A big Romany Gypsy funeral was held in honour of family-man Brian Hobbs from St Helier. 

A horse drawn carriage led the cortege from the family home in Love Lane to Garth Road cemetery on Tuesday afternoon.

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Friends and family paid tribute by leaving flowers which were placed on a trailer following the cortege.

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Daughter, Adele Gregory, said: “In loving memory of a gentleman my Farth – a great man, a proud man, a fighter who battled to the end, who will be missed and forever loved by us all.

“His words: ‘If you live by love and loyalty and respect you have the recipe for a happy life. The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy’.

“There is a hole in our hearts in the shape of him a true gent a loving husband, father and grandfather who has definitely left a legacy of love and loyalty behind him.

“A man whom will never be forgotten sleep my Farth in perfect peace, God bless.”

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Mrs Gregory recently appealed for help after losing an iPod in Cheam containing precious memories of her father.

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"Gentleman" Brian David Hobbs

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Family members place flowers on the trailer

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