A sad week at Sorley

It has been a rather sad week here at Sorley. I am sorry to have to tell you that my Mother, May, died peacefully in the early hours of Monday 3rd August. Mum had been in Derriford hospital, in Plymouth, for just over a week having treatment for pneunomia. While she was there, they discovered she also had a tumour in her abdomen. Despite this, as far as the hospital was concerned Mum was medically fit for discharge and we were actively looking for a care home that she could move into in order to get the care she needed going forwards. It was not to be. Mum was 97 years old when she died and whilst we miss her enormously, we cannot help but feel that the outcome was probably a good one for her, in the circumstances.


Mum's funeral will take place at Fleet Methodist Church on Monday 17th August. This is bound to be a serious occasion but, as far as we can, we genuinely want to make it a celebration of a good life. We are therefore asking people to wear bright colours rather than black and although there may be a few tears, we hope there will be a few smiles as well. The funeral service will be followed by a cremation and we hope that Mum's final resting place will be close to my Dad's in Westoning Churchyard.