Celebrating the life of

Annie Howie

24 Oct 1936 - 19 Apr 2020

Family and friends

To Annie Howie born in East Wemyss, Scotland on 25 October 1936 as Annie Hay, sister to Janette, James and Billy, wife to David Baird Howie, mother to Ian, Janice, and David, grandmother to Andrew, Ian, and Stuart, Jinty, and Peter, Caitlin and Rachel, and great grandmother to William and Holly

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1964

David Howie Zambia 64

1964

David Howie Anne with her parents crossing Forth Road Bridge

Dec 1964

David Howie First year in Chingola Zambia

1965

David Howie Mum and Dad's passion, playing bowls in Chingola

1965

David Howie Burns country, Scotland 1965. Dad was obsessed with filming Annies bum

1974

David Howie Sudbury Canada 1974. From -30 deg winter to warmth of Niagra falls with dads sister Cath

1975

David Howie Playing bowls at Risco club, Redcliff, Rhodesia

1985

David Howie Cape Town 1985. With Dave at his UCT graduation

Dec 1988

David Howie Christmas in Redcliff with Ian and Chris, Ian and Stuart, and Sarah

25 Dec 1988

David Howie More Redcliff, Rhodesia 1988

1994

David Howie Victoria Falls with the Prinsloo's

1994

David Howie Eiffel Flats, Zimbabwe with Hennie, Janice, Jinty, Peter, and Sarah with her brother David. Three Davids for Christmas lunch was a challenge

1994

David Howie Eiffel Flats with the whole family. Jinty, Peter, Ian, and Stuart making Christmas wishes

1994

David Howie Mutare Zimbabwe, with Hennie, Janice, Jinty and Peter

1995

David Howie Mum and Dad at St Michaels, Durban South Africa

Dec 1997

David Howie Christmas lunch in Pretoria with Sarah parents, The Cross'

2009

David Howie Sudwala caves on way to Kruger Park. Mum bravely crawled through tight spaces and sat in the dark

2011

David Howie Picnic at Reitvlei Nature reserve outside Pretoria

2011

David Howie Kruger Park 2011

2013

David Howie Hluhluwe nature reserve. Another picnic spot and more food

2013

David Howie Hluhluwe Nature reserve in Natal province

2014

David Howie Kruger park again, one of Mums favourite places, even in the rain

2015

David Howie Kruger with Caitlin and Rachel Howie

May 2015

David Howie Pretoria after Mums back operation

Jun 2015

David Howie Mum ended up staying in Pretoria for Sarah birthday

2016

David Howie Family get together at Ians house. Mum with Ian and David, Sarah and Chris, Stuart and Kelly, William and Holly, young Ian, Jinty and Peter, and Chris's folks Brian and Maureen.

2019

David Howie Mums flat in Alderwood and then visiting Ians house

Welcome friends and family for the Eulogy to Annie Howie born in East Wemyss, Scotland on 25 October 1936 as Annie Hay, sister to Jeanette, James and Billy, wife to David Baird Howie, mother to Ian, Janice, and David, grandmother to Andrew, Ian, and Stuart, Jinty, and Peter, Caitlin and Rachel, and great grandmother to William and Holly. I believe ...

David Howie22 Apr 2020

27 Apr 2020

David Howie Mum and Dads wedding

27 Apr 2020

David Howie Typical Mum, smiling and drinking tea

27 Apr 2020

David Howie Mum with children and grandchildren

27 Apr 2020

David Howie Mum enjoyed a good party, especially with family at Christmas

27 Apr 2020

David Howie Some of the family weddings

27 Apr 2020

David Howie Mum loved her holidays at the Kruger

27 Apr 2020

David Howie From early family photos in Scotland and Beira, to last together in Fort Victoria, Mutare, and Redcliff

28 Apr 2020

Ian Howie Celebrating my 50th with mum

Gran, your contribution to my life is one I'll treasure forever. Your smile is unforgettable. Although we weren't together often, our annual long trips and holidays made up for any lost time. When I think of the memories you've given me I will automatically remember how amazing my childhood was and how much of that was due to you. You will never be...

Caitlin Howie1 May 2020

2 May 2020

Johnny Blair Mum, Janette, Anna

2 May 2020

Johnny Blair Anna, Janette, James and Billy

2 May 2020

Johnny Blair Anna, Janette, James and Billy

2 May 2020

Johnny Blair Cousins. Margaret, James, Robert, Gavin, Anna and Janette.

2 May 2020

Johnny Blair Dad, Anna, Janette

21 Jun 2020

David Howie From Stellenbosch University, South Africa

Tjeerd Plomp from the Netherlands shared this poem by Dietrich Bonhoeffer, (1906-1945), written in a concentration camp after his arrest for helping Jews escape from Switzerland. If you love someone and you are separated by death, then there is nothing in the world and no one, that can fill the void of absence. Don't try, because you will never su...

David Howie21 Jun 2020

19 Apr 2021Cape Town, WC, South Africa

David Howie It is a year now since Covid took you away from us. We miss you so much. We remember the special times with you and the girls, going away on our holidays together. You loved your times at the Kruger. Hope Dad is looking after you in heaven