Aug 7th, 9pm
The Night Before
We arrived at Gran's house just past 9pm. Mum, Doreen and Emma were already there sifting through Grans cards and possessions, cracking jokes and laughing heartily. It didnt take long for me & Pete to turn the spare room into a trashed bed den!
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Aug 8th, 8:45 - 10:45am
Gathering at the Stephenson residence
We waited around while the family gathered at the Stephenson residence, Charles & his wife were late but luckily arrived just as we were leaving. At 10:45am we travelled, in convoy, to the Crewe Cemetary & Crematorium arriving a few minutes before eleven.
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11:00 - 11:30am
The Funeral
The funeral was very nice and many agreed its what Gran wanted. The funeral started with the Vicar saying a few words, two hyms were sang and after 20 mins the service was ended off with the song 'I Love You Because' by 60's crooner Jim Reeves.
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12:00am - 5:30pm
The Wake
The wake was held at The Woodside pub just outside Crewe. Everyone had a jovial time especially my sister & Kelsey, to both of whom I accidentally introduced the thrill of gambling on the 'itbox', an electronic games machine. After a couple of hours most people had departed for home while a minority remained. Eventually we meandered our way to the play garden round back to enjoy the sunshine for the afternoons remainder. At the days close we all said our goodbyes in the car park and went our seperate ways.
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