A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Monday, December 3 for Mrs Margery Woodcock of Mill Falls, Driffield who died suddenly in hospital on November 24. She was 84.
The service was conducted by the Rev Robert Amos and the organist was Mr Peter Maw.
Margery was born in Driffield, the fourth of six children born to Charlie & Muriel Holmes of Victoria Road. She attended school in Driffield. After leaving school she started work at Spencer’s before she met and married Tom in 1949. After living in Bridlington for a short while they moved back to Driffield and lived there for the rest of their lives. They went on to have two children Lynne and Christopher and later one grandson Ian.
Throughout this time Margery had little jobs doing alterations and being a Spirella corsetiere.
She enjoyed sewing, baking and painting. She was a regular churchgoer to the Methodist Church and a member of the Ladies Fellowship there.
She will be greatly missed.
Chief mourners: Lynne & Dean Rushworth (daughter & son in law), Christopher Woodcock (son), Ian Woodcock (grandson).
Others present: Olga Ewbank rep Anita & Michael Oxtoby & Diane Newlove, Mildred Galtry rep June Bennett, Maureen Wright, Beryl Moore, Audrey Ringrose rep Malcolm & Grace Craggs, Mrs J Ewbank, Dorothy Redhead, Joan Stabler rep Pat Stabler, David & Janet Richardson rep James & Jessica, Mrs M Mckinley, Nancy Buck, Molly Fitini, Mr & Mrs P Honor, Stan Bradley, Norman Woodall, Norman & Patricia Wiltshire, Audrey Ireland, Hilary & Ivan Pick, Chris & Sheila Clubley, James & Rebecca Ducker, Edna Clark, Cyril & Gwen Young Jim & Peggy Holmes, Dulcie Wright, Jane Cardwell, Janet Clark, Peter & Margaret Grant, David Cawthorn, Barbara Vincent rep Sally Martin, Mavis Hunsley, June Wilson rep Sheila Simpkin, Mary Owen rep Roger Owen, Mary & Brian Dean, Dorothy Hyde rep Mr & Mrs P Woodcock, Rob Woodcock, Julie Brice & Steve Jackson,Marjorie Clubley rep Malcolm Clubley, Derek & Selina Jackson, Michael Foster, Angela & Charles Wiles, Margaret Leason, Mrs M Maddox, Mrs D Copeland, Mr & Mrs M Copeland, Mrs T Holmes (sister in law) rep Julia Holmes, Sally & Frederick Robson, Karen Banks ( niece), Heather Young rep Maurice Young, Mr & Mrs Steve Woodcock..