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Kim Pilling and Lily Waddell

Katie Kenyon funeral: Mourners wearing purple pay respects to mum-of-two

Mourners have arrived wearing purple at the funeral service for mother-of-two Katie Kenyon on Friday.

More than 200 people gathered in her home town of Padiham, Lancashire, to pay their respects to Ms Kenyon, 33, whose body was found within the Forest of Bowland a week after she went missing.

Her family asked those attending proceedings at St Leonard’s Church to wear her favourite colour or any colourful.

More than 200 people gathered in her home town of Padiham to celebrate Katie Kenyon (PA Media)

A carriage, drawn by two white horses adorned with purple plumes, led the cortege to the church.

On top of the carriage were beautiful floral tributes to “Katie” and “Mum”.

Purple balloons were also attached outside the town centre church to bring a splash of colour to the service.

A private burial service will take place.

A carriage, drawn by two white horses adorned with purple plumes, led the cortege to the church (PA Wire)

Ms Kenyon was last seen at around 9.30am on April 22, when it is thought she travelled in a silver Ford Transit van which left Burnley towards the Bolton-by-Bowland area of Lancashire.

Police said officers discovered a body on the evening of April 29 in an area of the Forest of Bowland after receiving new information about where Ms Kenyon could be.

On top of the carriage were floral tributes to “Katie” and “Mum” (PA Wire)

A 50-year-old Burnley man has appeared in court charged with her murder and faces trial in November.

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