Much-loved Waterlooville lollipop lady Iris Peters set to be remembered at church service tomorrow

A MUCH-LOVED lollipop lady who guided two generations of schoolchildren safely across the road will be remembered at a special service tomorrow afternoon.

Family and friends will unite at St Wilfrid’s Church in Cowplain at 1pm to pay tribute to Iris Peters, who died aged 92 on April 1. 

Iris Peters pictured as she retired in 1993, alongside Padnell Junior School pupils Sam Jeffrey, left, and Dominic Humphrey, who were both seven. Picture: The News, Portsmouthplaceholder image
Iris Peters pictured as she retired in 1993, alongside Padnell Junior School pupils Sam Jeffrey, left, and Dominic Humphrey, who were both seven. Picture: The News, Portsmouth

The mum-of-four shepherded learners at Padnell Junior School across the road for 20 years before retiring in 1993. 

She later returned to the site to help teach children to read. 

Her children have described her as someone who ‘enjoyed life to the full’ who will ‘always be loved and missed by all’.

They said anybody who knew Iris is welcome to attend the service tomorrow. 

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