Tributes Paid as World's Longest-Serving KFC Worker Dies
TAUNTON, SOMERSET, JUL 20 – Pauline Richards served nearly 50 years at one KFC branch, becoming a local icon who served over five million drumsticks and earned a civic award this year.
- On Friday, Pauline Richards died in Taunton, Somerset after a battle with cancer, ending her 47-year tenure at the KFC branch.
- Richards began as a cleaner to support a friend, in 1978 she gained local celebrity status for her wry humour.
- Over her tenure, she served over six million drumsticks, and she would remark `behave or no chicken`, an acquaintance recalled.
- Following the news, the council issued a statement, saying `She was an excited and incredibly deserving recipient of one of our Civic Awards back in March this year`,
- Community members hope to set up memorials, with some proposing a bench and others a statue.
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Miss KFC dies as tributes pour in for longest-serving employee Pauline Richards - The Mirror
Pauline Richards, who was known by many as Miss KFC, began working in the fried chicken chain's outlet in Taunton, Somerset, in 1978 - and held almost every role in the store
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