A family has paid tribute to a retired preacher, whose deep and sincere Christian faith shone through her life . Clare Roberts (nee Roden), formerly a preacher in the Buckley and Deeside Methodist Circuit, passed away aged 92. In their tribute, the family detailed her work and commitment: Clare will be remembered by many people in Buckley and the surrounding area as a local preacher in the Methodist Circuit, a position she held for over 62 years, until increasing frailty led to her retirement aged 89 years. She had a deep and sincere Christian faith which shone through her life. Clare was accredited as a local preacher in 1956, having taken a correspondence course to pass her exams. She studied the Old and New Testaments in detail, as well as the sermons of John Wesley - no mean achievement for someone whose formal education ended at the age of 14.