Mar 8, 2021
Tributes have been paid to the first confirmed coronavirus victim at the Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust – to mark the first anniversary of her death.
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Carol Barclay
Carol Barclay, a mother of two from Wednesfield, died on March 8, 2020, at the age of 73 years old.
She was the fourth person in the UK to die of coronavirus.
Mrs Barclay was admitted to New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton on Thursday, March 5, 2020. She was moved to ITU a day later, but died on the Sunday evening.
A born-again Christian who attended a Pentecostal Church in Walsall, Mrs Barclay left behind husband of 53 years Frank, 75, a retired dispatch manager from Chubb Locks, daughters Mandy, 52, and Katherine, 49, four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The next time you pick up a bag of apples, some cider and the apple cider donuts, take a moment to remember a man who helped make it all happen.
Carroll Grandpa Skip Barclay, who took over ownership of Delicious Orchards following World War II, was called home to the farm in the sky on Monday. He was 94.
The McDonald family, who currently owns the business, made an announcement on the Delicious Orchards Facebook page. We were talking one day about how he came up with the idea to open up Delicious Orchards as a retail market.
He said,