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| Funeral for Hillsborough justice campaigner Anne Williams | Funeral for Hillsborough justice campaigner Anne Williams |
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| Hundreds of people have lined the streets for the funeral of Hillsborough justice campaigner Anne Williams. | Hundreds of people have lined the streets for the funeral of Hillsborough justice campaigner Anne Williams. |
| Mrs Williams, 60, whose 15-year-old son Kevin died in the 1989 football tragedy, was diagnosed with cancer in October and died earlier this month. | Mrs Williams, 60, whose 15-year-old son Kevin died in the 1989 football tragedy, was diagnosed with cancer in October and died earlier this month. |
| The service has started at Our Lady of Compassion Church in Formby and will be followed by a cremation in Southport. | The service has started at Our Lady of Compassion Church in Formby and will be followed by a cremation in Southport. |
| Flags have been lowered in Liverpool and a tribute is being shown on city screens, mayor Joe Anderson said. | Flags have been lowered in Liverpool and a tribute is being shown on city screens, mayor Joe Anderson said. |
| Her coffin topped with red and white flowers arrived at the church as people stood in silence. | |
| The service started with the hymn Abide With Me, which is traditionally sung before the FA Cup Final. | |
| Among those attending the service were Liverpool Walton MP Steve Rotheram, who was a fan at Hillsborough on the day of the tragedy, and Andy Burnham, MP for Leigh. | |
| Liverpool FC was being represented by first team manager Brendan Rogers and managing director Ian Ayre. | Liverpool FC was being represented by first team manager Brendan Rogers and managing director Ian Ayre. |
| 'Fantastic woman' | |
| Ronald Helsby, from Wigan, said he had to travel to Formby because Mrs Williams was a "Liverpool saint". | Ronald Helsby, from Wigan, said he had to travel to Formby because Mrs Williams was a "Liverpool saint". |
| Kenny Dalglish, who was manager of Liverpool FC on the day of the disaster, tweeted to say: "Thoughts are with the Williams family today. A fantastic woman that made her family hugely proud of all she has done fighting for justice." | Kenny Dalglish, who was manager of Liverpool FC on the day of the disaster, tweeted to say: "Thoughts are with the Williams family today. A fantastic woman that made her family hugely proud of all she has done fighting for justice." |
| Residents responded to a call to line the route of the funeral cortege in tribute to Mrs Williams. | Residents responded to a call to line the route of the funeral cortege in tribute to Mrs Williams. |
| Mrs Williams fought for 24 years to get an inquest verdict of accidental death for her son overturned. | Mrs Williams fought for 24 years to get an inquest verdict of accidental death for her son overturned. |
| Last year's publication of the The Hillsborough Independent Panel's report, which found fans were not to blame for the crush that killed 96 people, led to the original verdict being quashed and new inquests ordered. | Last year's publication of the The Hillsborough Independent Panel's report, which found fans were not to blame for the crush that killed 96 people, led to the original verdict being quashed and new inquests ordered. |
| Last appearance | |
| Criminal and Independent Police Complaints Commission investigations are also ongoing after the panel found official statements were altered. | Criminal and Independent Police Complaints Commission investigations are also ongoing after the panel found official statements were altered. |
| Mrs Williams made her last public appearance at the annual Hillsborough memorial service at Liverpool's Anfield stadium on 15 April, and died days later. | Mrs Williams made her last public appearance at the annual Hillsborough memorial service at Liverpool's Anfield stadium on 15 April, and died days later. |
| She has been described as "a woman of remarkable courage and determination" by Bishop James Jones, who chaired the panel. | She has been described as "a woman of remarkable courage and determination" by Bishop James Jones, who chaired the panel. |
| Some 95 fans were crushed to death on 15 April 1989 before the Liverpool v Nottingham Forest FA Cup semi-final at the Hillsborough football stadium in Sheffield. | |
| Another fan, Tony Bland, who was left in a coma, died in 1993 after the Law Lords ruled that doctors could stop tube-feeding him. |