Born in November 1937 to loving parents, Frank & Elsie Jeffery. When she was 11 she passed 11+ entry to Coloma Convent School, where Mother Mary Cuthbert (Headmistress) encouraged nursing or teaching. As youngest applicant for college that year, she found a job in Lombard Street, London at the Bank Clerks Orphanage. Was then offered a job with Commercial Union Assurance Company, and stayed for 40 years.



At the age of 14, she became a Sunday School teacher, Brownie Leader, Youth Club Leader. Married at 23, she had two children, Paul and Sandra. Still Sunday School teacher also became Cub Leader until late seventies. Now has 4 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.