Bryn Williams: Funeral details released for tragic Groomsport man after body recovered on Boxing Day
Funeral details have been released for tragic Bryn Williams who had been reported missing after his body was recovered on Boxing Day at a Co Down beach.
Mr Williams went missing on December 6 and a comprehensive search for the 56-year-old man was put in place.
Among those searching were officers from the local policing district, the Criminal Investigation Department, Tactical Support Group, Police Search and Rescue, Air Support Unit, Dogs Section, Body Recovery Team, and ANPR.
The search efforts were co-ordinated by a Police Search Advisor (POLSA).
But after the PSNI appealed to the public for help, Mr Williams' body was discovered on Boxing Day, Friday, December 26.
However a death notice in Funeral Times says that Bryn Williams died on 6th December 2025.
Formerly from Orlock, Groomsport, he is the ‘dearly loved husband of Nicola, much loved son of Anne and the late Ian and brother of Paul and Glenn’.
His funeral service will take place on January 10 in S. Clarke and Son's Funeral Church, Bangor on Saturday 10th January 2026 at 10am.
The service will be followed by a private family committal.
It adds: ‘Lovingly remembered and sadly missed by the entire family circle’.
Earlier, Mr Williams' wife Nicola thanked those involved in the search on behalf of the family.
She said: “We would like to pass on our sincerest gratitude to all involved in the search for Bryn over the last three weeks, including the police, voluntary search services and the public for all their work and support.”