Hotel for the catering. Finally, thanks to all those who attended Inverness crematorium to pay their last respects and who donated towards ICU, Raigmore Hospital and Chest, Heart and Stroke Scotland, raising over £1300.

SINCLAIR - (Muir of Ord). The family of the late Iain Angus Sinclair would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours most sincerely for the many cards, flowers, phone calls, visits and for all the kind messages of sympathy extended to them following the sad loss of Iain. Special thanks to Rev. Scott Polworth for his uplifting eulogy and comforting service at the crematorium, to Mairi Russell Funeral Services for the kind support professional and caring funeral arrangements. Many thanks to all who attended the service at the crematorium and generously donated £551 to Beechwood, Inverness.

BOLGER - (Tain). Andrew and Kenneth are grateful for the expressions of sympathy received following the death of their mother, Ella. Thanks to Dr Sandy Gordon and the care team in Tain and the superb staff at the Highland Hospice. We are particularly thankful for the support given to Ella in recent months by Andy Bethell, Motor Neurone disease specialist nurse, and Kerry Munro of Helping Hands. John Fraser & Son, Chapel Street, Inverness organised the cremation flawlessly and Humanist Society celebrant Laura Gillespie created and conducted an appropriately personalised ceremony.

MACLEOD - The family of the late J. D. Macleod (Ian Don) would like to thank relatives, neighbours and friends for cards, flowers and sympathy shown to them on their loss. Grateful thanks to doctors at the Dingwall Medical Group, Highland Hospice and Ross Memorial Hospital for caring nursing. Thanks also to the Rev. K. D. Macleod for his comforting service and to Mr J. Murray (Donnie Gunn Funeral Directors) for guidance and efficient funeral arrangements.

ROSS - (Portmahomack). Andrea and the family of the late Catherine would like to thank all relatives, friends and neighbours for the kind expressions of sympathy and love received in so many ways following their sad loss. Heartfelt thanks to all the staff at The Meadows Nursing Home, Dornoch for their kind care and support and to Rev. John MacLeod for his comforting service. Grateful thanks are also expressed to Alasdair Rhind Funeral Directors for their professional arrangements and to all who joined with us at the church and graveside to pay their last respects. Thanks are also expressed for the kind donations for The Meadows Nursing Home, Dornoch which amounted to £800.00.