{"id":29882,"date":"2026-01-01T16:42:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:42:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?p=29882"},"modified":"2026-01-01T16:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T16:42:20","slug":"bette","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?p=29882","title":{"rendered":"Bette"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A letter from Andrea &#8211; You can find the details of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/?ctc_event=funeral-of-elizabeth-bette-rose-puffett\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bette&#8217;s funeral here.<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Church Family,<\/p>\n<p>It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that our dearly loved sister in Christ, Bette, passed away peacefully last night. (22nd December 2025)<\/p>\n<p>Bette was a faithful and much-loved member of our church family. Her love for the Lord, her kindness, and her gentle presence have touched many lives, and she will be deeply missed by all who knew her.<\/p>\n<p>As we share this news during the Christmas season a time when we celebrate the coming of Christ, the Light of the world we do so holding both grief and hope together. While we mourn Bette\u2019s passing, we also give thanks for the sure and certain hope we have in Jesus, who promises eternal life and comfort to those who trust in Him.<\/p>\n<p>Please keep Bette\u2019s family and loved ones in your prayers, asking for God\u2019s peace, strength, and nearness in the days ahead. We will share further details regarding arrangements and opportunities to give thanks for Bette\u2019s life as they become available.<\/p>\n<p>May the peace of Christ, which surpasses all understanding, guard our hearts and minds during this tender time.<\/p>\n<p>With love and prayer,<br \/>\nAndrea<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A letter from Andrea &#8211; You can find the details of Bette&#8217;s funeral here. Dear Church Family, It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that our dearly loved sister in Christ, Bette, passed away peacefully last night. (22nd December 2025) Bette was a faithful and much-loved member of our church family. Her&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":29883,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-news","ctfw-has-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29882"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29882\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29884,"href":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29882\/revisions\/29884"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/29883"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ducklingtonchurch.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}