
Mum and Dad x
Mum passed away on 10th April 2020 (Good Friday) aged 87. The past few years were very difficult for mum and, despite our best efforts to support her in the bungalow, her declining mobility and other complex physical and mental health issues made it necessary for her to move into Russell Court Nursing Home at Longfield in July 2018.
We would like to remember mum as she used to be – Nanny Crumble to her grandsons Glen and Alex (every pudding was a crumble of sorts) and later Nanny Pontipine to her great grandchildren Charlotte and James (after the tiny people from In the Night Garden). She was well known for writing “little lists” which were far from little, and often a source of amusement to the rest of the family. Shopping often had to be deciphered - “coggetts” being courgettes, “carburettor” ciabatta bread and so on. When she and Aunt Joyce in Australia wrote to each other we joked they had their own special code – bad spelling, little or no punctuation and usually in the wrong place. There were mum’s famous muddly quotes which have now become part of the family vocabulary: Gok Wan has been renamed “Dr Gonk”, the Kindle is the “tringle”, mobile phones “the Facebooks”, Google Home is the “oooh goggle” and online shopping will forever be known as “line ons” using the “flap top”. But as well as these funny foibles, mum will be as much remembered for her kindness - always worrying about others and fretting about missing birthdays - her generosity to everyone plus the charities she supported, as well as her bravery in fighting the ailments that old age brought. Of these the most debilitating by far was the chronic painful arthritis that truly crippled her and impacted greatly on her mobility and her mental health. It is for this reason that we have chosen to support the charity “versusarthritis”.
Mum will definitely get the memorial she so deserves at a later date when we can all meet up again. Meanwhile please use this space to share memories, photos, light a candle or make a donation.
Anne & Linda
Remembering Maureen on this special Day at Linda & Tony ‘s wedding looking lovely in pink ! I have fond memories of visiting Linda and the Jacklin family, always fun and laughter. Lots of love from Nigel & June, Daniel & Stephanie. RIP
Remembering Maureen on this special Day at Linda & Tony ‘s wedding looking lovely in pink ! I have fond memories of visiting Linda and the Jacklin family, always fun and laughter. Lots of love from Nigel & June, Daniel & Stephanie. RIP
Remembering a special day with Maureen looking so lovely in pink at Linda & Tony’s wedding. I will always have wonderful memories visiting the Jacklin family for years fun times. Thinking of you all at this difficult time love Nigel & June and family
Mum and Dad x
Mum & twin brother Derek taken at mum & dad’s golden wedding anniversary party September 2003
The twins -Mum and Derek taken at Burcharbro Road I think c late 70’s/early 80’s x
Remembering Maureen on this special Day at Linda & Tony ‘s wedding looking lovely in pink ! I have fond memories of visiting Linda and the Jacklin family, always fun and laughter. Lots of love from Nigel & June, Daniel & Stephanie. RIP
Remembering Maureen on this special Day at Linda & Tony ‘s wedding looking lovely in pink ! I have fond memories of visiting Linda and the Jacklin family, always fun and laughter. Lots of love from Nigel & June, Daniel & Stephanie. RIP
Remembering a special day with Maureen looking so lovely in pink at Linda & Tony’s wedding. I will always have wonderful memories visiting the Jacklin family for years fun times. Thinking of you all at this difficult time love Nigel & June and family
Nice photo of mum with Aunt Gloria (ABG) taken at our engagement bash November 2011
The twins
Ha Ha Ha, trying to cheer up the chicken pox-ridden boys! Always game for a laugh
Great memories of our long Spanish holidays in Nerja (what on earth are we wearing?)
Meeting Charlotte
Charlottes First Birthday Party
Nan, Alex and Charlotte
2016 Christmas
Meeting first great grandchild
I miss eating your biscuits nanny x
Feeding first great grandchild
Nan 'enjoying' a cup of tea at Clive (dad's) 60th birthday Spitfire flight.
Me & my brother with Little Nan
Holding second great grandchild, just released from hospital
Holding second great grandchild, just released from hospital
Taken in Danson park x
Mum with Glen and Alex at Biggin Hill 2016
Mum with Glen and Alex at Biggin Hill 2016
Mum with her little grandsons 2013
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