THE funerals of a further six victims of the Dunblane shooting tragedy took place yesterday.

Traffic halted in the city's streets as drivers stood silently and respectfully for the cortege to pass after the funeral of five-year-old David Kerr at the town's Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Family.

Up to 200 mourners had packed into the little church on the outskirts of the town and about a mile and a half from the school.

Canon Basil O'Sullivan told mourners: ``He is a beautiful, boy and it is our privilege to have him here in his own church, the Church of the Holy Family, where he never listened to me.

``Can't blame him for that, but he always got his blessings when he came up at Communion time.''

Later, there was a joint service for close friends Melissa Currie and Charlotte Dunn at Dunblane Cathedral.

Melissa's family moved only recently to the town, and Charlotte moved to Scotland with her family only six months ago from the West Midlands.

The cathedral, which seats around 600, was almost full as family and relatives of the two girls arrived.

Afterwards, they supported one another as they followed the two small coffins.

The mourners stood in silence in the bitter cold for about 15 minutes before the hearses were driven off.

Then the two friends were finally separated as Charlotte was taken to Falkirk Crematorium and Melissa to Dunblane Cemetery.

The cathedral was also the venue for the funeral of Megan Turner, where music from The Lion King and Joseph and his Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat was played.

The funeral of Sophie North, was held in private. She was the only child of university professor Mike North who lost his wife Barbara to cancer two years ago.

The final funeral yesterday was that of Hannah Scott, with 300 mourners gathered at the cathedral.

When the service ended, the white coffin was carried out by four pall-bearers, followed only by a funeral director carrying a large arrangement of yellow flowers. The family came out shortly afterwards.

Throughout the day, most of Dunblane's shops remained closed.

Six children and two teachers remain in hospital in Stirling and Glasgow.

Ryan Liddell, five, is continuing to improve but will not be going home today.

Dr Alistair Miller, medical director at Glasgow's Yorkhill Hospital, said: ``His surgeon wants to have a look at his injuries so it's likely he'll stay in today. He may go home tomorrow.''

The other two children also at the hospital - Coll Austin and Amie Adam, both five - were said to be making good progress.

Two five-year-olds, Ben Vallance and Robert Purves, went home on Monday from Stirling Royal Infirmary.