A BELOVED Scots postman has been given a heartwarming farewell at his funeral.
Frank McPake, who delivered mail to the people of Coatbridge for 34 years before retiring last year, was buried on Friday after he tragically passed away.
Tributes have flooded in for 'local legend' FrankCredit: MacGregor Family Funeral Directors
The funeral took the beloved postie round his mail route one last time Credit: Fulton MacGregor MSP
Scores of mail vans followedCredit: Supplied
The much-loved 58-year-old's funeral was held on Friday, and the hearse took Frank round his old postal route of Coatdyke and Cliftonville one last time.
The funeral procession was followed by scores of Royal Mail vans, as former colleagues turned out to pay their respects.
The convoy of red vans followed the hearse along the route to the service at St Bartholomew's Church.
Tributes have flooded in for Frank, who was known as "the Holy Postie", as the community bid farewell to a local legend.
The Royal Mail paid tribute to Frank and thanked him for his decades of service bringing post to the people of the Lanarkshire town.
A Royal Mail spokesperson said “Frank was a much valued member of the team who provided service to the community in Coatbridge for 34 years. Our thoughts are with his family and friends at this sad time.”
He said: "Frank had been the postman for Coatdyke and Cliftonville for many years. I remember him starting the round when I was younger and got to know him over the years.
"He was loved by many people on his round and in his home area of Townhead and that was demonstrated with the turnout today.
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"What struck me most about Frank was that he always had time for everybody and he remembered everyone and their interests.
"A rare and all too often undervalued skill set. We’d often chat about football and politics when I met him out and about.
"A true legend and gentleman. Rest easy Frank"
Locals came out to pay their respects to the much loved postman, who touched the lives of all those around him and was always happy to stop for a chat.
'YOU WERE ONE IN A MILLION'
One person said: "There was only one Frank McPake. He was mighty!"
Another added: "RIP Frank you were 1 in a million".
One resident said the procession was "an amazing gesture to great man".
A fourth added: "A Coatbridge Legend! May Frank R.I.P."
And one person said: "What a pure gentleman you were Frank."
Colleagues came out to say farewell
Heartbroken locals have paid tribute to their adored postmanCredit: Fulton MacGregor MSP
