A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Friday, December 7 for Mrs Mollie Potter, of Northfield Road, Driffield who died peacefully in hospital on 28th November. She was 79.
The service was conducted by the Rev Ian Hill & the organist was Mr Peter Maw.
Mollie was born in Bridlington in 1933. She grew up in Burton Fleming with her brothers Alan and Eric and sister Dorothy. She met Eric and they married in 1952 and came to live in Driffield. They went on to have seven daughters and one son. After her family had grown up she worked for Vertex and Dewhirst’s until she retired.
She loved going on holiday to the Cotswold to stay with her daughter Kathleen. She also loved attending lots of family parties including weddings, engagements and anniverseries. She enjoyed doing the lottery and spent many hours doing crosswords.
Her and Eric spent 60 happy years together and she will be sadly missed by all her family and friends.
Chief mourners: Eric Potter (husband), Carol & Mally Hyde (daughter & son in law), June & Don Boyer (daughter & son in law), Pauline Fisher & Andy Morley (daughter & partner), Yvonne Laird & David Thorley (daughter & partner), Jenifer & Stuart Hicks (daughter & son in law), Kathleen & Steven Bennett (daughter & son in law), Mandy & Martin Gladstone (daughter & son in law), Steven & Jill Potter (son & daughter in law), Gary Hyde & Allyson Rhodes (grandson & partner), Mark & Sarah Fisher (grandson & wife),Paul Hyde (grandson), Lisa & Andy Bland, Samantha & Rick Heslop, Kelly & Liam McManus, Gemma & Shaun Rajiah (granddaughters & husbands), Hannah & Katie Fawcett (step granddaughters).
Others present: Liz Easterby (niece) rep Eric & Margaret Johnson (brother & sister in law), Rebecca Johnson rep Jackie Wilson (nieces), Diana & Darren Edmond rep Polly (niece & husband), Joan & Geoff Appleby (niece & husband), Audrey Ringrose, Chris & Linda Jackson, Susan & Keith Hought rep Kay Chambers, Mr & Mrs A Brigham rep Mr & Mrs R Tate, Jane & Ellie Westbrook rep Brian & Ivy Race, Anita Edgar, Norman & Sue Harris rep David & Lilian Harris, Mrs Mary Hudson, Paul Hudson, Mr & Mrs B Cowton, Mr & Mrs D Foreman, Sue & Eric Blades, Liz Spooner rep Stuart, Elaine Jarvis, Helen Yates rep Alan, Kathleen Hubbard rep the family. Pauline Agar rep John Agar, Julie Duggleby rep Maureen & Pete Duggleby, Steven Duggleby rep Gary Seward, Mr & Mrs A Johnson, Tessa Turton, Brian Fairfield rep Barbara Fairfield, Robert Flake, Mrs D Leppington, Emma Jefferson.