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Bob Cass funeral to take place in Durham, Dec 12

The funeral for Bob Cass, the former Mail on Sunday football writer, will be held at St Joseph’s RC Church, Mill Lane, Durham, DH1 2JG at 10am on Monday December 12.

Sir Alex Ferguson was amng thos to pay tribute to former Mail on Sunday reporter Bob Cass
Sir Alex Ferguson paid tribute to former Mail on Sunday reporter Bob Cass

The service will be followed by a burial at Belmont cemetery.

Bob’s family have asked that rather than send flowers, friends can contribute to one of the charities that did so much for Bob in his final months.

Macmillan Cancer Support: https://www.macmillan.org.uk/donate
Marie Curie https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/donate
Daft as a Brush Cancer Patient Care http://www.daftasabrush.org.uk/donate/

At the weekend, Sir Alex Ferguson and David Beckham were among those to pay tribute to Bob Cass in the pages of his old newspaper – read the Mail on Sunday‘s coverage here.