Season › 2011-12 › News Gary Ablett laid to rest on Merseyside Lyndon Lloyd , 17 January, 2comments | Jump to most recent Gary Ablett was laid to rest today following a funeral ceremony that united the blue and red halves of the City. The ex-Everton and Liverpool defender's coffin was carried into the Anglican Cathedral to You'll Never Walk Alone and carried out to the Z-Cars anthem. Ablett passed away aged 46 on New Year's Day following his battle with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Among those in attendance at the funeral were David Moyes, Phil Neville and Tim Cahill, with the Australian poignantly tweeting, "Rest in peace to a legend Gary Ablett. An emotional funeral and also amazing turnout for such a great person." Quotes or other material sourced from The Telegraph Reader Comments (2) Note: the following content is not moderated or vetted by the site owners at the time of submission. Comments are the responsibility of the poster. Disclaimer Add Your Comments In order to post a comment, you need to be logged in as a registered user of the site. » Log in now Or Sign up as a ToffeeWeb Member — it's free, takes just a few minutes and will allow you to post your comments on articles and Talking Points submissions across the site. About these ads