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Deaths

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04 January 2019

ACKLAM. — On 21 December, the Revd Leslie Charles Acklam: Vicar of St Paul’s, Spalding (1985-93); Priest-in-Charge of St Faith with St Martin and St Peter-at-Arches, Lincoln (1993-2006); Chaplain of Lincoln University (2006-11); aged 72.

BALDOCK. — On 2 December, the Revd Norman Baldock: Assistant Curate of St Jude’s, Thornton Heath (1954-58); Vicar of Ash-next-Sandwich with West Marsh (1958-67); Holy Trinity with St Paul, Sheerness (1967-75); Margate (1975-94); Rural Dean of Thanet (1980-86); Hon. Canon of Canterbury Cathedral (1982-94); aged 89.

BILLINGS. — On 17 December, the Revd Derek Donald Billings: Rector of Ashley with Silverley (1959-66); Vicar of Bottisham (1966-80); Rector of Houghton with Wyton (1980-97); aged 88.

DAVIES. — On 14 December, the Revd Evelyn Dorothy Davies: Priest-in-Charge of Aberdaron and Llanfaelrhys (2000-04); house-for-duty Priest-in-Charge of Llandysilio and Penrhos and Llandrinio with Criggion (2013-15); aged 82.

DRUMMOND. — On 20 December, the Revd Christopher John Vaughan Drummond: Tutor of Ridley Hall, Cambridge (1956-59); Chaplain of Clare College, Cambridge, and Charles Simeon Chaplain to the University (1959-26); Lecturer of Immanuel College of Theology, Ibadan, Nigeria (1963-67); Vice-Principal (1967-69); Vicar of St John the Evangelist, Walthamstow (1969-74); Curate-in-Charge of Stantonbury (1974-75); Team Rector in the Stantonbury Team Ministry (1975-84); Priest-in-Charge of Ducklington (1984-88); Oxford Diocesan Ecumenical Officer (1984-88); Hon. Canon of St James’s Cathedral, Ibadan, since 1987; Home Secretary of the General Synod’s Board for Mission and Unity (1988-91); Priest-in-Charge of Colton (1991-94); aged 92.

ENEVER. — On 11 December, the Revd John William Enever: NSM of Great Ilford (2002-08); Assistant Chaplain of Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (2008-10); Chaplain of Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust since 2011; aged 73.

GARFITT. — On 27 April 2018, the Revd Jill Marian Garfitt: OLM of Christ Church with Emmanuel, Clifton, since 2016; aged 63.

GRAHAM. — On 13 December, the Revd Anthony Stanley David Graham: Assistant Chaplain of Ipswich School (1964-65); Assistant Curate of Margate (1965-68); Chichester Area Secretary for Christian Aid (1968-99); Regional Coordinator (1974-99); aged 83.

HAZLEHURST. — On 26 December, the Revd David John Benedict Hazlehurst: Southwark Archdeaconry Estates Outreach Worker (1998-2002); Vicar of Christ Church, Brixton Road, Brixton (2002-05); Rector of Puddletown, Tolpuddle and Milborne with Dewlish (2005-11); Assistant Chaplain of HM Prison Dorchester (2012-13); HM Young Offender Institution since 2013; Salisbury Diocesan Vocations Adviser since 2015; aged 55.

KAYE-BESLEY. — On 26 November, the Revd Lesley Kathleen Kaye-Besley: NSM of Hinchley Wood (2011-12); St Mary and St Paul, East Molesey (2014-17); aged 71.

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