A HOSPITAL teacher who educated Nottingham's sick children for 17 years has died.
Joyce Winifred Roworth, from Langar, taught at schools across the county in a career which began at the end of the Second World War.
She spent most of her life in Langar and was extremely close to her next-door neighbours, the Bells.
Miss Roworth, who lived independently and had no children, treated them as her adopted family.
Godson Joe Bell named his son Roworth, 2, after her.
He said: "She was the last Roworth in her family – none of them had any kids and we wanted to carry it on for her."
Miss Roworth was born on August 28, 1921, to parents Walter and Helen.
The middle child, with two brothers, she spent her youth enjoying village life.
She trained to be a teacher at Alsager College in North Staffordshire during the war.
She then worked at Clifton Primary School, later moving to Middleton Primary, Wollaton Park.
She joined the City Hospital as a teacher in 1967 and worked there until 1984.
Neighbour and close friend Susan Bell said: "She had to cope with facing death which was even more difficult given where she worked.
"She always enjoyed teaching and found the job extremely rewarding particularly at the City Hospital."
During her retirement, Miss Roworth spent a great deal of time travelling Europe often accompanied by her neighbours. She celebrated her 90th birthday in style two years ago at the prestigious Gilbert Scott bar and restaurant at London's St Pancras Station, surrounded by close friends.
Following a short period of illness, Miss Roworth died on Sunday, August 3, aged 92.
A service will be held at St Andrew's Church, Langar, on Thursday at 11am.
