Audrey Jacobs
FORMER local preacher, Audrey May Jacobs, of Swaffham Road, Burwell, died at West Suffolk Hospital, Bury St Edmunds, on July 8 after a short illness. She was 84.
Born in Burwell and educated at the British School in the village, she trained as a dressmaker at Cambridge Technical College and
became a local preacher in a wide area of Cambridgeshire and Suffolk.
She was also an organist for more than 70 years.
A former Boys' Brigade officer at Burwell Baptist Church, she loved her garden especially the flowers, and also greatly enjoyed her goat herd.
Married to Eric for more than 64 years, she leaves children Stewart, Ann, Clive and Terry, grandchildren, Tina, Barry, Lewis, Edwin, Collette and Katherine and six great-grandchildren.
Her funeral took place at Burwell Baptist Church on July 22 and the Rev Kevin Burdett conducted the service and Linda Chandler was the organist.
Family mourners were: Eric Jacobs (widower), Mary and Stewart Jacobs (rep Barry Jacobs), Ann Jacobs, Clive and Annette Jacobs, Terry and Marcia Jacobs, Rita and Frank Hobbs, Tina Jacobs, Lewis and Edwin Jacobs, Collette McGannon, Katherine McGannon and Martin Ashen, Keiran and Rhian Wingfield, Elisha and Freya Jacobs, and Maureen and George Earl.
Other mourners were: Christine and Barrie Bushell, Margaret and Brian Chapman, Michael and Marie Hill, Victoria Clarke, Carol, Ron and Alex Martin, Joanne Allwood, Joan Baker (Peter and Robert), Stan and Joan Baker, James Barnes, Tina Barnes, Brenda Bellward, Monte Bowers (Mary Bowers), Barbara Brown, Ivor Brown (John and Nancy Howe), Jean Brown, Ron Butler, David and Sue Bye (Richard Bye and John Bye), Peter Dolman, Brian Driver (Sue Driver), Nick Driver (Christine and Sylvia Driver), Cyril and Olive Durrant (Mary Patrick, Ann Nash, Ray and Betty Elwood), Helen Ellis, Gina Evans, Sue Evans, James and Audrey Faircliffe, Mr and Mrs J Ferguson, Maureen Gifkins, Ruth Ginn (George Ginn), Arlene King, Sheila and John Hawes, Ivy Hawkes (John Hawkes, Betty, David and Ian Nunn), Faith Hitchens, Jackie Human (David Human), Sara Jacobs, Alison Jaffry, Ian James (Annette Ginn), Mary James, Mick and Tracey Jennings, Eileen Kane, Hazel Kelly (Ray Kelly), Alan Kempton (Sally Ewart), Mrs J Kempton (Paul and Ian Heffer and family), Evan and Carolyn King, June Learmouth, Ben Lee (Lena Lee), Joyce Leggett, Jill Mansell, Margaret Moss, the Rev Edwin Myers, Cecil and Jean Nash (Swaffham Bulbeck Free Church), Georgina Newell (Soham Methodist Church), Caroline Nickson, Wyn Norton (Gerry and Beryl Fordham), Audrey Palmer, Des and Lucy Rawlinson, Joan Robinson, Graham Pearce, Janet Potter, Vernon and Brenda Place, George and Joyce Prewer, Sandra Rampley, Greta Randall, Betty Reeve (Bob Reeve), Gus Sacree, Ray and Mary Sharpe, Nathan Shipley (Amy Shipley), Betty Simpkin (Gwen Neale, Margaret Bowers), Ken and Joan Snare, Helen Southam, Dave 'Sprock', Ruth Stinton, Iris Stockwell (Vera Smith), Roy Taylor, Howard Ward, Ellen Willey, Stewart Wilson, Joan White (Ruby Durrant), Sarah and Ann Willett, John and Hazel Woodroffe, Geoffrey Woollard (Mrs Woollard) and Colin and Sandra Yarker.
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