RANKIN Street identity Betty Ives is being remembered for her sharp memory and devotion to The Scots School after she passed away on the weekend.
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Mrs Ives, who was named as one of Bathurst’s 200 Living Legends in 2015 to celebrate the city’s bicentenary, died early on Sunday morning, aged 92.
She lived for more than 50 years in the well-known Wisteria Cottage next to the Bathurst Police Station and had a longstanding arrangement for the Rankin Cottage Crafts group to operate out of her property next door.
She was also well-known for her long working life as headmaster’s secretary and registrar of The Scots School from 1964 to 1991.
In a letter to members of the Scots community, headmaster David Gates said Mrs Ives had maintained regular contact with the school since her retirement and was held in high regard by generations of Old Boys.
“They have always been very impressed by her very sharp memory which has enabled her not only to remember them but to talk to them about their time at the school and their family,” he said.
One of the school’s competition houses was named in Mrs Ives’ honour 21 years ago and the school board agreed at its June meeting to rename the junior boys’ boarding house to recognise Mrs Ives.
Mrs Ives’ funeral will be held at the Bathurst Presbyterian Church this Friday, July 20 at 11am.
