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Deaths

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12 May 2017

BERSON. — On 27 April, the Revd Dr Alan Charles Berson: Assistant Curate of St Giles-in-the-Fields (1968); aged 86.

BOYES. — On 27 April, the Revd David Arthur Stiles Boyes: Vicar of St Stephen’s, Canonbury Road, London (1971-75); St Barnabas’s, Cray (1975-85); Priest-in-Charge of Earl Soham with Cretingham and Ashfield (1985-96); St Edmundsbury & Ipswich Diocesan Development Officer (1986-92); Rural Dean of Loes (1991-95); Hon. Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral (1995-96); aged 86.

DAVISON. — On 24 April, the Revd Roger William Davison: Vicar of Tonge Moor (1955-65); Hon. Canon of Manchester Cathedral (1963-65); Canon Emeritus since 1965; Curate-in-Charge of Chelveston (1965-68); Vicar of Higham Ferrers (1965-68); Higham Ferrers with Chelveston (1968-88); aged 96.

MEACHAM. — On 9 April, the Revd John David Meacham: Vicar of St Michael's, Sittingbourne (1958-74); Teacher at St John's Boys' High School (1964-74); Teacher at Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School (1978-83); Priest-in-Charge of Great Wishford and of South Newton (1983-88); Bishop of Salisbury's Chaplain and Research Assistant (1983-86); Secretary of the C of E Doctrine Commission (1984-89); aged 92.

MILLARD. — On 18 March, the Revd Richard Stuart Marsh Millard: NSM of Neatishead, Barton Turf and Irstead (1994-95); Ashmanhaugh, Barton Turf, Beeston St Laurence, Horning, Irstead and Neatishead (1995-99); aged 83.

SIMPKIN. — On 21 April, the Revd Doris Lily Simpkin: Deaconess of Mugginton and Kedleston (1982-87); NSM (1987-94); aged 87.

STACEY. — On 8 May, the Revd Nicolas Stacey: Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Birmingham (1958-59); Rector of Woolwich (1959-68); Rural Dean of Greenwich (1965-68); Priest-in-Charge of Selling (1976-78); Six Preacher of Canterbury Cathedral (1984-89); aged 89.

STEELE. — On 30 April, the Revd Keith Atkinson Steele: NSM of Chalgrave (1987-88); Priest-in-Charge (1988-96); Rural Dean of Dunstable (1991-96); aged 89.

TYNDALL. — On 13 April, the Revd Elizabeth Mary Tyndall: Deaconess of Rugby (1983-87); Parish Deacon of Felthan (1987-91); NSM in the Vale of White Horse deanery (1993-2003); aged 86.

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