Sent in by her daughter Jan Salmon.

My mum Daisy Margaret  Assey (nee Mason) was born in Madras/Chennai - India on the 18th of August 1921.  She was one of seven children and she was the only girl amongst 6 boys.  She was baptised at St. Matthias Church, Vepery, Madras.

After her schooling she joined the British Army where she did her Nurses Training which turned out to be one of her greatest joys and passion which she carried out diligently long after she left the profession.  It was in her blood.

My mum was a  very pretty woman and that what caught my Dad's eye.  She married my dad Allwyn Kennyon Assey on the 11th of  June 1947. Mum was a full time mum and housewife, after she left the Nursing Profession. Mum and Dad have three children  Dexter Assey  (my eldest brother who lives in Rooty Hill/Sydney, my second brother Cyrus  Assey who now lives in Schofields/Sydney and their sister Jan Salmon(nee Assey)  that lives in St. Clair/Sydney.  My Mother was a wonderful woman.  She lived her life with the courage and purpose that most people strive for.  She had an incredible spirit that persevered through anything.

My Mum came to Sydney Australia in January 1981 and lived with me till such time she moved to  the Emmaus Retirement Village at Kemps Creek/Syndey and as she got older she needed full time care so she was moved to Our Lady of Consolation Nursing Home at Rooty Hill, where she passed on, on the 1st of February 2010.  Mum has five grandchildren - Five boys and one girl.  Mum is going to be missed alot  by  her children,grandchildren and her loving friends as well.  May her soul rest in peace.

Those of you who grew up in Perambur, Madras know Sister Dennis. We are sad to say that she passed away on Sunday February 15 and the funeral was on Monday, Feb 16th. PepperWater remembers her and her service to our community and in our school and and in our church.

The funeral service was packed with people whose lives she had impacted.