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Mystery of the missing ashes

Mary Newlands, 37, Kirkcaldy

The tears spilled down my cheeks as I listened to the voice of Ronan Keating singing If Tomorrow Never Comes.

One of Mum’s – Eileen McClean – favourite songs.

Mum had always liked Irish singers and we’d chosen it to play at her cremation service.

As I listened to Ronan’s voice, my mind went back to my childhood, remembering Christmas in 1997 when I was 12 and Mum had bought a computer racing game – – for the four of us kids. Only

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