Roger Barnes

Roger Barnes of Shelley Drive, Baxenden, died suddenly but peacefully at home surrounded by his loving family on Monday 13^th June 2016, aged 65 years.

Roger spent most of his working life as a flour milling engineer, a job which he held and loved for over 30 years up until his retirement in 2015. Over time Roger became quite an expert in the building and fixing of the milling machinery, he would spend much of his time working away from home, travelling the length and breadth of Britain and also across the world to countries such as Nigeria, Spain, South Africa and Greece.

In his spare time he enjoyed socialising and going out with family and friends, he also took time to relax by having family holidays to a small fishing village in Majorca, as well as holidays to Maderia and the Algarve.

Roger leaves behind his dearly loved wife Jennifer, his much loved son Robert and his partner Emily, his treasured grandson Jenson, his dear sister Jackie and brother in law Pete, his dear in laws Barbara, Deborah, Jane and Billy, Peter and Barbara, his dear mother in law Irene and step father Derek, also his many nephews and nieces Becca, Will, Matthew, Daniel, Sarah, John, Phillip Vicky and his great nephews Ethan, Noah and Scott.

He will be sadly missed by all his loving family and friends in Baxenden and Wellingborough.

Roger’s funeral service will take place at 1.40pm on Tuesday 21^st June 2016 at Accrington Crematorium.  Family flowers only please but donations are welcomed in memory of Roger for the British Heart Foundation, further enquires please to Barton & Hallworth Funeral Service, The Old Foxhill, 136 Union Road, Oswaldtwistle. Tel: 01254 390542.