Obituaries

A beautiful church service was held in Colonsay Parish Church on Thursday, 4^th February, to give thanks for the life of a very special Colonsay lady, Mrs Peggy Clark. It was followed by the funeral, during which her devoted family laid her to rest in Kilchattan Cemetery, next to her husband, Angus, who had passed away in 2009.  There was a wonderful turnout for the much-loved Peggy, which included many of the close family and ...

It was with heartfelt regret that we said goodbye to Jean MacAllister last year. Jean was born in Hamilton on the 5th of December 1930 where she attended St John’s Grammar School and Hamilton Academy. She then went on to study at Glasgow School of Art from which she graduated in 1952 and moved on to undertake her teacher training in Jordanhill. Jean first came to Colonsay as a student to take up a job in the Hotel ...

We were all deeply saddened to hear of the passing of Peggy Clark. She passed away peacefully on the 28th of January.

A full piece on Peggy’s life will be featured in next month’s Corncrake.

It is with great regret that we record Angela’s passing, 1st June 2015, after some nineteen years as a much-loved and appreciated resident in Colonsay.  Angela was a constant source of surprise and inspiration, self-effacing to a remarkable degree yet a lady whose talents outshone the vast majority of people.  Angela was an acknowledged and published expert on the German Arthouse Movement (see her Appreciation of Edgar Reitz’ Heimat Films), played and actually built her own spinet (a form of ...

It was with great sadness that all who knew Betty Paton heard of her passing, 17th December.  Betty and Ian made their home at Maggie Thomson’s Cottage in the 1990s and played a very active part in the life of the community; even after they moved away they remained in touch with friends and neighbours and they retained a link with the island through the family property, Glebe Cottage.  Betty had been pre-deceased by Ian, but still visited Colonsay when ...