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'Yellow Mini will be the perfect send-off for Mum'

Getty Images A yellow Mini, side on, in a street, with a path in front, a wall, and wood chippings and foliage. Getty Images
Any yellow Mini was welcome to join the funeral cortege on Thursday, a family said

A family has called for help in finding a yellow Mini to take part in the funeral cortege of a woman who used to own one.

Lindsay Murphy said it would be "the perfect send-off" for her mother Shelagh Goodwin, who lived in Kettering, Northamptonshire, but she was yet to locate one.

She said the bright colour symbolised "her huge personality" and the family hoped the vehicle would be part of her funeral procession to the Nene Valley Crematorium in Wellingborough on Thursday, 9 January.

Any yellow Mini was welcome to join the cortege, she added, and finding one would be "our way of giving our respects".

Family handout Shelagh Goodwin and Lindsay Murphy, standing side by side, looking at the camera. Shelagh, on the left is Shelagh, squinting her eyes, wearing a yellow scarf and green top, Lindsay is next to her wearing sunglasses, a multicoloured scarf and blue top and cardigan. They are standing in front of trees. Family handout
Lindsay Murphy said her mother Shelagh Goodwin was funny, chatty and kind

"This is a massive comfort to us, it's the one last thing I want to do for Mum, she was the kindest person, she would give you her last pound," her daughter said.

She said her mother, who was a care worker for over 30 years, died on 18 December, aged 75, after a short illness, as previously reported in the Northamptonshire Telegraph.

Driving around in a yellow Mini reflected her personality, "as everyone knew what Mum was like, the car was bright and cheerful, like her, they knew when she pulled up in it, they knew she was there".

Family handout Shelagh Goodwin in a room, with short blond hair, wearing a brown coat, with a top underneath, a red jacket and glasses round her neck, on a chain. There are a number of people behind her, she is smiling and looking straight at the camera.Family handout
Shelagh Goodwin was a beloved mother, grandmother and friend to everyone, her daughter said

Ms Murphy said her mother sold the car when she retired and wanted any kind of yellow Mini to join them on their mother's last journey.

"My mum had so much laughter, she was such a funny person, she would be laughing at me with this now, but it's a form of comfort and our way of giving our respects.

She said her mum was known to brighten people's days, was funny, full of "light, love and laughter, she was our life".

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