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Deaths

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13 January 2017

CHALK. — On 9 January, the Revd Francis Harold Chalk: Rector of Kirkby Laythorpe with Asgarby (1964-69); Vicar of Ewerby with Evedon (1965-69); Rector of St Sebastian’s, Great Gonerby (1969-89); aged 91

GLARE. — On 3 January, the Revd Michael Francis Glare: Curate-in-Charge of St George’s Conventional District, Goodrington (1962-65); Assistant Curate of Tamerton Foliot (1965-70); Rector of Weare Giffard with Landcross (1970-76); Rural Dean of Hartland (1974-76); Priest-in-Charge of Babbacombe 1976-79); Vicar (1979-87); Vicar of Ilsington (1987-93); aged 88.

KROLL. — On 6 January, the Revd Dr Una Margaret Patricia Kroll: NSM of Monmouth (1988-97); later received into the RC Church; aged 91.

LAY. — On 31 December, the Revd Brian Robert Lay: Priest-in-Charge of St John the Evangelist Sutton-on-Plym (1973-80); Vicar (1980-2007); aged 79.

McKINLEY. — On 14 December, the Revd George Henry McKinley: Rector of Fiddown (1949-51); Fiddown with Kilmacow (1951-54); Assistant Curate of St Paul’s, South Harrow (1954-58); Vicar of St Michael’s, Stonebridge, Willesden (1958-65); Rector of Hackney (1965-77); Vicar of Painswick with Sheepsombe (1977-83); Bishop’s Chaplain (1983-87); Assistant Curate of Sandhurst (1983-85); Twigworth, Down Hatherley, Norton, The Leigh, Evington and Sandhurst (1985-87); aged 93.

MOSS. — On 2 January, the Revd Peter John Moss: NSM of St Saviour’s, Luton (1993-98); Houghton Regis (2003-05); Hon. Priest-in-Charge of St Peter’s, Devizes (2005-13); aged 75.

OVEY. — On 7 January, the Revd Dr Michael John Ovey: Junior Lecturer of Moore Theological College, Sydney (1995-98); Kingham Hill Fellow of Oak Hill Theological College (1998-2007); Principal since 2007; aged 58.

PALMER. — On 8 January, the Revd Carol Lesley Palmer: OLM for St Saviour’s, Westcliffe, Southend-on-Sea, since 2014; aged 66.

WHITE. — On 24 December, the Revd Gavin Donald White: Chap­lain of the DEW Line, Canada (1956-57); Mis­sionary of Knob Lake, South Orkney Islands (1957-58); Kideleko, Zanzibar (1959-62); Lecturer of St Paul’s University Theological Col­lege, Limuru, Kenya (1962-66); Assistant Curate of St Stephen’s, Rosslyn Hill, Hampstead (1968-70); Lecturer of Glasgow University (1971-92); Hon. Canon of St Mary’s Cathedral, Glasgow, since 1992; aged 89.

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