Mrs Lois Linnitt, a lady who had spent a greater part of her life in Rushden, where she was a respected church and Temperance worker, passed away on Monday at 119, Cedar-road East, Northampton, the residence of her daughter, Mrs E Morris.

Aged 83 years, Mrs Linnitt was the widow of Mr Alfred Linnitt, whom Rushden remembers well as a sportsman, and whose death occurred some eight years ago. She was a native of Riseley but moved to Rushden as a girl and lived there until about 14 years ago, being connected with the Park-road Baptist Church and the B.W.T.A. Her death followed a short illness.

There are three sons and five daughters - Mr Fred Linnitt, Mr Walter Linnitt (Vancouver), Mr Horace Linnitt (Northampton), Mrs E Ingram (Rushden), Mrs R E Bayes (Boston, USA), Mrs G Foster (Winnipeg), Mrs E Morris (Northampton), and Mrs C Berridge (Maltby, Yorks).

The funeral took place at Rushden on Thursday afternoon, when the Rev. T W Gill conducted a service at the Park-road Baptist Church. The mourners were Mr Horace Linnitt (son), Mrs E Ingram (daughter), Mrs B Morris (daughter), Mr E Morris (son-in-law), Mr H V Ingram (grandson), Mr J Morris (grandson), Mrs G Coleman (granddaughter), Mr H Smith (brother), Mrs H Linnitt (granddaughter), Mrs Fred Linnitt (daughter-in-law), Mrs Horace Linnitt (daughter-in-law), Mrs E Sale, Mrs E Gomm, Mrs F Mitchell, Mrs S J Partridge and Mrs F Mason (nieces), Mrs W Linnitt (granddaughter) and Mrs A Harlow, Northampton (friend). Mr Hedley Linnitt (grandson) and Mrs C Berridge (daughter) were unable to attend.

The inscriptions on the floral tributes were as follows:

With loving memory from Beatrice, Ernest, Joan, Ursula and Greta; In loving memory of a dear Mother, Elsie, Charlie and family; In loving memory from Fred, Bert and family - RIP; With love to the best of Mothers and Grandmas, from Ethel and family; With love and deepest sympathy, Hedley, Gertie and Kathleen; In loving remembrance of dear Mother, from her absent sorrowing children - Edith, U.S.A., Mary, Canada, Walter, Yarmouth; With deepest sympathy from brother George and family, Long Eaton, Notts; In loving memory of dear Aunt Lois, from Flo, Elsie and Ralph, Mary and Arthur - Peace, perfect peace; With deepest sympathy from brother Harry and family - Peace, perfect peace; With love from her great-grandchildren, Roy and Dick; In remembrance, Mrs C Davis, Northampton; In remembrance, Stanley H Swannell, Northampton; Loving memories of a dear friend, Mrs Harlow and Alice, Northampton; With deepest sympathy from Mary and Ivan, Northampton; To my dearest Grandma, from Greta, Northampton; In loving memory of grandma, from Ursula, Northampton; To a dear friend, from Mrs Elms, Northampton; To grandma with love from Joey and Clifford; To dear mother, with love from Horace and Lucy; With deepest sympathy from Mr and Mrs Battison, Northampton; With deepest sympathy from The Abington New Church Women's Guild.