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Details have been given for the funeral of well-known Llangollen resident Humphrey Gibson who died on April 24.
A close friend said: "The date is Thursday May 28, at 1.30pm in the main hall at the International Eisteddfod building off Abbey Road. All who knew Humphrey are most welcome.
"It will be a Quaker funeral, based in quiet reflection focussing on Humphrey, who he was and what he meant to us all. Anyone who feels moved to speak will be welcome to do so (briefly, in order to give as many people as possible the opportunity to do so), and in between each spoken contribution there will be a period of quiet reflection while we all take in what has been said.
"There is no need to decide in advance whether or not you are going to speak, you can see how you feel at the time. There will be people there of many different religious beliefs and none, and it will be inclusive.
"When it seems the right time (probably after about an hour, but flexible depending on whether there are still people wishing to speak) we will bring that part of the funeral to a close and everyone will be invited to share the food which will be served. I’m guessing that it will go on till about 5 o’clock though that is only a rough guess.
"Please circulate this information to anyone else you know who might wish to attend. We have are holding it in the Eisteddfod Hall so as to be able to accommodate everyone who wishes to be there - and we know Humphrey had a lot of friends!"
The actual cremation will be private, attended by close family and friends only.
* Humphrey's funeral appeared on llanblogger. See: https://llanblogger.blogspot.com/2026/04/well-known-llangollen-figure-humphrey_24.html
* See also, the separate tribute paid to Humphrey, who was a long-time volunteer with the festival, by the chairman of the Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, John Gambles at: https://llanblogger.blogspot.com/2026/04/eisteddfod-chairman-pays-tribute-to.html
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