Mum was born on 1st March 1931, which brings me to an amusing story. When mum was having her numerous visit to hospital Regan used to accompany her and this date became embedded in Regan’s mind as when she had own hospital appointment when asked her date of birth she said 1/3rd/1931.
Mum was born at 24 Hythe Bridge Street, Oxford to Jack and Elsie Humphries and went on to live in the family pub ‘The Prince of Wales’ down the Cowley Road, which is now a Nandos and yes we did take Mum there to eat.  This is where she met Anthony David White her future husband. Mum was also a hairdresser and worked with her best friend ‘Bette Davis’. The hairdressers was off Iffley Road and Between Towns Road, Cowley. Whenever we passed it she used to love saying ‘There is the old hairdresser, look it’s a Chinese take away now”. Mum and Dad went on to get married on January 5th 1952. After which they rented a house in the St Ebbes area, obviously because of the times they only had a outside toilet at the end of the garden and the storey that mum used to like telling was about the little boy next door shouting whilst in the toilet “I’m finished Mum”. After giving birth to Sandra and a short time in June Street Mum and Dad moved in to their new house 45 Laburnum Crescent, Garden City Kidlington where Sandra, Anthony and myself were all brought up. Dad obviously lived there the rest of his life and mum until she was nearly 87. She then went to Oaktree Lodge next door to Sandra for the remainder of her life.
After ringing some of mums friends it was wonderful to know how many lives she touched and how highly she was thought of and this was reflected when you talked to any of the carers in Oaktree Lodge. I also know all of those people would be here if they could.
All of whom I spoke to said how much she used to talk about her children, grand children, great grand children, daughters and son in law with such affection. Even if sometime she made not showed it to us.
Although she ended up in a care home she was also a carer herself as she looked after Phyllis, Mrs. Parker, Lilley and also Dad. She regularly sat with Mrs. Foreman to help Mr. Foreman.
 
Mum loved her dogs (Elsa and Jemma) and going on long walks with Glenys and Paddy and even sometimes getting lost. Another thing she loved was her Indian Head massage by Barbara, which used amused Barbara as it was meant to be relaxing but all mum did, was talk constantly.
Mum had always been a talker, as anyone will know if they had ever taken her shopping. She loved having a chat and one of those was with her good friend Pat, who sadly now has dementia. Ruth moved in next-door a few years ago and she always enjoyed talking to her and her 2 little boys.
I can’t finish without mentioning Mary who became a lifesaver for us and Mum towards the end of her time in Laburnum Crescent.
We love and miss you so much mum, sleep tight.
Lots of love from all of us.
God Bless.