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Deaths

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16 September 2022

BRITTON. — On 31 July, the Revd Paul Anthony Britton: Assistant Curate of Wantage (1957-61); Per­petual Curate of St Luke’s, Stanmore, Winchester (1961-70); Vicar of Bitterne Park (1970-80); Residen­tiary Canon of Winchester Cathedral (1980-94); Librarian (1981-85); Canon Treasurer (1985-94); aged 93.

FARDON. — On 4 August, the Revd Raymond George Warren Fardon: Chaplain of Bedford Modern School (1963-68); Deputy Headmaster of Brewer’s Hill Secondary School, Dunstable (1968-72); Headmaster of King’s School, Grantham (1972-82); Travelling Evangelist (1982-95); Hon. Assistant Curate of Longfleet (1982-95); aged 91.

JACKSON. — On 30 August, the Revd Peter Jonathan Edward Jackson: Lecturer of Westminster College, Oxford (1979-80); Chaplain of Aldenham School, Hertfordshire (1982-89); Chaplain and Head of Religious Education of Harrow School (1989-2001); Lecturer of King’s College, London (1992-99); Director of Christian Education, and Associate Rector of St Patrick’s, Washington, United States (2001-03); Vicar of Christ Church, Southgate (2003-14); Chaplain of Holy Trinity, Nice, with Vence, since 2014; aged 69.

MYNELL. — The Revd Honor Mary Meynell: NSM of Muggington and Kedleston (1987-2003); Mackworth (1987-2003); Kirk Langley (1987-2003); aged 85.

PALIN. — On 15 August, the Revd Roy Palin: Vicar of Thorney with Wigsley and Broadholme (1971-79); Harby with Swinethorpe (1971-79); Priest-in-Charge of North and South Clifton (1975-79); Vicar of Harby with Swinethorpe and Thorney with Wigsley, Broadholme and North and South Clifton (1979-80); Priest-in-Charge of Markham Clinton (1980-81; Weston (1980-81); Laxton (1980-81); Vicar of Tuxford with Weston and Markham Clinton (1981-90); Rector of Nuthall (1990-99); aged 87.

SMITH. — On 29 August, the Revd Henry Robert Smith: Hon. Assistant Curate of Hillmorton (1978-81); Radcliffe-on-Trent and Shelford with Holme Pierrepont and Adbol­ton (1985-89); Assistant Curate of St Mary Magdalene’s, Sutton in Ashfield (1989-92); Priest-in-Charge of Forest Town (1992-98); Babworth with Sutton-cum-Lound (1998-2002); Scofton with Osberton (1998-2002); Babworth with Sutton-cum-Lound and Scofton with Osberton (2002-06); aged 81.

SPINK. — On 30 August, the Revd Diana Spink: NSM in the Hemel Hempstead Team Ministry (2000-10); aged 81.

WERWATH. — On 18 August, the Revd Wolfgang Albert Richard Kurt Werwath: Vicar of St Luke’s, Chadderton (1959-67); Perpetual Curate of Whitfield (1967-68); Vicar (1968-75); Bretby with Newton Solney (1975-88); aged 99.

WOTHERSPOON. — On 2 Septem­ber, the Revd David Colin Wotherspoon: Vicar of Witton (1981-89); Chaplain of Berne with Neuchâtel (1990-2001); aged 86.

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