HEPPONSTALL - SPEARHAM STANLEY (SPEARY) Loving husband of Madge (nee Morgan) (Aust), son of late Vivian Stanley and of late Dorothy Stella (nee Van Twest), ever loving father and father-in-law of Deborah and Gerald Junkeer (Aust), Dalharine and Medrick Halliday (Aust), Rebecca and of late Carl Rodrigo, Radcliffe and Savithrie (Aust), Cheryl (Aust) and Samitha Cooray, Melanie and Harold Perera, Tania and Leslie Alexander (Aust), grandchildren & great-grandchildren, loving brother of late Sheila Hepponstall, late Dagmar Pietersz, late Rajah, Dorothy Jayatillake, Mavis Morgan (Aust), late Iris Tanner, Milroy (Aust), Ivor and late Shirle, passed away in Melbourne, Australia on the 24th December, 2007. Funeral arrangements will be notified later. 8, Surrey Road, South Yarra, VIC, 3141, Australia. (Tel: 03 98277407 - Mob: 0437661680).

JAYAWARDENA - EDMUND (Formerly of Mercantile Bank), loving husband of Roslin, father of Lakshman (Canada) and Sydney (Australia), father-in-law of Shakila and Veera, loving grandfather of Tarini and Roshni, expired. The remains will lie at Jayaratne Funeral Parlour on 26th. Cremation on the 26th at the General Cemetery Borella at 5 p.m.

PARANAVITHANA - KAMANI Beloved wife of Jayantha Paranavithana (President’s Office), loving mother of Chanaka (MAS Holdings) and Iranthi (Hatton National Bank), loving sister of Sarath, Lalith, Shirani and Dishna, expired. Funeral at 5.00 p.m. on Wednesday 26 December at Mount Lavinia Public Cemetery. Cortege leaves residence at 4.00 p.m. 37, Samudrasanna Road, Mount Lavinia.

PERERA - CHITHRA Beloved wife of E.O. Perera of Anuradhapura, mother of Mahesh (UK), Ajith (UK), Dayan (USA), Champika and Inoka, mother-in-law of Samantha (UK), Corinne (UK), Hemamali (USA), Nissanka (Ashok Hotel) and Kasun (DSI), expired. Cortege leaves residence for cremation at the General Cemetery, Anuradhapura on Wednesday 26th December 2007 at 1.00 p.m. 393/9, Lake Road, Stage 1, Anuradhapura.

PERERA - CLYDE HILDRED - Wife of late Felix Perera, dearly beloved mother of June, beloved mother-in-law of Srilal (formerly Standard Chartered Bank), sister of Lilian, Lesley, Gladys and Mary, sister-in-law of late Anesley, Terese, and late Lambert, grandmother of Srimini Hiranya and Shavinika, expired. Cortege leaves residence on 26th December at 3.30 p.m. for burial at St. Francis Sales Church Burial Ground Dalugama. 19/22, Eksath Mawatha, Mahara, Kadawatha.

RATNAYAKE - LILANI (JAYASEKARA) Beloved wife of B.J. Ratnayake (Eveready Battery / Phoenix Mouldings), loving mother of Buddhi, Isuru and Umanga, mother-in-law of Sashi and Anuradha, sister of Nimal, Wasantha, late Jayantha, Lalith, Yamuna and Chapa, sister-in-law of Mangala, Colvin, late Parakrama, Wasantha, Rajapaksha and Asoka, expired. The funeral will take place on Wednesday 26th at 4.00 p.m. at Kotikawatta Public Cemetery. Cortege will leave residence at 3.00 p.m. 192/3, Sri Sumana Mawatha, Kelanimulla, Angoda.

SUBRAMANIAM THURAISINGHAM (Retired Posts and Telecommunications, Department), loving son of late Mr Subramaniam, late Pakiyam, son-in-law of late Thirunavukarasu (Surveyor) and late Sethunayaki, loving husband of Sivambikai (Gowri) and loving father of Dharani, Saradha, Shyamala, father-in-law of Senthilkumar, Jenakumaran and Umesh and grandfather of Arushna, Aishvini, Akshaya, Adhikeerthan, Saumya, Medha, Koushika, Suwasthika, brother-in-law of Shivapadasundaram (UK), late Kanagasabai, late Sivanesan, Sivanandavally (UK), Sivaganam (retired Fisheries Dept.), Sivasundari (Teacher). His remains will be at 41, Vaverset Place, Colombo 6 from 26/12/07 and leaves at 12.30 p.m. on 27/12/07. Cremation at General Cemetery Kanatte (Hindu Section)