FOND memories have been shared of a Leigh lady, who lived until 105.

Florence May Foulser died peacefully in her sleep on Monday. She leaves two children, six grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren, aged three, one and just six weeks.

One of her granddaughters, Jackie Woods, 55, who refers to Flo as “Grannie”, said: “She was amazing. I remember staying with her over the summer holidays as a child, that was great fun.

“Her secret to long life was cups of tea and biscuits, it was her last drink; she was never ill.

“She lived in Leigh for over 50 years, she loved it; she never wanted to go anywhere else.

“Her and her husband were fans of walking, they constantly used to walk along the beach, she loved the sea air.”

Ms Woods, of Westcliff, spoke of how Florence had written in her diary and spoken to her about the different stages of her life.

She added: “Grannie hated the war. She always said how she hoped it wouldn’t happen to future generations.

“She remembered vividly how her friends and neighbours died during the bombing.

"Grandad served for six years in Normandy and Belgium, it tore her apart. We always thought it was weird why she married Grandad, he was a butcher and she hated meat; she used to feed the meat he bought home to the dog!”

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Jackie added how Grannie had celebrated her 100th birthday with a huge party: “We had all the family around my house.

“She was playing on one of the iPads, she had no idea what she was doing. She’s lived through so many different inventions over the years.

“Grannie only went on a plane for the first time when she was 90, she visited her father’s grave in the Somme. She was then hooked and wanted to fly everywhere.”

Vicki Kelsey, 26, one of Florence’s 17 great grandchildren, added: “She’ll be truly missed by everyone.”