Born the daughter of Elizabeth and Walter Claxton of Colchester in Essex. You spent your early childhood in Northampton with your brother Norman. You were the oldest of 8 children, you joined the household at Buckingham palace as a seamstress where you remained for several years and later joined the WRAF's in 1955 where you were a very accomplished needlewoman and their you ment Alec Brown who was a staff Sargeant and raf Yatesbusy. You married Alec on the 4th August 1957 at St Peters church.  You came to live with your husbands family in Garlinge Kent where you stayed until you moved into your own property you had a daughter Tina born 4th May 1957 and later a son David born 31st December 1960. In 1967 you bought your own first house together in Westgate on sea and you remained there for 33 years. Mum you worked very hard all your life as a cook and needlewoman in many old folks homes in Westgate and you remained there until you fell ill late in 1999. It was not known then that you had cancer but over the next few months your health did not improve and on 14th March with David you found you had cancer and alas you died  only 3 weeks later with tremendous courage you were so brave to the end when Tina and David were with you when you passed away. Love you mum so much rest in peace it was a privelidge to call you our mum.