Gemma Laine-Sparkes

A Service of Celebration for the life of Gemma Marinella Lainé-Sparkes (Sparky), much loved wife of Graham, who died at Les Bourgs Hospice, aged 40 years, was held at St Pierre Park Hotel, and was conducted by Annette Henry, Celebrant. The opening music was Iris by Goo Goo Dolls. Included in the service was the Poem, The Dash by Linda Ellis, Florence Sparkes, niece, sang The Climb by Miley Cyrus and the Eulogy was given by Annette Henry. The congregation were invited to sing along to, With a Little Help from my Friends and during a period of contemplation, accompanied by a photo montage, Everlong by Foo Fighters and Lift by Shannon Noll was played. The recessional music was Here without You by 3 Doors Down.

Mourners were: Graham Lainé-Sparkes, husband; Desirée and Derek Sparkes, mother and father; Andrew Sparkes, brother; Felix Sparkes, nephew; Florence Sparkes, niece; Beatrix Sparkes, niece; Beau Sparkes, nephew; and Lucy Seymour, sister-in-law; John Lainé, brother-in-law (also representing Tina (Dotty) Dorey and Davy Bowie); Elizabeth Lainé, mother-in-law (also representing Pat Duquemin); Peter and Janet Lainé;

Stephen and Louise Lainé (also representing Karen Lainé); Ian Lainé and Adelaide Lainé (also representing Helen Southwell); Nicola Bailey, cousin (also representing Celeste Parsons-Mahon, cousin, Geoff Parsons, uncle and Dominic Bailey); Christian Bailey; Ana Bailey; Alicia Bailey; Peter Parsons, cousin.

Also present were: Angela and Ross Paisley; Catia Goncalves (also representing Rick Goncalves, Steve Pickering and Nadine Ferguson); Michelle McDonnell and Chris McDonnell (also representing Michael McDonnell); Jenny Tasker (also representing former La Mare De Carteret Secondary School); Diane Davison; Michelle Wallbridge (also representing Mark Wallbridge, Amal Ettasse-Pipet and Sam Dray);

Matthew Bailey; Aaron De Garis; Dawn Taylor; Jenny Orme (also representing Geoff Orme); Viv Roussel (also representing Mick and Jan Taylor); Nicky, Kev, Archie and Libby Jehan (also representing Dave and Trish Torode, Geoff and Chris Jehan); Tracey Gardner (also representing Peter Roberts); Nicky Bachmann (also representing Bachmann Group); Rebecca Le Huray; Sharon Martel; Karen Cooney; Jacky Lowery;

Brad Page; Lisa Page; Gwen Le Prevost; Sean Slattery; Angela Ryan; Kim Kett (also representing Helen Munson, Tara Barlow, Julie Thomson, Linda Masterton and Jacqui Housely); Sharon Marquand (also representing Keith (Nobby) Marquand); Lucie Waylen (also representing friends and teachers from La Mare de Carteret Secondary School, Kelly Corbin, Hannah Henry, Debbie Barton, Andre and Alisha de Guérin, Andy de Guérin, Guernsey Sea Cadets, Emily Woodington and Melissa Mroch);

Lyndsay Simon (also representing Karen Simon, Vicky Ferbrache and Kristina Mollet); Claire Priaulx; Gavin and Claire Clark; Emma Wright (also representing Darrel Bertrand); Gail Kerr; Anna Slusarczyk; Maurice Julou (also representing Simon Julou); Lisa Williamson; Tanya Trebert (also representing Darren Le Tissier, Andy Phillips, Rob Pickford, Charlie Hunt and Tim Eggimann);

Ruth Stinton (also representing Neil Eccles, Paul Dallamore, Rick Robins, James Cox, Rick Gomes and Iain Stables); Barry Stinton; Josette Youlton; Chloe Fletcher; Tom Ogier; Tim Greenway; Jemma De Carteret; Tracey Walker (also representing Sam Walker, Courtney Phillips and Sarah Papadopoulou); Chelsea Bourgaize; Tracey Hards (also representing Ian Aylward); Jane Niles; Alison Morris; Sophie Griffiths; Mark Coutanche (also representing Wayne Coutanche); James Mroch; Byron McKenzie;

Rebecca Le Huray; Lorraine Henry (also representing Arman Sokhanvari, Charlie Rouget, Chrissi Guilbert, Gordon Irish, Karen Broughton, Paula Robinson, Chris Vincent, Emily Dawson, Chelsay Hurley, Amy Le Prevost, Simon Masterton, Kris Kalviss, Louise Tidd, Trish Mare, Darren Le Tissier, Mark Thomson, Mark Barnett, Theresa Makepeace, Lee Hubert, Paula Le Tissier, Mauricio Marques, Isle of Man Branch, Jersey Branch, Clare Carre, Guernsey Smile Centre, Chloe Duquemin, Philippa Nicolle, Brandon Henry and Andy Domaille);

Andy Orme; Tom Le Prevost; Naomi Hale (also representing Patrick Aboagye, Julie Kettlety and Lisa Newman); Aaron Simpson; Tracy Farrand; Kate Nicolle; Andrew Pender; Hazel Brown; Jason Rouget; Margaret Lucas; Tony Leach; Danielle Wadley (also representing Matt Wadley, Amelia Wadley and Mo Marques); Ashley and Becky Dye; Rupert Iles; Chris Rabey; Ross Cowdrey (also representing Vic Bailey); Emma Wright; Tracey Gardner; Sarah Whiteman; Tom Koshy; Georgia McAllister; Dawn Godfrey; Kevin Le Tissier;

Georgia McAllister (also representing Becky McAllister); Sally Perriam (also representing Pat Child, Anne Brouard, Pauline Telford, Margaret Cusack and Gill Ogier); Martyn Jehan and Jay Jehan (also representing Rebecca Mann); Richard Robert and Samantha Leaman; Linda Iles; PJ Wickenden and Lucy Sweet (also representing Peter and Janet Wickenden); Annie Knights (also representing Kevin Knights and Marcelle Bell); Michaela Northey (also representing Adrian Northey);

Chris Lewis; Kate Lewis and Rachel Lewis; Theresa and Jon Lenfestey (also representing Martin and Debbie Gaudion); Sara Hall; Jacques Le Gallez; Kate Falla; Sarah Gaudion (Woody); Eleisha Gettings, Ali Barnett, Chris Adkins, Laura Solway, Fleur Rowe (also representing Jamie De Carteret, Kay Moore, Jacqui Dorey, Akshay Chamilall, Hannah Page, Anne Lowe, Amanda Kenny, Emma Skillett, Octavio Catanho, Alice Digard, Jason Chan, Paula Martel, Ian Nicolle and Yvonne Gettings); Alison Le Page;

Emma and Stewart Ozanne; Ian Banneville (also representing Lee Corbet, Paul Sheward and David Sass); Lisa Mahy (also representing Richard and Sue Schofield, Australia); George Murphy; Kirsty Bougourd (also representing Dominique de Carteret); Karen and Terry Barber;

Lyndsey Lowe (also representing Nicole Lisle, Nicole Brehaut, Paul Regan, Aimee Dorey, Dave Webb, Ben Phillips, Paul Phillips, Tanya Phillips, Mike Collier, Patricia Stevlin, Sharon Pearce, Jean Medlen, Karen De Carteret, Berri Trimmer, Cheryl Lowe, Shani Platt, Natalie Dodd, Natasha Goubert, Mark Wallbridge and Liz Morellec); Julie McLaren (also representing June McLaren, Mac McLaren and Julie Marie-Ravan); Kay and Martyn Bougourd (also representing Dana Denning and Karly Bougourd);

Philomena Haddon (also representing Theresa Ferbrache and Anna Ducellier); Garry Jehan; Zoe Sexton (also representing Andrew Sexton); Samantha Stevens; Doreen Munroe (also representing Jan McKane and La Mare De Carteret School); Lynne McLagan; Sarah Burrows; Taz; Belinda Windsor (also representing Nick Windsor and Anna Malcolm); Peter Walsh (also representing Janet Walsh and Maggie’s);

Sammy McNaught (also representing Paul Ogier); Teresa Merrien; Lesley and Vince Aylward (also representing Jean Sparkes, Nicky Dewar, Martin Dewar, Julie Elmy and Matt Toussaint); Jake and Licinia Hervé; Soo and Robin Hutchinson; Alison and Dave Merifield; Lita Travers; Valeria Silva; Kyle Lawrence; Sarah Wong and Jonathan Guille (also representing Mike Still, Christian Boudin, Chris Rabey and Karen Broughton); Claire Purdue;

Carla Marley (also representing Tom Walters, Gail and Casey Girard, Annelies George and colleagues from Bank Julius Baer – Natasha Axworthy, Jon Morton, Chris Ahne, James Spittal, Sarah Thomson-Kennedy, Julie Marshman, Kim Forman, Nick Mahoney, Scott Bougourd, Anna Ducellier, Sarah Vecmane-Minier, Sonia Kirk Hamon, Simona Bachetti Mirghavameddin, Mel Cohu, Amanda Flouquet, Rebecca Ogier, Michael Rault, Samantha Oliver, Neil Eccles, Rick Robins, James Cox, Paul Dallamore, Mark Tostevin and Vik Danilane);

Lee Hulse; Kim Reece-Sheerin; Paul and Michelle Brehaut (also representing Brian and Kay Gallienne); Hannah Brehaut and Chloe Brehaut; Samantha Dean; Carol Dean; John Dean; Ali Corbet; Leanne Wakeham; Dr Claire Lane (also representing Tracy Ashplant and Island Health); Sally Jones and Shane Ward (also representing Lorraine Poynder); Katie Allisette; Janet Jones (Granny Janny); Stella Vile (also representing Dr Nicola Brink); Noelle Murphy; Steve Duckworth (also representing Lucy Smith);

Emma Aitken; Karina Kreice; Chantal Green (also representing Sandra and David Green); Jon Loaring (also representing Olivia and Charlie Loaring); Marie-Claire Masterton; Carol Rafferty; Sam Gill; Shannon Murphy; Nikki Copperwaite; Clare Stone (also representing Shaun Kelling and Sean Renouf); Liz Bramley; Lynsey Chick; Jessica Quittenden (also representing Michael Quittenden); Brett Benford;

Linda Tostevin (also representing Matt Mollet); Sarah Ozanne (also representing Annette Chutter and Mike Clayton); Lana Bougourd; Steve Hamon (also representing Butterfield Bank, Marc McGrath and Deborah Bates); Rachel Adams; Kirsty Guymer (also representing Cassie Gallienne); Rachel Shell; Emma Gallienne; Jo Luce; Darren West; Ellen Butler; Claudia Medhurst (also representing Judy Dyke);

Lawson Pipet and Sonia Hewitt (also representing Martyn Pipet, Donna Pipet, Debbie Hamon and Chris Hamon); Emma and Catherine Gauvain; James Torode; Shayne Mills; Sophie van der Kammen; Peter Van Der Schagt; Laura Wolfe Mauger; Caroline Crisell; Charles Evans; Rebecca and Jason Blampied; Jay Allen (also representing Kerrie Brush); Ali Finigan (also representing Sadie Podmore); Karl and Jo Pedersen;

Lyna Claire Linzzie Guilbert; Lisa Vidamour (also representing Steve Vidamour, Stephanie Whitwam, Donna Harvey, Chantelle de Garis and Vicky Sargent); Kim Forman (also representing Kayleigh Hood and Stephanie Le Tissier); Christine Chandler (also representing John Chandler); Dave Collins;

Geoff Riou and Charlotte Trigwell (also representing Cameron Riou and Freya Riou); Kenieta Domaille (also representing Melissa Campbell of Situations Recruitment, Wayne Topley, Kietta Queripel, Virginia Alooba, Carrie Jones, Vicky Trench, Joanne Dalton, Luisa Chiappa-Sarre, Tracey Bougourd and Julie Le Brun); Jo Jehan; Rachael Falla; Charlotte Calder (also representing Colin Calder, Diane Barrow and David Barrow);

Dean Lesbirel; Paul and Cathy Freeman (also representing Penelope Freeman); Sarah Le Pelley; Danielle Leadbeater (also representing Katie Sarre); Julie Barsby (also representing Dave Barsby); Alina Salceanu; Montana Sandez; Tracey Hutchins; Richard De La Mare; Steve Knight; Shanine Torode (also representing Justin Gibney); Marie Le Prevost; Yen Sek; Vera Falla; Ingus Vainobis;

Sonya Zabiela (also representing Wendy Luce, New Zealand); Adam Falla; Henry Hulme (also representing Nicki Bessin); Jodie Degnen (also representing Rhian Williams, Victoria Davenport, Sarah Robins, Nick and Nina Degnen); Sally Chaddock; Lucille Wilson (also representing Debra and Kevin Butt and family); Andrea Sarchett-Luff (also representing Adrian Sarchett);

Nigel Moullin (also representing Alison Moullin and Jonathan Matthews); Camille Pham (also representing Vuong Quoc Pham and Jasmine Pham); Michelle Drysdale (also representing Ceri Drysdale, Joanna Luff and Debbie Townsend); Elena Cook; Bobbie Odoli; Steve Batiste; Mimi and John House; Sylvia Colley; Peter Buck (also representing Sam Le Marquand); Mark Renouf; Teresa Allez; JP Wickenden and Gemma Pols;

Chris Campbell; Claire Packman (also representing Jayne Robilliard and Zoe Jones); Sarah Le Gallez (also representing Simon Ward); Sarah Beatty (also representing Derek Beatty); Ines Moreira; Andre Moreira; Liana Gliga; Kay Davidson; Hollie Sebire; Sophie Lorence (also representing Les Bourgs Hospice); John and Rachael McLoughlin;

Greg and Liz Robert (also representing John and Maria Tostevin); James Briggs (also representing Ilze Briggs and Thor Briggs); Colin and Kate Collenette (also representing family, Barry and Priscilla Seymour and David Collenette); Cathy and Paul Best; Sharon Orme (also representing Good Rebel and Rebellion Pizza); Matthew Skomerski; Cajo Tavares; Russell Colley (also representing Verity Loughlin and Charlotte Calder);

Philippa Ellyatt; Carl Gleeson; Tom Liddle (also representing June Liddle and Andy Liddle); Laura Clayton (also representing Emma Clayton, Mike Huston and Tamsyn Huston); Harriette Le Page; Martha Stirit and Benoit Alibert.

Not present but wishing to be represented: Jo Chantry and Steve Burt.

Donations in lieu of flowers were to be sent to Les Bourgs Hospice, Rue du Tertre, St Andrews, GY6 8SF.

The arrangements were by Martels Funeral Services Ltd. with Paul Bougourd supervising.