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Deaths

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12 April 2019

CORBETT. — On 30 March, the Revd John David Corbett: Assistant Curate of St Peter’s, Plymouth, in charge of All Saints’ (1960-64); Perpetual Curate of Marldon (1964-68); Vicar (1968-74); Team Vicar in the Bournemouth Team Ministry (1974-83); Vicar of St Barnabas’s, Beckenham (1983-88); Vicar of King’s Sutton and Newbottle and Charlton (1988-97); aged 86.

HOWES. — On 9 November 2018, the Revd Kathleen Valerie Howes: NSM of Meonstoke with Corhamp­ton cum Exton (2005-08); Cosham (2008-09); St Saviour’s, Bath, with Swainswick and Woolley (2009-11); aged 74.

TOWNSEND. — On 31 March, the Revd Peter Townsend, Assistant Curate of New Romney with Hope (1967-69); St Francis’s, Westborough (1969-74); Rector of Paulerspury (1974-84); Curate-in-Charge of Wicken (1974-87); Priest-in-Charge of Whittlebury with Silverstone (1982-84); Vicar of Whittlebury with Paulerspury (1984-87); Greetham and Thisleton with Stretton and Clipsham (1987-2001); aged 83.

WRAIGHT. — On 24 March, the Revd John Radford Wraight: Assistant Curate of St John and St Herbert, Darlington, in charge of St Herbert (1970-75); Priest-in-Charge of Livingston Ecumenical Team, Edinburgh (1975-80); Team Vicar in the Holy Trinity and St Barnabas Team Ministry, Carlisle (1980-85); Priest-in-Charge of Lindale with Field Broughton (1985-95); Rector of Middleton Tyas with Croft and Eryholme (1995-2003); aged 80.

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