Our loss

Sadly, at the beginning of August, my family and I lost a most treasured and irreplaceable member of our family, namely our mum. Many people will know of Marion Peachey, mum to six children namely Sarah, Jim, Nicola, Andy, Matt & Dan. She was also like a mum to me, although I was her daughter-inlaw , I certainly thought of her as my mum. She also had nine wonderful grandchildren.

Mum (Marion) was a local girl having been born and bred in Epping. She was known to many people and was always so kind remembering everyone, listening to their stories and about their families, she used to send Christmas cards and presents to everyone whom she had met no matter if she had only met them once or twice.

Those who knew Marion will remember her as always having a smile and always had time for everybody.

Mum loved her animals especially her dogs and the family had been lucky to have grown up with many pets but mainly dogs. She loved and spoilt her dogs. Nimbus was her loving dog at the time, her last words were too him and he was with her at the end along with family members.

Mum was always the communicator, updating the family on news, ailments, gossip. She wasn’t great at keeping a secret but only because she didn’t like to keep things from her family.

Having lost her husband and love of her life sixteen years ago, Nick Peachey, who many will have known from King’s Head Garage, she found the strength to become the head of the family including Nick’s extended family from Norfolk.

Danny, the youngest child, has cared for mum for the last ten years as she suffered from increasing pain and illness. Not always an easy job as she knew what she liked and disliked and was very stubborn at times, but mum and the family were so grateful to Dan for being there 24/7 and mum relied on him so much.

The grandchildren loved their granny, loved hearing her stories of the family and she always took so much interest in their life’s. She always worried about them or congratulated them on any achievement – always ringing them directly to say well done or ask how they are.

It goes without saying mum will be missed forever. We had time to say good-bye, but she left us much sooner than we had hoped. She was strong and brave, dignified, and beautiful right to the end.

She read the magazine all the time and I felt that I not only wanted to share the sad news with anyone who knew her but also wanted to donate a spectral tribute to my second mum - without her life will never be the same again.

June, Editor

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