Jayne Prior Funeral Directors

27/01/2026

26/01/2026

DOROTHY STRONG (NEE MAJOR)
(Grangetown, formerly Blackhall)

Passed peacefully on 15th January with her family by her side,
aged 80 years.

Beloved wife of the late Sid (Brian), devoted sister to Marlene
and the late Sheila, Derek, George and Thomas. Loving mother
to Anthony, Michael & Philip. Doting nana and great-nana.
Much missed family member and friend to many.

"Rest in Peace"

Family and friends please meet for service at Sunderland
Crematorium on Thursday 12th February at 1pm.

Family flowers only please with donations in lieu on the day if
desired to the PDSA.

There is also an invitation to join the family after the service at
The Alexandra.

All enquiries to Jayne Prior Funeral Directors, 218 Chester Road,
Sunderland, SR4 7HR. Tel. (0191) 500 9430.

14/01/2026

JEFFREY SMITH RODGERS
DURHAM, FORMERLY SUNDERLAND.

Passed away peacefully in hospital in the arms of his loving husband Paul.

A very special friend of Lynda and Rosemary. and all who knew Jeff.

A very big thank you to Kirsty and Dave for all of your help with sorting out all of the paperwork, I could not have done this without your support.

Family and friends please meet for service at St. Andrews Church, Roker on Wednesday January 28th at 12 noon. Followed by burial at Mere Knolls Cemetery at 1pm. All welcome afterwards for refreshments to The Barnes, Sunderland.

Will be deeply missed by his fur babies Coby and Amber.

Loved now and forever, and will always be in our hearts ###.

Any enquiries to Jayne Prior Funeral Directors, 218 Chester Road, Sunderland SR4 7HR. Tel 0191 5009430

31/12/2025

PAUL HENLEY
JARROW

Passed away peacefully on December 22nd aged 69 years.
An adored Husband of Bernie.
Loving Son of the Late Mary and Gerard.
A Treasured Dad of Kerry, Claire, Emma, Amy, Ashleigh, Danielle and Paul.

A Cherished Granda of Megan, Nadine, Tia, Faith, Sydney, Kobe, Romey, Nate and Kleo.

A much loved Great Granda of Zach, Zaine and Finn.

Also a dear Brother, Brother in law, Father in law, Uncle and Friend of many.

Family and friends please meet for service at South Shields Crematorium on Tuesday January 13th at 2pm.

Family flowers only please, donations if so desired to The Stroke Unit Sunderland Royal Hospital.

All welcome afterwards for refreshments to the Greyhound to celebrate Paul’s life.

Loved and remembered always and forever in our hearts ###

Any enquiries to Jayne Prior Funeral Directors 249 Victoria Road East, Hebburn, Tel 0191 4060012

30/12/2025

ALBERT DAVISON
Jarrow

Passed away peacefully at home with his loving family by his side on December 21st, aged 74 years.

A much loved partner of Joy. A doting Dad of Kelly, special Stepdad, Step Granda, Uncle and friend of many.

Family and friends please meet for service at South Shields crematorium on Monday 12th of January at 2pm.

Family flowers only please,
donations if so desired to guide dogs for the blind. 

All welcome afterwards for refreshments to the Alberta social club Jarrow.

Will be forever in our hearts xx

Any enquiries to Jayne Prior Funeral Directors, 249 Victoria Road East, Hebburn, NE31 1YE
0191 4060012

22/12/2025

As part of our latest Light a Candle campaign, we’ve shared virtual memorial candles to help honour loved ones around the Christmas period. Thank you to everyone who created a memorial candle.
Here are the remaining memorial candles that were submitted. Keep a look out for the next opportunity to Light a Candle.

21/12/2025

Thank you so much to everyone who has submitted a memorial candle so far.

Light a Candle will come to a close today (Sunday 21 December). Candles submitted before 5pm today will be shared on our page on Monday 22 of December.

https://gbnf.online/322599

19/12/2025

We’d like to thank everyone who’s created a virtual candle for their loved one so far.
If you’d like to submit a candle for a loved one, you can do so by clicking the link below.
https://gbnf.online/322599

17/12/2025

We’d like to thank everyone who’s created a virtual candle for their loved one so far.
If you’d like to submit a candle for a loved one, you can do so by clicking the link below.

https://gbnf.online/322599

15/12/2025

JULIE HENDERSON
JARROW

Passed away peacefully after a long illness on December 10th aged 52 years.

A much loved Daughter of Veronica and Peter.
Devoted Mam of Lenin.
Loving partner of John.
A caring Sister of Peter and partner Lindsay. Josh, Jack and Jamie.
Also a special Auntie of Nathan, Harvey and Hunter.

At families request a private service will be held in memory of Julie.

There is an invitation for friends of Julie to join the family for refreshments at the Longship in Hebburn on Tuesday December 30th from 5pm onwards.

Will be loved and remembered always ###

Any enquiries to Jayne Prior Funeral Directors, 249 Victoria Road East, Hebburn.
Tel 0191 4060012

15/12/2025

As the year draws to a close, it’s common to think of the people who are special to us – especially those we've lost. That’s why we’ve chosen to take part in Light a Candle.

From 15 to 21 December we’ll be posting digital candles in memory of those who can’t be with us during the festive season. If you’d like to create a virtual candle, please click the following link where you can choose a design and write a short message to a loved one.

There's no cost for you or your family to get involved and create an online memorial.
We’ll share your candles on our page.
https://gbnf.online/322599