Mum would be 110 today (19th October, 2024)


Mum was born in 1914, while her Dad was away fighting in France. She became a teacher at South Newdegate School, and met and married Dad in 1938. She had five children.

Mum chose the life of a farmer’s wife. She worked hard all her life, raising us with love and practicality. She and Dad had a strong moral core which she transmitted to us. She encouraged our ambitions, ‘Aim for the stars and you’ll hit the moon,’ was one of her sayings.

I think of Mum often and I am thankful for her life.

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Author: Ted Witham

Husband and father, Grandfather.Franciscan, writer and Anglican priest.

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