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The Rushden Echo and Argus, transcribed by Gill Hollis
Mrs. Anne Wiggins, of Rushden
Birthday and Obituary

10th February, 1950

91, She Gets the Dinner
  Mrs. Anne Wiggins, who was 91 on Tuesday, did not celebrate her birthday as she did last year with a large party at the Windmill Hall.  She spent it quietly at her home, the Old Mill House, Glassbrook Road, Rushden.

  Mrs. Wiggins cannot get around as well as she used to for she has rheumatism in her feet, but when a reporter called to see her she was busy doing a job she does every day – getting dinner ready.

  She still likes to walk round the garden, but is not able to do any work in it, and she said that she would be glad when the warm weather came so that she could go out more.  At present she is confined to the house, where she still cleans up and attends to the meals.

7th April, 1950

Old Lady Died in Her Sleep
  One of Rushden’s oldest women, Mrs. Anne Wiggins, The Old Mill House, 50, Glassbrook Road, died in her sleep during Monday night. She was 91.

  Widow of Mr. Charles Wiggins, she held a special celebration on the occasion of her 90th birthday with a large party at the Windmill Hall.

  The funeral will take place on Friday with a service at St. Peter’s Church, followed by interment at Rushden cemetery.

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