General Chat

Thank you Gwyn both for updating us and for representing us, it was good for one of us to be there. It was not a nice day for that journey and I am glad that you got home safely, good of your daughter to make the effort for you.
I too never met Sharron, and again it was on the cards. she has/had friends or family in a town near me and we planned to meet when she visited, then Brexit happened and she never came this way again to my knowledge. I am sad about that, she was an interesting person and I would have loved to meet her.

I am glad all went well
Sharron will be missed ..

Thank you Gwyn for going to represent us,a long journey for you in the rain,but a kind gesture.
wendy

So glad to hear the service was so lovely and well attended despite the awful weather.

Thanks for letting us know how things went Gwyn. I used to love Sharron's posts, she had a way with words! She once visited a WW2 style cafe 17 miles from me and I didn't realise I had been eating a carvery at a pub a couple of miles away at the sme time! The cafe served up things like spam etc, just up Sharron's street to find somewhere a bit quirky. I said if she ever went there again.............but it wasn't to be.

Oh Gwyn, so glad you were able to attend and represent everyone one us on here that knew her. At least you turned up on time unlike me,Sharron & Graeme that got lost that day!

The service sounded very apt and Im sure she was looking in on you all with Fred. <3

There will never be anyone quite like Sharron

Florence in the hebrides

Thank you for representing us, Gwyn. <3

What a trip that must have been Gwyn. So pleased that someone was able to take all our best wishes with them. Well done.

Thank you Gwyn for the update . The service sounds lovely and fits so well for the Sharron I see in my mind having never met her but loving her posts on here.

Missed on here so much already . RIP. <3 <3

Thank you Gwyn. It's good to know that someone from GR was able to go to Sharron's funeral and I hope her OH is comforted by knowing how many friends she had on the boards.

I never met Sharron but was planning to do so in the near future. In September she put up a thread saying she wanted to come to Ipswich to see where the battle cogs left for the Battle of Sluys. I only live about 20 miles from Ipswich and would have liked to meet up with her there. At the time I couldn't do it as I was going backwards and forwards to hospital with my OH and his appointments were all short notice so it was hard to plan ahead. Sharron said she would liaise with me later and sadly later never came. I deeply regret that.

Thanks for the update Gwyn. Glad the day went off o.k. despite the weather. I'm pleased that you could be there to represent all her friends from this site, and thank you for the link to the Just Giving page.

Kath. x

What a day..........
I will remember Storm Barra !

My daughter managed to get time off work, so was able to take me to Chichester to attend the funeral. She had taken me last summer to a country pub in East Sussex to have lunch with Sharron and her OH, so had met them before.

It was a long,wet and noisy journey, one of the biggest problems being the large amount of surface water creating huge fountains of spray,especially from the lorries, but we arrived at Chichester safely and in good time. The rain was probably at it's worst at about 3.20 as we made a dash from car to crem building.

The service started with the singing of Psalm 23, The Lord's my Shepherd, followed by a welcome and opening prayers.

Sharron's OH gave a eulogy, talking of when they met and their life together and read out a message from friends abroad, then we listened to 'King of the Road'.

The simple but meaningful service continued with a reading and prayers and we left the chapel to the music and words of Roy Orbison's 'It's Over'.

We were invited back to the village hall for refreshments, where I was able to tell them that many from this site would be thinking of Sharron that afternoon.
I see from the posts on this thread, that that was indeed so.
I could picture her serving up one of her legendary 'school meal recipe' lunches to the village folk we met.
They were very welcoming and several came over to chat, as we were probably the only 2 strangers there, the rest having lived round and about for almost all their lives.

I was pleased that I was able to represent all of you to remember Sharron and recall all the special times we'd shared.

The Order of Service stated that donations collected would go to British Heart Foundation
or via

Just Giving

https://tinyurl.com/uc3z7yan

Oh those cog boats and her stories of the old dears and their outings.

I really don't think she fully appreciated how much she's going to be missed, she knew she was liked for sure but in her own humble way I don't think she fully knew....and that's what made her special to so many her feet planted firmly on the ground. <3

thinking of the family today and sending condolences.
Nows the time to hang up your knitting needles Sharron and enjoy floating above us all, may you rest in peace lovely lady,you will be missed.
wendy(lincs)

Sharron <3 <3

Thank you AnnG. Remembering Sharron and thinking of her family and friends right now. RIP. X

Almost time for the service. My thoughts go out to her partner, friends and family, such a sad occasion, such a nice person and so much missed on here. I am thinking of her, hoping she will rest in peace but my guess is that she will be sorting Fred out again.

Sharron <3 <3 <3

Looks like the weather is awful own there - thinking of all those who turn out to wave off a special person.

Thinking of Sharron and those she has left behind....May you rest in perfect, perfect peace, Sharron <3

Thinking of Sharron and her OH and friends as they say their goodbyes, RIP lovely lady <3 <3