Cervical Check campaigner Lynsey Bennett had “an infectious smile” and “was the life and soul of the party” who did everything for her two young daughters, her funeral heard earlier today.
Hundreds of grief-stricken mourners including pop-star pal Una Healy packed in St John’s Church in Longford after the 34-year-old passed away from cervical cancer last Thursday.
Reverend Simon Scott told those in attendance the entire service was planned by Lynsey herself.
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The funeral heard how Lynsey had a “remarkable spirit” and stunned her family by performing “wheelchair wheelies” for her godson just three days before she died.
In an emotional eulogy, her cousin Rachael Bennett told funeral-goers: “From day one, Lynsey always had a mischievous streak and a glint in her eye, from getting herself stuck in a penguin enclosure in Edinburgh Zoo, or locking her babysitter, Sharon, in the bathroom, who had to be rescued by her dad, Coote.
“As she got older, her antics escalated. She knew how to avoid every creak on the staircase and hop out the window for midnight adventures.”
