A pink funeral attended by hundreds of family and friends has been held for a "one-of-a-kind" 31-year-old woman found dead on a sofa by her mum.
Sammy-Jo Price's 137 uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces and cousins attended the service in Stoke-on-Trent, where mourners wore pink and her pink coffin was carried in a pink horse-drawn carriage.
It was a fitting tribute to the "girly-girl" who was known for wearing pink and was from "one of the biggest families" in Stoke.
Former chip shop worker Sammy-Jo was found dead by her mum Queenie Green after a friend called and told her that her daughter had suffered a fit, StokeonTrentLive reports.
The horse-drawn carriage transported Sammy-Jo's coffin from her home in Middleport to St Joseph’s RC Church, Goldenhill, during an hour-long procession.
Her half-brother Harry Price and six of her cousins all wore pink ties as they carried the coffin into the church for Thursday's service.
Sammy-Jo's family asked mourners to wear pink to her funeral and they made pink bows for guests to wear.
The coffin was accompanied by floral tributes shaped as a black and white handbag filled with make-up, the gates of heaven, and an angel.
One of Sammy-Jo's uncles, Mushy Price, 47, said: “It’s nice that so many people have turned up today.
"All of the guests are wearing pink. She was carried into church by her half-brother and cousins who all wore pink ties as that was her favourite colour.
“We are one of the biggest families in Stoke-on-Trent and Sammy-Jo has 137 uncles, aunties, nephews, nieces and cousins who are all here today.
"Some have travelled from as far as Scotland to be here.
"The more people that come to the funeral the more respected that person was and a lot of people have come today.
“Sammy-Jo was so young and I was so shocked when she died. It should be us as the older ones who are going not the young ones. She was still a child to us.
“It’s so good of everyone to wear pink because that was her thing, she loved it. She was a real girly girl. She loved clothes and make-up.”
Close friend Jermaine Bloor, 35, said: “There’s been so much support from everyone for the family.
"I’ve known Sammy-Jo since we were 14 and there was nobody else like her. She was one-of-a-kind.
“She would have loved the horse-drawn carriage because it’s pink. I’ve worn a pink tie because pink was her favourite colour.
"It’s great that everyone has worn pink because it’s what she would have wanted. I think we’ve done her proud today.”
Family friend Ros Baish, 48, added: “They’ve done her proud today. The horses are absolutely amazing.
"I’ve known Sammy-Jo for 15 years and she would have loved everyone wearing pink, she’d be very proud.
“She was always respectful towards us. I was devastated by her passing, someone so young.”
Donations in Sammy-Jo's memory are being raised for Blurton-based Douglas Macmillan Hospice.
Sammy-Jo, a former Brownhills High School pupil, suffered cardiac arrest at her friend's home in Middleport on January 28.
She was diagnosed with epilepsy at the age of 20 - suffering up to three seizures a day at one time - and a friend told her mother that she had suffered an epileptic fit.
An inquest is expected to be held later this year.
Her mum Ms Green had previously told how she found her daughter's body sat up on a settee at a friend's home.
She told StokeonTrentLive that her daughter's friend had called her on January 28 to tell her that Sammy-Jo had suffered a fit.
Ms Green said: "I asked if she was OK and they told me she'd had a seizure at around 10pm on Sunday night and that she never came out of it.
"I went to the house and she was sat up on the settee - but she was already gone. I just screamed at them to call an ambulance and when the paramedics arrived they confirmed she had died.
"I just couldn't stop screaming and I don't think it's hit me yet. You never expect to lose someone at that age.
"I'll miss her a lot, I don't think it will ever be the same. It's impacted the whole family, I don't think any of us can believe it."
Ms Green, 57, added: "She first started having seizures when her cousin passed away at the age of five.
"They were very close and she had her first fit at his funeral when she was 20. It was really scary, but she got used to having them because she had no other option.
"Doctors said she couldn't take the pressure and it was the stress of him passing which brought it on. She used to babysit him and it really hit her.
"She was on a lot of medication for her epilepsy, she would take five tablets a day and she could have up to three fits in one day."
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