Family and friends of Eileen Swannack, a victim of the Tunisia terrorist attack, will gather today to pay their final respects at her funeral taking place in Biddestone.
Mrs Swannack, 73, of Yatton Road, Biddestone, and her partner of eight years John Welch, 74, of Pickwick Road, Corsham, were among the British tourists shot dead by student Seifeddine Rezgui, 23, at the beach resort of Sousse in Tunisia last month.
The grandmother’s funeral will be taking place at St Nicholas’ Church in Church Road from 12.30pm and is being conducted by the vicar, the Rev Jonathan Philpott.
It is the same church that the funeral of her late husband Edwin Swannack, known as Eddie, was held. Mr Swannack, who was president of the village’s football club, died aged 66 in 2005 of cancer and the couple had been married for more than 40 years.
It was after his death Mrs Swannack struck up a companionship with Mr Welch whose partner had also died from cancer.
Mrs Swannack left two sons Keith and Des, two grandchildren and her great-grandchildren.
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