Gladys Kell, magistrate
She was also a Spenborough councillor for 11 years and a deputy mayor, standing out at public events by virtue of a hat collection that rivalled those at Ascot.
She was also a fundraiser for Kirkwood Hospice, for which spent a day in jail on bread and water.
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Hide AdHer regular life, however, was more colourful, She flew on Concorde and travelled many times on the Orient Express railway carriage.
She and her late husband, Cyril, whom she met while out dancing at Cleckheaton Town Hall, had two daughters, four grandchildren, six great-grandchildren and a great great-grandson.