Tuesday, 9 August 2016

In Memoriam: Ruby Barriball (nee Burnard)

Funeral in celebration of the life of Ruby


When Ruby died in 2010, the family asked me to conduct the funeral. Here are my notes for that occasion:








Five years before, on the occasion of Ruby's eightieth birthday, I had written a poem for her about our trip every Wednesday afternoon at that stage to the supermarket for our groceries. I had watched from that time as she had slowly become more confused abouit what to buy, and had completely forgotten her card number and/or how to use the card to pay for her groceries.
































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