FRIENDS and family have said a fond final farewell to popular pub landlady Teresa Grimes.
Around 500 mourners gathered at Wessex Vale Crematorium for the funeral of the 53-year-old, who was killed after being hit by a car close to her home of 12 years, the West End Brewery, in December.
Many of them donned Teresa's trademark colourful festival gear and floral arrangements included a bottle of vodka and a microphone as well as the more traditional 'mum', 'nana' and 'T', her nickname.
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As husband Brian, son Oliver and close family, many of whom had travelled from T's native Swindon, followed her coffin into the crematorium, the sounds of Abba's Dancing Queen followed by Yes Sir, I Can Boogie by Baccara rang out over the sound system.
Hundreds of mourners of all ages, from a babe in arms to pensioners, packed in to hear the service, led by Victoria Wesley, with dozens more gathered outside in freezing temperatures to listen. It was also streamed online.
Husband of 21 years Brian's floral tribute read: "I talk to you, I look for you, I wait for you but you don't hear me, you don't come. I know you never will. But, I will always be talking, always looking, always waiting."
The congregation, including mum Anna Prim and brother Adrian Prim, heard how T had been a mischievous child and continued in much the same vein throughout her adult life. She was always the life and soul of the party, lived life to the full, adored travelling and loved to sing, dance and socialise.
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An emotional Jessica Lampard, T's stepdaughter of 23 years, spoke movingly about what T had meant to her three grandchildren Sophie, Phoebe and Riley.
Mourners reflected on T's life during a visual tribute reel of photographs to the sounds of Kirsty McColl's Days and Bye, Bye, Baby by the Bay City Rollers.
The poem Feel No Guilt in Laughter was read before the service ended with Insomnia by Faithless, the song T would always play when getting ready for girls night out with Dawn Warman, her best friend of more than 30 years.
Memories continued to be shared back at the West End Brewery, the family home ever since they moved back to the UK from Spain in 2010.
Thousands were raised for The Dogs Trust and Hampshire and Isle of Wight Air Ambulance in memory of dog lover T.
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