Red roses lined the street ahead of Xander’s funeral cortege passing through around 11:10am on Thursday morning en route to a private service at Morningside Cemetery.
![The roses were to be laid atop of the hearse as it passed through Morningside on the way to the cemetery](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjY1Y2FlZjNkLTE0YTQtNGE5Mi05YWE2LTc5ODM1OTA4ZjBlZTplODM3MzRkMi0wYWFmLTRkMTctOTU1MS1lZTdkMDc5MWZmOGE=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
9. Roses handed out
The roses were to be laid atop of the hearse as it passed through Morningside on the way to the cemetery Photo: Lisa Ferguson
![Xander passed through Morningside at around 11:10am and those waiting laid the roses on the bonnet of the car](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjliMTlmMWM3LWRjMzQtNDgzZi05ZTc2LTgwOTcyMDU2NjQzZTplMGE5NDcwNi1lMjhmLTQ0MmYtYTEzOC02MGMyZmZjM2NkZDY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
10. Funeral cortege
Xander passed through Morningside at around 11:10am and those waiting laid the roses on the bonnet of the car Photo: Lisa Ferguson
![Locals and business owners stood out to lay roses and say goodbye](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjVhY2FmMzVlLTJhNTUtNGRkYS04NTc5LTg1ZWQzNGE3Zjg3MzpmY2Q2NGM4Ny05MmExLTQ1YzUtYWY0ZC0zZmMyODE4NTFjYjc=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
11. Saying goodbye
Locals and business owners stood out to lay roses and say goodbye Photo: Lisa Ferguson
![Xander was seen to be carried in a small white coffin](https://www.chad.co.uk/webimg/b25lY21zOjZkMGZlM2I3LTYxN2QtNGMwYi05YTAzLTA4OTY3YWM1OTQ3NzpjM2Q5NmUxYy0zODE5LTQyMTctYWEyMy0zODMyMGI5MTU3YjY=.jpg?crop=3:2&width=640)
12. Laid to rest
Xander was seen to be carried in a small white coffin Photo: Lisa Ferguson