A funeral service was held at All Saints’ Church, Driffield for Mrs Muriel Harrison, of The White House, Driffield, who died peacefully in The White House on December 8. She was 87.
The service was conducted by the Rev Andrew Ison and the organist was Mr Martin Salter.
Muriel was born in Watton and attended Beswick School. During the war she was in the Land Army. She met Tom and they married in 1947. After their marriage they lived in Kilnwick where they stayed for 57 years. She helped on Cawkeld Farm potato picking and enjoyed many happy days working with the other women. She taught her daughters how to bake and knit, she enjoyed her garden, growing vegetables and keeping pigs just after the war years.
They later moved into Driffield and Muriel and Tom enjoyed going on bus trips. She was very family orientated and loved spending time with her family.
Sadly, shortly after Tom died Muriel had to go into care but she still enjoyed going into town in her wheelchair and the trips out with the White House.
She will be greatly missed.
Chief mourners: Cynthia & John Dawson, Joan & Malcolm Bentley (daughters & sons in law), Mike Ibbertson (son in law), Sonya & Sean Bendelow (granddaughter & husband) rep Charlotte Grace (great granddaughter), Aimee Dawson & Rupert Clemmit (granddaughter & partner), Sarah & Neil Hastings (granddaughter & husband) rep Robert & Katie (great grandchildren), Michael Ibbertson (grandson), John & Daphne Elliott (brother & sister in law), Steve & Brenda Pettinger (cousin & wife), Kathleen & Brian Swaby (cousin & wife unable to attend), Trevor Harrison rep June Harrison, Tina & Warwick Ivel & family & Jackie & Ian Sinton & family, Brian & Barbara Harrison rep Angela Goodwin, Keith Harrison rep Sue Harrison, Caroline Elliott rep David Elliott & Carole & Adrian Croft (nephews & nieces), Darren Harrison (great nephew).
Others present: Brent & Jill Flint, Jenny Shaw, William & Jill Lamb, Joan Hardy rep John Robson, Heather Young rep Maurice Young, Audrey & Ernie Weightman, Jennifer Mullinger, Jessie Cooper rep David, Ruth Rawson, Mr & Mrs John Hill, Ann Knaggs rep Friends of Guiding, Sheila Hara rep Mike Hara, Judy English,Joan Savage, Louise Dawson rep Paul Savage, Mr & Mrs H W Thompson, Jennifer Newlove, Mrs Wendy Wilson, Christine Clark, Pauline Caley rep Tom Caley, Mrs J Hughes, , Sharon Simcox rep The White House, Gill & Cedric Calvert rep Linda Elvidge, Pam & Val rep The White House, Gillian Farmery rep the family, Mrs Joan Warkup rep Keith Warkup, Andrew Warkup, Ann & Ray Berriman rep Mr & Mrs K Pickering & Mrs J Pickering, Liza Noble, Mark Flint rep Mr & Mrs B Flint, Ann Johnson, Mr & Mrs P Hara, June Taylor.