Old friends of music man Cecil
Kettyles, who died last week, bade
him a fitting farewell on Friday. As the
cortege moved from the funeral
service at St. Michael’s Church to
Breandrum Cemetery, it stopped
briefly as musicians who had
formerly played with him in the Sky
Rockets showband played a number
of tunes in the centre of Enniskillen.
The slow and jazz versions of “When the Saints Go Marching In”
as well as “The Old Rugged Cross” were played by the group of
musicians gathered at the Diamond.
The music of Paddy McDermott, Leo McGandy, Brian McGandy,
Peter Watson, Alec McKeown, joined by Hammie Reid, was a
fitting and moving tribute to the man who entertained many
locally and beyond.
Enniskillen town centre came to a standstill as groups of people
lined the streets to watch the cortege move slowly from the
church to the cemetery.
The popular entertainer, formerly of Derrygore Terrace,
Enniskillen, died on Tuesday, June 20 at the age of 73.
Old friends of music man Cecil
Kettyles, who died last week, bade
him a fitting farewell on Friday. As the
cortege moved from the funeral
service at St. Michael’s Church to
Breandrum Cemetery, it stopped
briefly as musicians who had
formerly played with him in the Sky
Rockets showband played a number
of tunes in the centre of Enniskillen.