RobertCARLTON77 of John Street, Oswaldtwistle passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Thursday, May 18 in Turfcote Nursing Home, Helmshore. The beloved husband of the late Miriam Carlton, and father to Emma and Nicholas, grandad to Josh and Jordan, brother to Janice, Angela and Carol, stepdad to Andrian, Roma and Gina and father-in-law to Carmen and Paul, uncle to many nieces and nephews. Robert hailed from Paisley, Glasgow and moved to Oswaldtwistle as a young man, where he fell deeply in love with Miriam. Robert worked for many years at Shopfitters on Rhyddings Street and moved on to work at McMurray’s Haulage as a driver until he retired. He was a fanatical supporter of Celtic FC, collecting most of Celtic’s football programmes, spanning back many decades and a huge fan of football in general. He was considered a gentleman to everyone who met him, and always had a smile on his face and a positive outlook on life. A thoughtful man who would do anything for his family and will be sadly missed by all who knew him. The funeral service will be held at Accrington Crematorium at 11.40am on Thursday, June 1. All welcome, please make any charitable donations to the Alzheimer’s Society, as family flowers only. All further enquiries Hyndburn Funeral Services, Queens Road, Accrington, tel 01254 233133.
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