THE funeral service took place at Lowestoft Cemetery Chapel, followed by burial in the cemetery on March 17, of Mary Rebecca Winterbone, who died aged 78, suddenly at home on February 26, in Oulton Broad.

THE funeral service took place at Lowestoft Cemetery Chapel, followed by burial in the cemetery on March 17, of Mary Rebecca Winterbone, who died aged 78, suddenly at home on February 26, in Oulton Broad.

The Rev Father David Girling officiated.

Mourners were: Janet and Brian Kilford (daughter and son-in-law), Ann and Chris Hitcham (daughter and son-in-law), Lloyd Kilford (grandson), Duncan Kilford (grandson), Emma Hitcham and Daryl Flagg (grand-daughter and partner), Mr J Winterbone, Dennis and Valerie Allcock, Mrs M Block, Mr B Sandham, Mrs J Rackham, Mr R Bullen, Mr K Lewis, Mrs J Foulger, Sally Harvey, Mrs A Youngs, Mrs Joy Pritchard, Joan Brockwell and Mr and Mrs F Page.

Unable to attend were: Jonathan Hitcham (grandson), Mrs P Winterbone and Mrs C Kilford.

The family would like to thank relatives and neighbours for all their kind expressions of sympathy and donations which are still being received for Crown House, a local day service for adults with learning disabilities (please make cheques payable to ARCS Limited) which may be sent to Anglia Co-Operative Funerals, Police Station Road, Lowestoft, Suffolk NR32 1NY.

Our special thanks go to the paramedic, ambulance crew and police officer who attended.

Will all please accept this as the only but most sincere acknowledgment.

Funeral arrangements were by Anglia Co-Operative Funerals, Police Station Road, Lowestoft.