Kathleen Welsby Milway, 30 September 1904 - 27 July 1999

The Rice family's maternal grandmother - Grandma or Great Gran, depending on your generation! - died in July 1999 at the ripe old age of 94 years. This page is an evolving testament to her, to record aspects of her life which otherwise might gradually be forgotten, and as one way to remember her by - a grand old lady who loved a good strong cup of tea!

Grandma's funeral was held on Thursday July 29 at St Eanswythe's Anglican church, Altona, Victoria. She was cremated and her ashes returned to South Australia, the state of her birth, and interred besides the ashes of her husband, Russell Henry Oliver Milway, at St David's church, Burnside. Janet Rice, one of Grandma's 9 grandchildren, delivered the eulogy at the funeral....Click here to read the eulogy

Some of Grandma's sayings........

'Better than the gold of kings are the memories of happy things'
'God loves you and so do I'
'being as bold as Ned Kelly'
'if you can't say something nice don't say anything at all'
'if something's worth doing it's worth doing well'
'sometimes I sit and think and sometimes I just sit…'
'We'll be Lord Mayor of London!' (when all the lights have been left on)
'Turn the best side to London' (when hanging clothes on the line)
'The things that happen in this house would make a cat laugh'
'Mein astound!'
'don't put it down, put it away!' 'Keep smiling!'

If you would like to add to this web page memorial, e-mail Diana at ikankecil@yahoo.com