Great-grandmother Dorothy Murphy, who was killed in a collision with a lorry on 21 July, 2008, "lived for her family," her devastated relatives said.

The children of 74-year-old Mrs Murphy, from Goxhill in Lincolnshire, said their beloved mother was adored by her family and friends and would be missed by everyone who had the good fortune to know her.

Mrs Murphy, who died tragically after the collision in Barton-Upon-Humber's Market Place, was proud matriarch to four children, 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.

Mrs Murphy's daughter Nicole Keane said she would miss her mother every day.

"She would talk forever, anywhere she went she'd get chatting and she never had a bad word to say about anyone," she said.

"She'd often get the bus to Barton, and she'd take chocolate bars for the bus driver and the man at the bank.

"She loved to read as well, anything about history, she loved learning about kings and queens - she hated reading romance though.

"After she retired, what she really loved was her garden. I talked to her on the day she died and she told me about her chickens. She wanted me to see them."

She said her mother had visited Disneyland with her family in 2007 and had refused to let her age stop her going on any of the rides.

Her son Mark Murphy, who shared a home with his mother as well as his wife and four children, said she was a "wonderful mother."

"Her family really were her life, her children, grandchildren, and her great grandchildren, she was a wonderful woman," he said.

"She was so independent. She split up from my dad in 1966 and she was determined to work and bring us up on her own, and she did - we will be forever grateful for having her.

"All the kids loved her, but my youngest daughter Hannah in particular was like her shadow. They will all miss her."

Mr Murphy said his mum, a Mormon, who was a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was well known at the church.

"They called her the lollipop lady. She'd take a bag of lollies to church, and kids and even the adults would all queue up afterwards to get one."