A funeral service was held at the Parish Church, Driffield on Thursday January 21, for Mrs Ivy Savage of Kings Mead, Driffield who died in Lavender Court in Nafferton on January 6.
She was aged 84 years.
The service was conducted by the Rev Andrew Ison and the organist was Mr Martin Salter.
Ivy was born on January 26, 1931 to Harry and Elizabeth Dawson in Bainton.
She was the youngest of nine children and is only survived by one brother. Her father was a shepherd.
She would have had the typical schooling and upbringing of any rural child growing up through the hard times of the 1930s and, of course, the Second World War. After leaving school she worked in the sugar mill at Riverhead, cycling to work every day.
She met her husband-to-be, Norman, and they married on January 28, 1950 at Bainton Parish Church just two days after her 19th birthday. After their marriage they lived with Norman’s parents in Gibson Street, they moved briefly to Queen Street and then acquired 24 Gibson Street next door to Norman’s parents which was the family home for many years before moving to King’s Mead in 1980. They went on to have one daughter, Susan. Sadly, in 1984, Norman died suddenly and Ivy was a widow for 32 years.
Ivy was still working at the time, although she had had various jobs her main employment was as a dinner lady at Driffield Church of England Infants School.
She retired at the age of 60 and therefore enjoyed 20 plus years of retirement, and enjoyed looking after her grandchildren, Gavin and Nicky, in the school holidays.
Norman and Ivy used to enjoy dancing, whist and bingo. After his death Ivy went away occasionally with a friend. She will be greatly missed.
Family mourners: Susan Bell (daughter), Gavin Daines, Nicky Daines (grandchildren), Mr Leslie Dawson (brother), Mrs Joan Savage (sister in law), Louise Dawson (niece) rep Mr Paul Savage (nephew), Alan and Beverley Skelton (nephew and wife), Jean and Peter Dixon (niece and Husband) also rep Philip and Sandra Skelton (nephew and wife).
Others present: Cynthia Dawson rep the late Harrison family and Cynthia Dawson, Karen Banks, Stan Bradley, Maureen Wrigglesworth, Mrs M Cowton rep Mr R Cowton, Geoff and Doreen Walters, Judy English rep The Hospice Shop, Wendy Wilson, Mrs Jennifer Newlove rep the Elliott family, Angela and Charles Wiles,Joyce and Ken I’Anson.
Janet Ringrose, Beryl Ringrose rep Geoff Ringrose, Denise Salvage, Irene Kirby, Ann Knaggs rep Margaret Dam, Elizabeth Franklin rep the family, Diane Dean, Sara Kay rep Barry Cardwell, Mr M Lakes.