Family members who shared the podium during the funeral service described her as an icon, a source of knowledge and a unifying factor in the family. They all stressed the fact that they had no reason to mourn her death, saying she had lived her life to the full and that she deserved to rest. Granny Nephalama is survived by two children, Mr Daniel Nephalama and Mrs Johanna Nephalama, 21 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren and 3 great-great-grandchildren. In the photo, two of her surviving children, Mr Daniel Nephalama (second from right) and Mrs Johanna Nephalama (third from right), pose with some of the close family members next to the gogo’s tombstone.