Remembering the life and times of

Mark Owen Tranter

Order of service

Welcome and Opening Prayer
Hymn: Lord of all hopefulness,

Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy, Whose trust, ever child-like, No cares could destroy, Be there at our waking, And give us, we pray, Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, At the break of the day. Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith, Whose strong hands were skilled At the plane and the lathe, Be there at our labours, And give us, we pray, Your strength in our hearts, Lord, At the noon of the day. Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace, Your hands swift to welcome, Your arms to embrace, Be there at our homing, And give us, we pray, Your love in our hearts, Lord, At the eve of the day.
Mark Remembered
Pictorial tribute

Music “Fields of Gold”
Mark as a young man by Karen, Anne and Rose
Reading: Verses from Hereford is Heaven by Adrian Jones

And now the rich deep vale of Lugg will turn from red to green, To mark where men have sown their corn from Leominster to Presteigne; And by mid-Lent in many a wood, the palm and primrose bloom, And hops send forth their tender shoots along the River Frome. When bluebells cover Dinmore, and lambs on Bradnor play, The cuckoo comes to Orelton fair to tell us it is May. And if there be a Paradise, it surely must be here, When songs of birds and flowers, mark the springtime of the year. The man goes to his labours, and in the valleys, soon The sound of scythe in hay fields, will tell us it is June. And now the air is drenched with scents, the best of all I wean, The smell at morn of new mown hay, at eve, the fields of bean. As Summer dies and Autumn comes the green hills change to brown, And heather blooms on Wimble, and gorse on Bromyard Down; And in the valleys far below, the sheaves of golden corn, Are being carried to the barns, to wait the threshing morn
Hymn: We plough the fields and scatter the good seed on the land

We plough the fields and scatter the good seed on the land, But it is fed and watered by God’s almighty hand. He sends the snow in winter, the warmth to swell the grain, The breezes and the sunshine, and soft refreshing rain. Refrain: All good gifts around us are sent from heav’n above; Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord for all His love. He only is the maker of all things near and far; He paints the wayside flower, He lights the evening star. The wind and waves obey Him, by Him the birds are fed; Much more to us, His children, He gives our daily bread. [Refrain] We thank You, our Creator, for all things bright and good: The seedtime and the harvest, our life, our health, our food. Accept the gifts we offer for all Your love imparts; Accept what You most welcome: our humble, thankful hearts!
Eulogy by Tim Clarke
Bible reading by Richard Hyde

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8
Prayers
Hymn: The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want

The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want; He makes me down to lie In pastures green; He leadeth me The quiet waters by. My soul He doth restore again, And me to walk doth make Within the paths of righteousness, E’en for His own name’s sake. Yea, though I walk in death’s dark vale, Yet will I fear no ill; For Thou art with me, and Thy rod And staff me comfort still. My table Thou hast furnished In presence of my foes; My head Thou dost with oil anoint, And my cup overflows. Goodness and mercy all my life Shall surely follow me, And in God’s house forevermore My dwelling-place shall be
Commendation

Service details

Date & time Friday, 20 February 2026 — 12:00pm

Donations Donations in memory of Mark will be divided between
We Are Farming Minds & the ITU Department
at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham

Undertaker Oak Tree Funeral Services
9 Broad Street
Leominster
Herefordshire
HR6 8BT
Tel: 01568 250030
Email: oaktreefuneralservices1@gmail.com

Venue The Church of St. Michael and All Angels, Kingsland, Hereford

Attendance

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Mrs patricia s wyer (Boarsfield kingsland)
Sorry ill so can't make it
Georgina & Paul Bennett (wolverhampton west mids)
sendings all our love & blessing at this sad time xx unable to attend due to ill health but our thoughts will be with you xx Godbless Mark xxxx
Tracy Sterry (Powys uk)
Karen Jones, Cara Jones and Robert Pih (Wrexham)
Our much loved brother and uncle. Watching online from Wrexham hospital with Cara and Rob supporting Karen as she is unwell.
James Williams (Hereford)
Thinking of Tim and Family on this sad day !
Emma Bevan (Leintwardine)
Thinking of you all at this very sad time take care xx
Adam Pritchard (Hereford)
Rae Griffiths (Stottesdon)
God Bless x
Alison Abbey (Dudley)
Beautiful and moving service, so sorry we couldn’t be there in person but was a privilege to share the service virtually with you all 🥰
Clive Edwards (Staunton on Arrow)
RIP Mark. A very nice funeral service. You must all look to brighter days ahead but always keeping those happy family memories close.
Chris abbey (Dudley)
Leaves a Mark shape hole in all our hearts. Mark was a top bloke and will be missed when we visit.
Karen Kenmir (Sydney, Australia)
Thinking of Wendy and family, Karen, Anne and Rosemary and families at this sad time.
Mrs patricia Wyer (Kingsland)
Condolences to the family .Wendy.tim.family are thoughts are with y all
Clair Gittens (Bagginswood)
So very sad x Thinking of you all at this sad and difficult time x stay strong x

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