THE church of St Peter's and St Paul's in Hoxne, was packed on May 22 for a service and thanksgiving for the life of Ivy Ellen Putt, a much-loved and well-respected, long-standing Hoxne resident, who died on May 9, aged 74.
Born Ivy Button, in North Cove in 1933, she survived the terrible floods there in 1936, and moved as a young woman to Billingford. It was there she met her late husband Billy at a dance and married in the village.
A strong, family woman, she spen
t the rest of her life effectively in Hoxne, where as a housewife she and Billy brought up two sons, Robert and Steven – both good local footballers.
Rev Peter Small, of Ditchingham, who conducted the service, said how Mrs Putt worked at the Brush Factory, in Diss and for Richard Stark at Brome.
She also did strawberry picking and other seasonal tasks.
She enjoyed helping the residents of St Edmunds House old people’s sheltered accommodation in Hoxne, where she herself spent her later years.
Her hobbies included bingo, reading, jig-saw puzzles and gardening.
Mrs Putt’s friends, Angie Jones and Hayley McKenzie, in glowing tributes said, she was a forthright woman, chatty, kind, caring and funny.
The organist was Daphne Banham.
Immediate family mourners were: Mr and Mrs R. Putt, Mr and Mrs S. Putt, Mr and Mrs M. Putt, Mr L. Putt, Miss K. Putt, Miss G. Putt, Mrs Q. Goodley, Mr and Mrs T. Cobb.
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