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Join MemoriesDearly loved son of David Cross and Raquel Morton Much loved brother of Abby Rose
Family and friends
Stuart Kiernan Golden locks
Nina Lee
Stuart Kiernan Little monkey
Nina Lee Marley and Lincoln
Stuart Kiernan Pizza time
Stuart Kiernan Yum
Sherrie Dunshea
Nina Lee Marley with his cousins
Stuart Kiernan Marley and Abby Rose meeting Lily
🌷 Stuart Kiernan gave a flower
Sherrie Dunshea
Nina Lee
Nina Lee
Sherrie Dunshea
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Sherrie Dunshea bowling Aust Day 2013
Nina Lee Cross Family
🕯 Stuart Kiernan lit a candle Marley I will miss you very much my little friend. I will miss our games of football out the back of the markets were you worked out your new tricks on me and always scored like Lockyer or Ingles. These games should have continued for many years to come. Games that Abby Rose and my Lily would have so wanted to join...
Stuart Kiernan Everyone loved Marley in his red boots
🕯 mike Cross lit a candle
Nina Lee
Nina Lee Cross cousins with Granny and Grandad
Nina Lee Marley and his Granny
🕯 Stephen, Cate and Timmy Cross lit a candle Cate and I will miss our nephew and Tim will miss playing footy with his cousin. Forever in our hearts S,C & T
Stuart Kiernan Near new farm park
🕯 Jo and James Thomson lit a candle From Oliver Thomson(4yrs) ' I like you so much and I like the team Liverpool like you !! I'm going to miss you'
Sherrie Dunshea
Stuart Kiernan
Stuart Kiernan Milk mustache
Nina Lee
Sherrie Dunshea
Nina Lee Marley and his Cross cousins
🌷 Jo and James Thomson gave a flower
Nina Lee
Sherrie Dunshea
Sherrie Dunshea Sherrie & Eddie's Wedding
Stuart Kiernan Spider boy and Mum
Nina Lee Nina and Michael's Wedding
Nina Lee
Sherrie Dunshea Gorgeous boy!
Sherrie Dunshea
Nina Lee Marley, Lincoln and Laura
Dearest Marley , you were taken far too early, far too young ! We will miss you ! We will be there to support your daddy and your family for ever and ever ! It's breaks my heart that you are not with us - but hope you are happy and resting peacefully !
Stuart Kiernan At the markets with Abby Rose
Sherrie Dunshea
Stuart Kiernan Bath time Uki style
🕯 Sherrie Dunshea lit a candle here's a beautiful candle for you Marley - we love you. love Liam xx
Nina Lee Marley and his cousin Timmy
Nina Lee
🕯 mike Cross lit a candle Will always remember, look out for my Mum Marley
Stuart Kiernan Best mate and Dad
🕯 Nina Lee lit a candle Missing our wee buddy. Love Nina and Michael
Stuart Kiernan
Nina Lee
Stuart Kiernan Marley loved a party
Sherrie Dunshea
Renae, Peter, Ellie, Piper and Bridie Cooke
Jo and James Thomson James, Oliver & Marley. Jan 2010
Jo and James Thomson At James' 2nd Bday 2008
🕯 Scotty Thomson lit a candle Marley it was a plesure seeing you on each of my visits to the market or Uki and getting to know the bright young man that was taken to early, we will all miss you matey. Silly brown bear. I'm here if you need anything Crossy Scotty Thomson
Jo and James Thomson Sweet Marley. x Jan 2010
🌷 Jo and James Thomson gave a flower From James (6yrs)
Melissa Aspin
Sherrie Dunshea Marley with Liam and baby Abby
I was going to beat you at our next running race Marley. We will miss you. Lots of Love from Ellie
Jo and James Thomson 4 'Mr Men' !! Dec 2006.
🕯 Katie Allan lit a candle
🕯 Kerry McGlashan lit a candle The world is a sadder place without that grin.
🌷 Katie Allan gave a flower
Rest in peace little man, You will be forever young. Like others I really want to wake from this nightmare and any attempt to understand how something like could be possible is far too much to bare. We love you and will miss you terribly. We will continue to Love your Abby, Mum and Dad.
After that beautiful brightest rainbow your Dad saw last week whenever we all see a rainbow we will think of you Marley. All our Love is with you Dave and Raquel. xx
🕯 Jo and James Thomson lit a candle James Thomson (6 yrs) . ' I am really, really sad Marley, I wish I could still play with you' xx
Melissa Aspin
Renae, Peter, Ellie, Piper and Bridie Cooke
Renae, Peter, Ellie, Piper and Bridie Cooke New Years Eve
Sherrie Dunshea Take 2 - Cheeese!
You will always be one of "The Crew" most remembered for your sporting prowess at our Australia Day celebrations. Your skill,competitiveness and sportsmanship will be missed. Wonderful traits to have in a young boy,ones we will not forget. Love the Aspins
Melissa Aspin
🌷 Deb, Stephen, Jack, Alex & Mat Ryan gave a flower
🕯 Deb, Stephen, Jack, Alex & Mat Ryan lit a candle
🌷 Chris Johnson gave a flower Marley. Jozza here. We met when you were very young. I'm very sad that we did not get much time to spend together. I know your father well and he is a great bloke. I'm sure you were too. So very sad. Bye. xx
Renae, Peter, Ellie, Piper and Bridie Cooke Swimming with his Cooke Girls
🕯 Katie Allan lit a candle There is no footprint too small to leave an imprint on this world. Bless you Marley. Dave & Raquel our love and thoughts are with you daily. Love Katie Allan & Peter Breurkes
🕯 Chris, Tania, Oakley, Remi, Paxi, Archer and Schroor lit a candle Our thoughts and prayers are with you Dave and Raquel. All our love... Chris, Tania, Oakley, Remi, Paxi, Archer and Rafa Schroor
Melissa Aspin
Melissa Aspin
Renae, Peter, Ellie, Piper and Bridie Cooke With Baby Skye Godlee
Renae, Peter, Ellie, Piper and Bridie Cooke
Melissa Aspin
I liked swimming with you Marley and eating all your Daddy's cherries. Lots of Love from Piper
Jo and James Thomson James, Oliver & Marley. Jan 2010
mike Cross Dads Angel
🕯 Shane Wilkie lit a candle Dear Dave, Raquel and Abby Rose, Your loss is immeasurable and I cannot begin to find the words to offer my condolences. My heart goes out to you all in every way. You are blessed with many amazing friends whose support will be there for you in every way. I will be joining them in honoring Marley's memory at his memori...
Renae, Peter, Ellie, Piper and Bridie Cooke
mike Cross watermelon shoes
🕯 Alfira Mara lit a candle Raquel, David, and Abbey Rose, you are in our Hearts in this time. Sending Love and Warm Blessings to your Hearts for healing and grieving at this time. Marley, may your wings fly into the Heart of LOVE and find rest and peace there always. Big LOVE
gareth jones James Thomson's 2nd B'Day
🕯 Lucy Meehan (Weaving) lit a candle Sending all our love from the other side of the world. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Michele Bevis
🕯 Steve Fitzgerald lit a candle Dear Dave, Raquel and Abby, We can't begin to understand the pain you're going through right now, but hope that you're finding comfort in the support from your family and friends. Our thoughts are with you through this difficult time and we will be making sure we take time tomorrow to reflect on Marley and the cont...
🕯 Sarah Connolly lit a candle Such a lovely little fella, taken way too soon. Am sure that your spirit will live on in your family and friends forever! Much love from Darren & Sarah, Alex & Joe Connolly xxxx
🌷 Chris, Tania, Oakley, Remi, Paxi, Archer and Schroor gave a flower All our love Chris, Tania, Oakley, Remi, Paxi, Archer and Rafa Schroor xxxxxxx
gareth jones Blues and Roots Newby 2005
🕯 Irene Pollak lit a candle Dave, Raquel, Marley will always be in our hearts, and every time we see a whale we will always call out his name. We are here for you if you need anything we will be checking in regularly to make sure you are both doing ok. Lots of love David, Irene, Reuben and Kira
🌷 Hannah Weaving gave a flower
Irene Pollak
🕯 Hannah Weaving lit a candle Dear Dave, Raquel and Abby I have been thinking of you guys all week and I know I never had the pleasure of meeting Marley but he will be in my thoughts and heart. I can see from all the messages below what am amazing little guy he was and what great pleasure and happiness he has brought to the world and to so many ...
gareth jones Blues & Roots 2005
A Little Champion It seems like days since I sat here to write. But nothing I put down makes it seem right. Marley Phoenix Morton Cross, You are gone, in an instant, we are at a loss. Your visit was brief, in our memory-forever. Your company refreshing, like a change in the weather. On the soccer pitch, or the touch footy field- Your o...
🕯 James Capp lit a candle Dave, please accept our sincere condolances for your loss, we simple can't imagine the heart break you must be going through. A very cruel thing has happened. Rest In Peace Marley Cross. With Love James, Mary Jane, Henry and Abigail Capp.
gareth jones James Thomson's 2nd B'Day
🕯 Alison Godlee lit a candle Marley, for such a young person you have touched so many people and had such a beautiful life with people who love you all around you. No one will forget you, ever. With love from Al, Aids, Skye and Dane
🌷 Juliette Valentina gave a flower Hello! I feel shocked and very sorry that I will never see Marley again. He was fun to play with at Northey Street. I wish you lots of strength. From Ethan McMahon (age 12) xoxoxox :-(
🕯 Jill McPhail lit a candle David, Raquel and Abby-Rose. We cannot begin to know how you must bee feeling at this time. Life is sometimes very unfair. Please know that all the McPhail's in South Africa, Canada and Perth and praying that you will heal in time. Remember that there is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of o...
🌷 Colin Williams gave a flower Wow, truly a time to reflect on an unbelievably wonderful spirit and the joy his cheekiness gave to us all, Baxter simply said today, "I love playing with Marley", we all did little guy. Raquel, Dave, and beautiful Abbey-Rose, all our hearts and souls were torn this week, our thoughts, support and love goes out to ...
🌷 Skye Ross gave a flower Dave, Raquel and Abby, we are thinking of you every day. Marley was such a beautiful soul. We remember his Australia day cricket skills and now, as one of the big kids, covered in Fluro glow sticks on New Years Eve at Broadbeach. He was part of our special 'gang of kids', always laughing, swimming and having fun together....
🕯 Megan Gardiner lit a candle xxx
🕯 benjamin scantlebury lit a candle
🕯 James Croucher lit a candle To everyone that knew beautiful Marley my heart and thoughts and prayers are with you today, your pain is my pain too. With as much love and support that I can give you from far away I pray for Marley and for his family as well. - James C
🕯 Richard Conway lit a candle It's hard to express in words what it must be like to lose a young one, but my comforting thoughts are with you Raquel and Dave.
🌷 Jamie Scantlebury gave a flower
🕯 Albie Allan lit a candle Your light will shine forever.
🕯 Tom Scantlebury lit a candle A cloudy day to see Marley off - perfect conditions in heaven for a gathering and a soccer game. Love and memories all round today....
🕯 Tom Bryan lit a candle How well I remember a drab grey London almost 20 years ago. Drab and grey that was until the arrival of one Dave Cross. Just as Dorothy found a world of Technicolor in Oz, Oz came to us and filled our lives with colour too, the ripples, nay the waves of your time here still reverberate in our lives today. I never met Marle...
Nina Lee
🕯 Jo and James Thomson lit a candle Dear Marley , I saw you yesterday - lying there like you were just asleep ... I lay my head on your dad's shoulder and cried. I cried because you weren't just asleep and I cried because your dads heart was broken. I admired your dads strength and control - a lovely eulogy he delivered. You would have loved yest...
Nina Lee Stylish headgear - just like Dad
Nina Lee Playing Jacks with Granny
Nina Lee Lincoln's birthday
Nina Lee DInner with Grandad
🕯 Genevieve Searle lit a candle Rise up Phoenix! Thanks for all your gifts you brought. They are many. xxx
🌷 Kate Clifford gave a flower Dear David and Raquel, I just want to say how terribly sad I am for you all. I missed both stalls at the markets this morning, and when I asked where you were I was handed Marley's Order of Service. Looking at his photo I knew straight away, I couldn't read the words or speak to anyone just cried and cried doing my sh...
Nina Lee In the bath with Lincoln
Nina Lee Indoor Camping with Lincoln
Stuart Kiernan 'Morton' Bay Fig
Stuart Kiernan Hard to wash me
Stuart Kiernan Bestest Cousins
Stuart Kiernan Muddy one
Stuart Kiernan
Stuart Kiernan For the love of Balloons
Stuart Kiernan Bath time then
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Stuart Kiernan De-Mudding!
Stuart Kiernan Abby's Bike
Stuart Kiernan
Stuart Kiernan Spunge Bob
🕯 Jeremy Santolin lit a candle Dear Dave, Raquel & Abby Rose, We're so sorry for your loss of beautiful little Marley. Rebecca and I are thinking of you and sending our love as I'm sure all your friends and family are. We'll miss you Marley. Love Jeremy & Rebecca
🌷 Sue Bond gave a flower We send you love and heartfelt wishes in memory of your beautiful boy. Sue & Craig
🕯 Donna Hegarty lit a candle I'm so sorry for the loss of your beautiful son. I lost my twin daughters many years ago in a car accident.I know the pain you are feeling. Losing a child is like none other. It never goes away but time does make it easier to live with. May I ask what happened to Marley? My thoughts and prayers are with you. God Ble...
🕯 mike Cross lit a candle
🕯 Sam Bloor lit a candle We love you and miss you marley
🕯 Patrick Cross lit a candle
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Sam Bloor
🕯 Rhyan Michael Celis lit a candle May your soul be rest in peace.
🕯 Nina Lee lit a candle
🕯 Sinéad McGlone lit a candle Sleep tight with the angels aunty Trisha. Such a kind & caring lady, taken too soon. Rest in peace. Sinéad
🕯 mike Cross lit a candle We think of you every day Marley, especially today , your ninth birthday. We are sure you are having a happy time in heaven. Say hello to our Mums and Dads for us. Lots of love from Grannie and Grandad.xxxxxxx
🕯 mike Cross lit a candle Still missing you, dear Marley, although a year has gone by !AbbyRose wants you to come back every day...as we all do. Lots of Love from Grannie & Grandad xxxxx
🕯 mike Cross lit a candle Hello Marley, our Beautiful Boy.To-day is Lincoln's 11th birthday.He still misses you a lot. At his house we talked about you liking the tiny choc frogs from the ice-cream cake. We all miss you. Love from Grannie and Grandad xxxxx
🕯 mike Cross lit a candle Happy 10th Birthday Dear Marley.Hope you've had a great day with all the angels & your great-grandparents.All your aunties & uncles & cousins miss you too! All our love.....Grannie & Grandad xxxxxxxx
🕯 mike Cross lit a candle Hello Marley,I bet you're up there in Heaven having fun playing cricket with Richie Benaud & maybe Don Bradman. Love from Grannie, who misses you every day. xxxxx
🕯 Patrick Cross lit a candle
🕯 mike Cross lit a candle Marley,today is your little cousin, Oliver Marley's 2nd birthday. Grandad & I went to Broadwater parklands with Uncle Jeremy. Auntie Stacey, Brody , Ollie & Uncle Brendan. It was great fun. We are waiting for your new cousin to be born. Shouldn't be too much longer. Auntie Joelle is hoping it will be very soon. We are all...
🕯 mike Cross lit a candle Well Marley, the Maroons had a really big win last night .... 52 - 6 !!! I'm sure you were cheering for them. Your Dad is very happy. One month ago we were blessed with the arrival of a new cousin for you. Her name is Luna Jewel. Uncle Brendan & Auntie Joelle are very happy with their beautiful baby girl. She was born o...
🕯 mike Cross lit a candle Hope you've had a very Happy 11th Birthday Marley !! We had a lovely day at Uki with your Dad & Abby Rose & Sarah plus some of your school friends. They had had a great day at school because it was a Marley day , which meant they were able to play soccer etc. They had fin on the jumping castle .... Lots of fruit to eat ...
🕯 mike Cross lit a candle Hello Marley, we've all been thinking of you a lot over the last few weeks. We had a great time at the Marleyfest. It was pretty cold with a little bit of rain. Auntie Nina was quite sick on the Sunday morning & had to go home. Her baby is due in about 9 weeks. We all still miss you. All our love from Grannie & Gran...
🕯 mike Cross lit a candle Hello Marley, we've all been thinking of you a lot over the last few weeks. We had a great time at the Marleyfest. It was pretty cold with a little bit of rain. Auntie Nina was quite sick on the Sunday morning & had to go home. Her baby is due in about 9 weeks. We all still miss you. All our love from Grannie & Gran...
Rest in peace. Happy Birthday Marley....13 today ...a teenager!!! Lots of things have happened since l last sent you a message. Auntie Nina & Uncle Michael have a little boy , Archie. He's 15 months old now. He's very cute. Five weeks ago , Auntie Joelle had another girl ,Violet Dirou. She's beautiful. Uncle Brendan is working in Darwin. Luna ...
🕯 mike Cross lit a candle
🕯 Wahla skinner lit a candle Maroons are loosing but it’s only the first game so I’m not giving up hope I’m cheering in all maroon right now as I’m sure u are too the score is 6-50 so it’s gonna be a big come back I’m sure of it always sending my love and keeping u in my thoughts
2023 It’s nearly Your birthday Marley!!!, 19 wow i can’t help wonder we’re you’d be, it’s an interesting time in our lives now everyone at our age are moving away, starting careers, long-term relationships. You always strived the hardest and had so much passion and spirit I can’t help but think you’d be ruling the world, now you are ruling our ...