FAMILY and friends said goodbye to a long-time member of the Royal Voluntary Service who died at 103.
Enid Daisy Matthews was remembered as a loving and caring mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She was born on May 9, 1916, in Brighton. She had a sister named Muriel. Enid’s father worked on the railway and then managed a supermarket in London Road. He was also drafted to Burma during the Second World War. She had lived in Bates Road and in Ladies Mile Road, Patcham. Enid worked as a clerk for her father’s shop where she met her husband, George.
They married in December 26, 1939, at All Saints Parish Church in Patcham. She worked in another bakery in Preston Drove until it was sold. The couple had two children, Frances and Alan. The family moved to Havelock Road in Brighton and Enid lived there for many years. She celebrated her 100th birthday there and received a card from The Queen.
The centenarian was an active volunteer for the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service, now known as the Royal Voluntary Service. She helped them run events across Sussex and for her contributions, she was awarded a medal. Frances said: “My mother was a very private person and her family was incredibly important to her. She has four grandchildren and four great grandchildren.”
Enid died peacefully at Tenby House, in Worthing on November 30.
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