Family members following the hearse in Thetford for Ron Green s funeral.
- Credit: Danielle Booden
Friends, family and neighbours lined a street in Thetford, to say their final farewells to a much-loved man, who would spread cheer by singing on his doorstep.
Tributes have been made to Ronald Green, from Thetford, who was known for spreading cheer around the community. He died after contracting the coronavirus.
- Credit: Rachel Ellis
Ron Green s funeral procession taking place in Thetford.
- Credit: Danielle Booden
At 11am on Friday, February 19, the family followed the hearse from Ron’s home, as a band played his favourite songs - including Fly Me To The Moon and On The Sunny Side Of The Street .
“So, we had a very devastating phone call from the doctor to say that he would be taken off all medication and dad would come to the end of his life naturally.
“But they would only allow one family member to be by the bedside for one hour in full PPE gear. I thought, we can’t have that. He can t die on his own. And somehow, we managed to get him home.
“It has been so emotional. But even from his death bed he made us laugh.
“He was desperately ill and very weak but we spent every moment with him and it was just wonderful.