MOURNERS gathered today, Wednesday, to say a final farewell to singer Barbara Law.
St Elphin's Church was packed in tribute to the singer whose career spanned seven decades.
The 82-year-old lost her short battle with cancer on Tuesday, March 27, seven weeks after she was diagnosed with the devastating disease.
The church was filled with family and friends wishing to pay their final respects to Barbara.
Her only son Scott Reed, said: “Thankfully it was a pretty short fight.
“My mum had a remarkable life. She started singing professionally when she was 14 - she had been performing for over seven decades.
“When my mum was in the final stages of her illnesses I asked her if she could be anywhere in the world right now where would she be
“She had travelled all around the world but she didn’t even need to think about her answer.
“She said singing at the Parr Hall – she was Warrington through and through.”
Barbara, who grew up in Howley, sang from an early age and regularly put on shows in her back garden where she would set up a stage and charge her neighbours, family and friends.
The grandma-of-two's television career started in the late 1950s on ITV.
She appeared on the Morecambe & Wise TV Show, The Ken Dodd Show, The Good Old Days, The Val Doonican TV Show, Sing Along With Joe, The Dickie Henderson Show and The One O'Clock Show.
In 1961 she was voted TV Personality of the Year by viewers.
In 1965 Barbara represented Great Britain for the BBC in the Nord Ring Song Festivals, which was broadcast in 25 European countries.
From the late 1980s Barbara lived with her husband George in Tenerife where she continued her singing career touring large hotels around the Canary Island singing to an estimated audience of more than one million people over a further 20-year period.
She moved back to Warrington a couple of years ago where she was surrounded by her growing family which including grandchildren Estelle and Cassian.
Instead of flowers, mourners were invited to make a donation to Culture Warrington.
This is a charitable trust delivering arts, heritage and events across Warrington.
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