Born in 1913 in Fulham raised in Putney she spent many happy times in Richmond park. Even at this early age she loved to sing and was invited to have her voice properly trained free of charge but her family were averse to this: ‘Don’t put your daughter on the stage Mrs Worthington!’ Married Bob’s father at 21 she was youngest licensee in England during the war and also an air raid warden. She trained as a hairdresser and demonstrated the first cold wave perm in England in the mid 1940’s at The Ideal Homes Exhibition where she met her wonderful friend Gwen. Helped Kirsty’s father start Bennetts fashions in Bath, they then went on to become publicans in various parts of England. During this period she would always come back, with Kirsty, to Wittering, which she loved so much, for holidays and to visit her Mother. If the weather was not to kind she would still sit on the front with a fur coat on, for which her Mother would scold her saying she would ‘catch her death of cold‘, she was only in her forties then. When she returned to Yorkshire the customers would not believe that she had not been abroad. Later she married Edward Graham who made her very happy, They lived in London where she took a job as a doctors receptionist. Unfortunately he passed on 39 year ago. She never found another companion who could replace him. Never one for a quite life after his passing she moved to Wittering and took her driving test. Later she worked at A&N in Chichester and was soon promoted to Manageress of Berketex, after retirement - far later than 60 she still wanted to work so she sold fish and dressed crabs for Adam in the village and at the age of eighty ‘something’ walked to work and back every day. During this time she had many lovely holidays but her love of Italy exceed the rest and in 1982 she introduced her two grand-daughters, Samantha & Candi to Sorrento where they all had a great time. She was also a vibrant member of the WI chior and the Waves, a local group of singers who entertained in many retirement homes, (although she was older than most of the residents) and to raise money for St Wilfred’s Hospice etc.. Another of her charitable works was done through Free Masonry where again she made many good friends. She had looked forward to receiving her telegram from the Queen but unfortunately this was not to be but even while she was unwell she was still singing and if you listen very carefully I’m sure you will catch the odd bar.