Obituary:Margaret Mary Warkup

A funeral service was held at the East Riding Crematorium on Monday, 29 December 2014 for Mrs Margaret Mary Warkup, of Kilham, who died at home on 15 December, 2014.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Jan 2015, 11:46 BST
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She was 88.

The service was conducted by the Rev Glyn Owen.

Margaret Mary Mewett was born in Hull on the 1st November, 1926. She had a very happy childhood. In 1947 she joined the Women’s Land Army, this is the year she met her husband to be Frank Warkup on a farm in Gransmoor. After 2 years of courting Frank and Margaret married on the 1st October, 1949 in Hull. After their marriage they moved to the North Yorkshire Moors. Margaret became the Warden of the Youth Hostel at Rosedale Bank Top. She then went on to Wheeldale Lodge at Goathland, while Frank worked on farms and forestry.

Years later they returned to the East Riding. They ran a very successful Hotel in Bridlington, and while Margaret did what she did best, which was looking after people, Frank delivered milk for Northern Dairies.

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After they retired in 1992 they moved to live in Kilham. Margaret loved to go on holiday to the British Isles in the car, then later they travelled the country on coaches.

She loved knitting, embroidery, going to church and joining in the village activities. She was also very talented at writing poetry.

Margaret and Frank have celebrated 65 happy years of marriage.

Chief mourners: Frank Warkup (husband), Audrey Mardlin (niece), Andrew & Janice Sharp (great nephew & wife), Sylvia & David Sharp (niece & husband), Kate & Pat Robinson (niece & husband) rep Kevin & Mark, Francis Cowton & Janet Poad (nephew & partner), James Cowton (great nephew rep Chloe Black, Mary & David Thorley (niece & husband), Matthew & Caroline Thorley (great nephew & niece), Liz Warkup (niece), Janet Mardlin, Kofi & Kaira Mcgregor (great niece & children) rep Andrew Mcgregor, Rosemary Pond & Jack Pond (great niece & son) rep Jason, Lewis & William Pond, Richard & Louise Cowton (great nephew & wife),

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Others present: Terry Hyam (cousin), Karen Harrison, Muriel Harrison, Kate Nellar, Mr & Mrs S Purvis, Hazel Arnold, Jane Anderson, Jeanette Mewett (sister in law). Ellen Stannard (niece), Denise Jordan & Sue Joyce rep Tesco, Judy Sunderland, Ian Mewett (nephew), , Jackie Sunderland, Paul Sunderland, Mr & Mrs P T Walker, Margaret Sweeting, Leslie Coyne rep Neil Coyne & The Stores, Kilham, Jack Coyne, Roseanne Harris, Trisha Ellis rep Nafferton Surgery, Peter Boyes rep all at G Boyes, John & Liam Stannard, Michaela, Emillie & Aimee Ayre, Kath Ayre, Sue Dawson rep Richard Dawson, George Parker, Gillian Parker, Richard Parker, Mr & Mrs Mike Clarkson rep Mrs Winifred Thompson, Mark Clarkson, Christopher Clarkson rep Sarah Dolman, Mr & Mrs P Warters, Jayne Palliser rep Matthew & Rachel Dandy, Marie Sheader rep David, Jacob, Harry & George & Reg Berriman, David & Annie Nicholson, Mrs Val Parton, Ruth Webster rep Patrick & Joseph Webster, Keith & Bridget Short (cousin), Julie Hakner, Liz Pick rep Sally Hirst, Madge Pick, Charlotte Pick, Sheila Littlewood, Pam Barker, Sylvia Hart, Wilf Lile, Dorothy Cowton, Ruth Rawson, Dennis Smale, Richard Zerny, George Walker rep Janice & Neil Smith & Sam & Georgina Farrell, Rosina Height rep Edwin Height & Katherine & Rachel, Mrs K Plowman, Trevor & Jean McKay, Kathleen & John Grant, Mrs M Bell, Rev Raymond Eveleigh rep Brenda Eveleigh, Robin Bell, Lynne Rodgers.