…spent her last hours surrounded by loved ones, with Bryn Terfel and John Michael Talbot playing quietly in the background. The second of nine siblings, “Grace” (as she was called by her nearest and dearest) spent her childhood in heavily bombed Swansea, moved to London to work for the civil service at the age of sixteen, followed her beloved Keith to Hong Kong at the age of twenty, and came back to Britain and subsequently immigrated to Canada before her twenties were out. She was a sensitive and poetic soul, moved by avenues of green trees and sunlight shining on the water. There isn’t a time her children remember when her heart or home were closed, and if prayer was your requirement, she was your warrior. In her last week on earth, her only lament was that she was too weak to be of service to others.
She lived her life in faith and died in corresponding peace, embraced in the “Love Divine, All Loves Excelling” she’d known since the age of thirteen. She took that final breath in a moment when no one was looking, probably because she didn’t want to make a fuss. Her loving husband Keith preceded her through that curtain, but she is survived by Melinda (Mike), Mark (Hetty) and Julia (Brent); thirteen grandchildren; ten great-grandchildren; and her younger siblings Sybil (Keith), Andrea, Julian (Claudia) and Monica. It was a privilege to sit vigil with her as she sank into the sleep from which there is no return. She was the dearest example to us of grace and constancy and a generous heart.
A Celebration of Life will take place at 12:30 pm, August 8, Saanichton Bible Fellowship, 2159 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton BC.
The livestream link will be available.
https://youtube.com/@sbfchurch?si=dD1-xqtC7T4GvGeX
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McCall Gardens
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Mark, Julia, Melinda and families
We just heard about your Mom’s passing the other day. Our deepest condolences, love and prayers for the entire family. Both of your parents were incredible people who planted seeds, grew those seeds of faith and, for me, helped to teach me how to love all those God places in our lives and be a walking testimony for God. Every time we visited Victoria and SBF when we came home on furlough, your Mom always took the time for us and always gave me such special hugs that I felt her love deep to my heart. My life is better and closer to God because of the influences and examples of both of your parents.