Family pays tribute to farmer killed in Tiverton collision

Devon and Cornwall Police said Iris Wotton had died on May 26 after being involved in a two-way road vehicle collision

Chris Brayford
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"Be it building and growing the respected removal and haulage company she started with her husband, tending to her flock of sheep at the family home in the hills above Tiverton, or through her love of horses, it has become apparent how many people thoroughly enjoyed a good chat with Iris."
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"Be it building and growing the respected removal and haulage company she started with her husband, tending to her flock of sheep at the family home in the hills above Tiverton, or through her love of horses, it has become apparent how many people thoroughly enjoyed a good chat with Iris."

A woman killed in a crash has been remembered for her passion for farming and tending to sheep by her family. Devon and Cornwall Police said Iris Amelia Wotton, in her 60s, had died in a two-way road...

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