Nub News wants to pay tribute to the local people who have made Axminster such a warm and caring community.

So, we have joined with respected funeral directors W. G. Potter and J.F. Clarke & Son to offer our pages as a dignified platform for your obituaries and death notices.

Our announcements include details of funeral services and how memorial donations can be made. They also tell the people of Axminster where they can offer personal prayers and tributes.

When you are bereaved, we know how important it is for you to have a sensitive and secure place to tell friends and relatives that your loved one has passed away.

We hope Nub News – at the heart of your community – is able to help.

The latest Axminster obituaries

MOORE, MARGARET

Margaret Anne 'Marg' passed away peacefully in hospital on January 9 2022, aged 80 years. Formerly of Crabbs Cross, Redditch. Irreplaceable love of Vaunda and much loved by her Jack Russell, Muffin.

HARRIS, PHYLLIS

Phyllis May passed away peacefully at Elmwood Residential Home on January 15 2022, aged 89 years. Much loved sister of Rosemary and Hilda. Greatly missed aunt, great aunt and great great aunt. 

Donations can be made to Elmwood Residential Home online at funeraldirectors.uk.com or sent c/o W. G. Potter, William Potter House, 5 West Street, Axminster, EX13 5NX.

REED, HAZEL

Hazel Grace passed away peacefully on January 28 2022, aged 98 years. A dearly loved mum to Laurance and Rodney and will be sadly missed by all her family and friends.

Donations can be made to St Giles Church, Kilmington, c/o JF Clarke & Son, Lyme Road, Axminster, EX13 5BE.

COCHRANE, MARION MBE

Marion was a practising Christian, dedicating her life to her family, the church and to people with leprosy in India, Bangladesh and Nepal – among the poorest and most marginalised people on earth. Her amazing achievements on their behalf, together with her husband Ian Cochrane, are proudly commemorated by her family.

One of their great achievements was increasingly to integrate the treatment of leprosy into mainstream health care rather than being a stigmatised, 'untouchable' disease. They were both awarded MBEs at Buckingham Palace in 1993 in recognition of this.

Thanksgiving service at The Beacon Baptist Church, Kilmington, on Saturday, February 19 at 11am – all are welcome and donations can be made to The Leprosy Mission and Nepal Leprosy Trust.

For full details on all the above and the latest death notices and obituaries from the Axminster area, visit our Obituaries page.