A FORMER deputy provost of Fife and committed Dunfermline councillor has sadly passed away at the age of 78.

Elizabeth Mogg (née Howe) was "born, bred, and brought up in Dunfermline," and went on to teach for 40 years as well as enjoying a political career.

Her husband, David, told the Press that Lizz came from a "very Fife family", and attended St Leonards Primary School, as well as McLean, before going to Dunfermline High School and latterly Moray House in Edinburgh.

She taught at Torryburn Primary and retired as a senior teacher from Carnock PS, and also spent three years as a locally entered teacher at the Royal Navy Primary School in Johor Bahru in Malaysia.

Lizz also achieved a PhD in Homeopathy and opened a private practice part-time.

After retiring from primary teaching, Lizz was headhunted by Kip McGrath tutoring college to teach people studying for Higher English.

She was very active in local politics and served for ten years as chair of Carnock Community Council which played a huge role in raising funds for the building of its new community centre.

As a SNP councillor for Central Dunfermline and as deputy provost of Fife, Lizz had a very busy schedule but still managed to lead the 'Save the Glen' campaign to prevent Carnegie Trust from building a business school in Pittencrieff Park.

She was also an active campaigner for Scottish Independence, and spent five years as a Trustee of the Andrew Carnegie Dunfermline Trust.

"She was very interested in people and quite enjoyed interacting with all the organisations," David said.

"She was a hands-on councillor, every case she got involved in it was full steam ahead all the time."

She was a loving mother to her three sons, Douglas, Diarmid, and Andrew, all of whom are honours graduates. She was also a grandmother to Nathan and Freyda.

Her funeral service will be held this Friday, August 9, at 10am, at the Glen Pavilion, followed by a committal at Dunfermline Cemetery at 11am and a funeral reception.

Family and friends are warmly invited.