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Tribute to Hilary Mingay-Smith, 1933 - 2026

Dedicated to the memory of Hilary Mingay-Smith

This page is a tribute to Hilary Mingay-Smith. She is much loved and will always be remembered.

A celebration of Hilary Mingay-Smith's life

Funeral service is at The Oaks Havant Crematorium on Friday 15th May 2026 at 1pm

Service

15 May 2026

1:00 pm

The Oaks Havant Crematorium

Bartons Rd Havant PO9 5NA

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Sent by Grady's Family Funeral Directors on 06/05/2026

I am I and you are you, whatever we were to each other that we still are. Speak to me in the easy way which you always used. Why should I be out of mind because I am out of sight? Life means all that it ever meant, it is the same as it ever was.

Extract from a poem by Henry Scott Holland