Happy 90th birthday

Ron Smith Care Centre resident June Smith celebrated her 90^th birthday on June 20, 2016. Born in Jacksdale, Derbyshire in 1926, June was in the Women's Royal Air Force during the Second World War, working as a wireless operator and communicating via Morse code. She met her late husband Douglas, who was part of the navy, while still living in England. They were together for 50 years. After moving to South Africa in 1987, she was active in Meals on Wheels in Johannesburg. A great cook in her day, June specialised in cakes and biscuits. The mother of one daughter, she is grandmother to two boys and great grandmother to four.