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type: Article
title: Kathleen Godfrey 1911-2003
description: Paula and I attended my gran's funeral yesterday. A sombre affair but a good turn out and some hearty singing followed by some hearty reminiscing and drinking back at Barnfield.
resource: https://www.simoncox.com/short-articles/2003-05-23-kathleen-godfrey-1911-2003/
tags: [Shorticles, News, Family]
timestamp: 2003-05-23
---

Paula and I attended my gran's funeral yesterday. A sombre affair but a good turn out and some hearty singing followed by some hearty reminiscing and drinking back at Barnfield. Dad even let me have some of his very special malt whisky. 

A reflective thought of mine during the day was that Gran had lived through an amazing time in human development. She was born on a farm during the height of the industrial revolution and lived to see the beginnings of the current technological evolution. She had a hard but great life and will be missed by us all.



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