The obituary notice of Eileen SMITH

Nannie,
What a beautiful send off for a beautiful soul. I wish you could understand the size of the hole you’ve left in all of our lives.
I hope I did you proud today getting up to try my best to honour you… sorry I couldn’t finish what I had written down, I think someone must’ve been cutting onions in the chapel!
Jokes aside I’m selfishly devastated you’re gone but know that you’re out of your pain and suffering now.
Everyone who knew you well spoke about your selflessness and how much of a caring person you were, and I’m going to try and carry a piece of that with me in my life and take time to be more like you.
Until we meet again Nannie
Love you to bits x

“I just want to start by thanking everyone for coming today to celebrate the life of the legend that was my Nannie.

I know she’d be proud as punch looking down at me getting up here… but I also know she had a good enough sense of humour to be having a little chuckle at the fact I’m absolutely bricking it.

I’ll keep this fairly brief, as Janet has already painted such a beautiful picture of the kind of woman my Nannie was — so thank you for that.

I just want to share a conversation I had with her not long ago, because I think it says everything about who she was.

I went round to see her and we were having a laugh like we always did. But then the conversation turned to what was happening, and what was to come.

As you can imagine, I started to get a bit upset. But being the person she was, she shut that down straight away and told me there was to be no tears… which is easier said than done today.

She told me she wasn’t afraid, that she’d made peace, that she’d had a lot of happy years, and that she was most content with her family — who she loved beyond words.

And honestly, hearing her say that brought me a lot of peace. Even in that moment, her attitude and her strength were incredible. Always putting other people first.

She was the most caring, selfless person you could ever meet, and that’s why she meant the world to all of us.

Thank you Nannie, for everything. For the love, the laughs, the memories, the inspirational attitude… and not forgetting all the hunter’s chicken.

You’ll be a massive miss.

Love you to bits.”

“I just want to start by thanking everyone for coming today to celebrate the life of the legend that was my Nannie.

I know she’d be proud as punch looking down at me getting up here… but I also know she had a good enough sense of humour to be having a little chuckle at the fact I’m absolutely bricking it.


I’ll keep this fairly brief, as Janet has already painted such a beautiful picture of the kind of woman my Nannie was — so thank you for that.

I just want to share a conversation I had with her not long ago, because I think it says everything about who she was.

I went round to see her and we were having a laugh like we always did. But then the conversation turned to what was happening, and what was to come.

As you can imagine, I started to get a bit upset. But being the person she was, she shut that down straight away and told me there was to be no tears… which is easier said than done today.

She told me she wasn’t afraid, that she’d made peace, that she’d had a lot of happy years, and that she was most content with her family — who she loved beyond words.

And honestly, hearing her say that brought me a lot of peace. Even in that moment, her attitude and her strength were incredible. Always putting other people first.

She was the most caring, selfless person you could ever meet, and that’s why she meant the world to all of us.

Thank you Nannie, for everything. For the love, the laughs, the memories, the inspirational attitude… and not forgetting all the hunter’s chicken!

You’ll be a massive miss.

Love you to bits.”

My Nan was a nurse, which feels fitting for a woman who exuded compassion and generosity. She would never miss an opportunity to be kind, although as a self-professed lover of people-watching, she could certainly give strangers some unforgiving looks.

Her demeanour never exposed the hardship she endured, and she refused to complain—primarily, she would say, because nobody would listen anyway. She cloaked her resilience in modesty, but was undoubtedly one of the strongest people I have ever known.

She was also the keenest supporter of any ambition I ever held, even when that ambition was simply eating fruit pastilles while reading with her close to bedtime. She had a profound love for her family and friends, and even in her final weeks, she was focused on reassuring us—telling us that she had lived a good life. In truth, many of us have a good life because she was part of it.

My Nan will live on in each of us—in our memories, in the way we treat others, and, for me, in the aspiration to be even half the person she was. I love you, Nan.

Sending all my love and saying a prayer for your lovely mam today xxxx

Well my honey what a big hole you have left here. But I’m sure your transition to upstairs will be with no problems as I believe you sure do deserve it. Rest easy You will always be in my thoughts
With my love
Marion
xxx

Well my honey what a big hole you have left here. I’m sure your transition to upstairs will be with no problems as I believe you sure do deserve it. Rest easy. You will always be in my thoughts.
With my love
Marion
xxx