Jean Craven

1938 - 2008
LocationSalford
Age70 years
Cause of DeathCancer
Date of Birth07/05/1938
Date of Death05/09/2008
Visitors1,251 since 08/09/2008
CreatorTracie Harding

This is to Remember my Auntie jean who was recently taken away from us through cancer.
jean was born and bred in salford she was a wonderful mum to sons Gary Paul Mark Andrew John Lee and daughter Yvonne.
Jean also left behind many great and wonderful in-laws and not forgetting her wonderful Tribe of grankids and Great-Grandkids.
Jean was a wonderful person with a great personality and a wicked sence of humour, could always guarantee Jean would liven up and party or outing.
Jean was loved by everyone she meet and respected by many, Jean is now at peace and is also missed dearly by her Brothers and sisters and many nieces and nephews and many good friends she made over the years.


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MISSING YOU LOADS NANNA x

oryt nana how you doing it so hard you not being here i love you loads always will never forget you x missing you loads :( xxxxxxxx

Chris (Grandson) October 18, 2008

SOrry, forgive me

Mum,
Please forgive me for not giving you more time to live, Thank God our John and yvonne came soon after, to assist me, Mum I cannnot forgive myself , and im at a loss now , what do i do, and i know the family will be the same as me,
Mum so sorry i let you down and hope one day you forgive me, I did try mum , but felt so,so weak


All i need to know that you forgive me and love to hear your voice one more time

Lee XXX

Lee Craven September 21, 2008

Hiya Nanna

Hiya nanna, how you doin up there? Ok I hope. I'm sure you've got everyone up there well trained by now and I bet they're all running around after you!

We just wanted to tell you that your funeral was beautiful, you would have been so proud of all the people who turned up, it showed just how many people loved and cared for you. I hope you smoked the cig I sent you, sorry it wasn't menthol, my head wasn't with it but I'm sure you smoked it anyway!

We was all laughing the other day about some of the funny times we had. Do you remember every Saturday when me, Lisa and Louise used to stay at your house and on the way home we'd have a race with that old man on the otherside of the road going to the Marina? Ha ha that was so funny nanna, you used to shout stuff to him, I bet he thought we were a bunch of loons the poor bloke, he was about 100! Do you remember when me and Louise used to sleep on the bottom bunk and Lisa on the top in the spare room and one night we were singing Kylie and Jason songs and 1 man went to mow at the top of our voices, it was about 4 in the morning and you came in and told us if we didn't shut up we were all going home and never sleeping at your house again. That shut us all up straight away!

Well nanna, there are so many memories I could sit here and waffle about all day to you but I'll let you get some rest now.

Love you lots and miss you lots.

We'll never forget you nanna

Big hugs and kisses

Dawn and Mike xxxxxxx

Gary Craven (Son) September 19, 2008

memories

Mum I remember when i was a child, you say to me "go shop and bet you cannot get back before i count to ten" I ran for England, one year my lace was undone and i stopped to tie it, then realising that you had stopped counting, so I walked and took my time, when coming round the corner i pretend to run again and i heard your voice say
Eight, Nine , Ten, you were so funny,

My heart is still broken mum, finding this really difficult now, not seeing you or hearing you say, eye, eye.
Me, John, Andrew,Mark,Gary and Paul were so proud to lift you and give you to the arms of Jesus, where he will look after you,
went to the cemetery today and spoke to Gran, Nana, Debbie and our Tony, and thoughts to our Philip to make sure your ok and that they look after you.

Love you loads Mum, and really missing you now more then ever, just to hear your voice again will mend the heart of mine that's broken,

Lee xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Lee Craven September 18, 2008

a poem for the best nanna in the world

Light a candle for those we mourn.
Into a new life they will be born.
Do not look for them at the gravesite.
They are somewhere else radiating their beautiful light.
They have gone to a new world where there is no darkness, no pain.
Their light and essence will always remain.
Light a candle for those who have left this mortal place.
They are free to travel through time and space.
When we think of them, they are near.
When we sit in a beautiful garden. Their voices we hear.
When we listen to a divine symphony,
We close our eyes, their faces we see.
Light a candle for they have not really gone.
With each flickering flame, in your hearts they will always belong

Chris (Grandson) September 18, 2008

jus thinking about the funny things you use to say and do right up to the last min you stood strong with your massive haeart and bigger smile xxxxx

hello mam im still struggling a little not being able to see you one thing you always said and stuck by was you would never have a bad word said about your kids. you always asked how the twins did at football every week on sat the 13th we had a mins silence for you before the game and i told jack to score one for you and he didnt let you down he scored a hatrick but i dont need to tell you that because you would have been there me my brothers and sister are so proud to call you mam
your grand children and great grand children to call you nanna sometimes we all have our moans about what we aint got but what we did have was we was blessed with a wonderful cheerful fantastic brave mam with a big heart and we all miss you loads we love and miss you and you will be sadly missed and in my thoughts everyday every week and every year untill we meet again give give our tony and philip a hug from us all night night god bless mam
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
andy

Andy Craven (Son) September 18, 2008

dear nanna

Dear Nanna...

I know you have gone and passed away
And I'm hoping to dream of you another day
But I cant stand it when your not here
to hold me close and keep me near

I had a dream that you would die
And I honestly tried my hardest not to cry
My dreams came true the very next day
And it was the price of a life you had to pay

My dream was worse cause it hurt so bad
it made me depressed but mainly sad
Having you in there for me everyday
made my life complete in a wonderful way

I will never forget you
and I will see you next week
maybe tomorrow
but definitely in my sleep

If this reaches you
Up where ever you are
Know that I love you
And your the brightest star

I love you Nanna

Chris (Grandson) September 18, 2008

Memories are Golden

Mam as the song goes "sweet memories always will be only of you always with me" is how you will always be in my heart.
Your funeral was beautiful and you would have been so proud with all your family and friends there, hard times are now times of pride as we got through life with you by our side.
I gave you your cigarettes and lighter in the chapel of rest I put them by your hand so you didn't have far to reach, I also left some pictures of all your grandchildren to take with you I placed them next to your heart, you have the heart of a lion mam and the courage to match not once did you moan or complain about the pain you were suffering.

Do you remember when I had a bad back and I had trouble putting you back into bed you said to me "get in here cock with me and when Louise comes we will both ring the bell"
You always had a smile on your face and always put a smile on ours.

I remember how pleased you were when I told you I got the job, I was ringing around telling people my news for them to tell me they already knew as you had beat me to it and already told them! I'm so proud to be called your son, you are a great mam, mother-in-law and nanna.

Heaven's lucky to have received such a wonderful angel, i wish heaven had a phone and i'd dial the number just to tell you once again how much i love you and to hear you say "make us another oxo cock" love you mam now and always

Good night god bless

Gary, Bev, Dawn and Mike

xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Gary Craven (Son) September 18, 2008

for mum

Death is nothing at all

I have only slipped away into the next room

I am I and you are you

Whatever we were to each other

That we still are



Call me by my old familiar name

Speak to me in the easy way which you always used

Put no difference into your tone

Wear no forced air of solemnity or sorrow



Laugh as we always laughed

At the little jokes we always enjoyed together

Play, smile, think of me, pray for me

Let my name be ever the household word that it always was

Let it be spoken without effect

Without the ghost of a shadow on it



Life means all that it ever meant

It is the same as it ever was

There is absolutely unbroken continuity

What is death but a negligible accident?



Why should I be out of mind

Because I am out of sight?

I am but waiting for you at an interval

Somewhere very near

Just around the corner



All is well.

Lee Craven September 16, 2008

Miss you so much Jean

Jean i can say what a pleasure it has been to have you as my sister.
I will always treasure the memorys of the things we did as kids, also all the things we got up to at partys lol we will all have many a laugh remembering some of these times.
You are now free from pain Jean, after your long hard battle against cancer.
We know you will be with Dennis Dad Billy and Eric.
Till we meet again sleep tight god bless.
Loving sister Trisha and John xxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Tracie Harding (Niece) September 13, 2008
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