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The obituary notice of Richard William HAMBLING

Cheltenham, 11/06/1943 - 11/09/2026 (Age 83) | Published in: Gloucester Citizen, Gloucestershire Echo. Notable areas: Gloucester

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Richard WilliamHAMBLINGDied peacefully at St Faith's Care Home on Friday 11th September, aged 83 years. Beloved husband to Shirley, father to Martin, Jason and Kathryn, father-in-law, Bamps and friend to many.

A funeral service will be held on Thursday 8th October 2026 at 11am at Cheltenham Crematorium in the Oak Chapel.

Family flowers only. Donations, if desired, to be made in Rick's memory to benefit The Big Space Cancer Appeal either on their website or through Rick's tribute page: https://richard-hambling.muchloved.com/


All enquiries C/O The Cooperative Funeralcare, Grosvenor House, 72 Lansdown Road, Cheltenham, GL51 6QL. Tel: 01242 580336
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So many good memories Richard ,we knew you as our decorator,you met Terry at a job you were both doing you decorating Terry cleaning carpets ,we were new to the area but you asked for some business cards to give to your customers we returned the compliment & were friends from that day on.So good to have known you Richard .Rest in everlasting peace dear friend your work is done .God bless .Love &happy memories .Pat &Terryxx
Pat&Terry
27/09/2026
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Pat&Terry
27/09/2026
Rest in peace Rick ! Lovely man and a lovely family - JP 🙏❤️
John Pickup
24/09/2026
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So sorry to hear of Richard’s passing. Such a lovely man.
Sending you so much love, Shirley and your family.
Lots of love Jill and family xxx❤️
Jill
22/09/2026
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Jill
22/09/2026
My darling Rick.

I can’t believe you’re gone, and whilst I’m thankful you’re not in pain anymore, I’ll miss you very much.

I remember meeting you all those years ago on the supporters coach, and since that day we became very good friends, and our football family over the years grew and grew and we all will miss you, football will not be the same.

I’ll miss our chats on the supporters coach going all over the country, supporting our CTFC. I’ll miss your chats over a pint of cider, discussing, most probably a loss! Towards the end, I’ll miss your phone calls after games asking how it went, how we played and most importantly how bad was the ref!!!

Here’s a picture of us with the League Two trophy when Covid took that away from us, and even though you’ve been taken away from us I’ll never forget you, and will make sure I cheer on the Robins for you. We’ll never forget you, and even so I’ll cherish those memories even more.


You were like a grampy to me at the football and always looked after me, I’ll never forget that. You were such a kind and generous soul.


Until we meet again Rick, I love you so very much! ❤️⚽️

Jamie!
Jamie Howells
21/09/2026
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The Football Family and Ricky with the League Two trophy!
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21/09/2026
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Jamie Howells
21/09/2026
My darling Ricky, where do I begin..

We met all those years ago on the coach going to a CTFC away game and have been dear friends ever since, we’ve now formed a huge ‘football family’ which you’ll be greatly missed and remembered for years to come.

I still can’t quite believe it, I miss our chats on the bus, I miss our chats over a pint of cider discussing probably another loss! Towards the end I even miss our phone calls after games discussing how they went.

You were like a gramps to me at the football, always looked out for me and we shared so many laughs together!

Here’s us with the League Two Trophy after Covid took that away from us, and now you’ve been taken from us and we’ll miss you so very much.

I’m just glad you’re not in any pain anymore. I hope you’ve found loved ones up there and are surrounded by people you love, like you were during your life.


I love and miss you so very much Rick! Until we meet again! I’ll be forever cheering on the Robins for you!

Jamie! ❤️⚽️
Jamie Howells
21/09/2026
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21/09/2026
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