Raising a family and getting involved in her local community in Newport, Gwent, were the focus of my mother Josephine Williams’s life. A parishioner of St Anne’s church, High Cross, and an active member of the Mothers’ Union, Jo, who has died aged 96, gave inspirational talks to many groups and on one occasion broadcast her own “thought for the day” on local radio.
Always sympathetic to the needs of others, she volunteered at care homes and charity shops. Jo worked for the Tenovus cancer charity shop in Newport for many years and was recognised as their top fundraiser. She had great style and her rapport with customers made her many friends.
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