Ray Ward, from Broadfield, died suddenly at home on October 15, aged 71.
He leaves his wife Peta and was the father of Nick and Lisa, father-in-law of Kelly and Dave, and grandad of Robin and Aya.
Ray was retired, but still worked as an aviation trainer. He was vice chairman of the Friends of British Bonsai Societies (FoBBS), chairman of The Friends of Broadfield Park, a governor at Seymour Primary, played for Grattons and Crawley Town bowls clubs and was a past captain of Cottesmore Golf Club (1998). The funeral service was held on Thursday, 30 October at the Surrey and Sussex Crematorium.
