Florence celebrates 100th birthday
This was following her husband being made redundant from Ashford Railway Works during the 1930s recession and going to work at the new Lancing Railway Carriage Works.
Her husband died in 1968.
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Hide AdFlo lived at Wenceling Cottages for 50 years, until she was moved to Aston House, Shoreham, Wenceling Cottages having been demolished.
Despite being registered blind, Flo continued to live alone until the age of 95.
She was joined by her two daughters, two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren for her birthday celebrations, which ended with a visit from the Rev Gail Souppouris and Jonathan Marshall, representing the Church of the Good Shepherd, Shoreham Beach, which Flo has attended for 74 years.
One of her daughters said it had been an "amazing day for an amazing lady".
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