'Some questions will never be answered': Monsignor's message to mourners at funeral of Tunisia massacre victims
Hundreds of mourners paid a final farewell "in grief and bewilderment" to three men who died in the Tunisia massacre.
Family and friends united to remember Joel Richards, his uncle Adrian Evans and grandfather Pat Evans yesterday.
Mourners lined the street in silence as the funeral cortege made its way to Holy Cross Roman Catholic Church in West Bromwich.
Joel's brother Owen, 16, who survived the attack in Sousse, supported his mother Suzanne and grandmother Maureen as they entered the church together.
As well as those paying their respects inside the church, some 200 people gathered outside to listen to the service.
Mourners, some wearing "Keep Calm and Smile" t-shirts, were handed an order of service featuring a photograph of the three men relaxing during their flight to Tunisia.
Adrian, a 49-year-old gas service manager, 78-year-old Charles, known to friends as Pat, and Joel were killed within 24 hours of starting their holiday.
Addressing the gathering, Monsignor Bruce Harbert said: "Happily, Owen is still with us. Our thoughts and prayers are with you, Owen, wishing you a long, happy and fruitful life, supported by the prayers of your brother, your uncle and your grandfather.
"A lot has been said in recent days about the good they did – Pat's long contribution to the life of the community here in Stone Cross, the respect in which Adrian was held by his colleagues, and the love the children at St Mary's School felt for Joel as he worked with them in the last few weeks."
After a reading from the Book of Revelation, Msgr Harbert said many people would ask why it was Pat, Adrian and Joel who "were in the wrong place at the wrong time" on June 26.
"These are questions we shall never be able to answer," he told mourners.
The funeral service was one of five that took place yesterday for eight of the 30 Britons killed.
Sue Daveywas laid to rest at St Editha's Church in Tamworth. The 43-year-old's daughters and son walked behind her coffin as it was carried by a horse-drawn carriage.
Ms Davey was on holiday with partner, Scott Chalkley, who was also killed.
