Goodbye to Gladys - pictures as community lines the streets to say final farewells to popular Jarrow shopkeeper Gladys Stonehouse

Well-wishers lined the streets and left touching tributes as a community said its final farewells to a popular shop keeper.

The funeral of Gladys Stonehouse, who ran J&G Stonehouse Shop in Wood Terrace, Jarrow, for 65 years, took place on May 18.

Family and friends have been paying tribute to her after her death aged 96.

1. A piper pays tribute

Bag piper at the funeral procession for Monkton Village store Gladys Stonehouse. Photo: Stu Norton

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2. Community lines the street

Funeral procession for Monkton Village store Gladys Stonehouse as mourners gather on the street. Photo: Stu Norton

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3. Tributes pile up

Tributes at Monkton Village store ahead of the funeral procession for Gladys Stonehouse. Photo: Stu Norton

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4. Remembering Gladys and her husband's big day

Funeral procession for Monkton Village store Gladys Stonehouse. Photo: Stu Norton

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