BEAUMONT. — On 30 August, the Revd Stephen Martin Beaumont: Assistant Chaplain of Marlborough College (1977-81); Rector of Ideford, Luton and Ashcombe (1981-84); Domestic Chaplain to the Bishop of Exeter (1981-84); Chaplain of Taunton School (1985-91); Haileybury College (1992-2000); Second Chaplain and Head of Divinity of Tonbridge School (2000-04); Senior Chaplain (2004-11); Priest-in-Charge of Chiddingstone with Chiddingstone Causeway (2011-12); Rector (2012-17); Hon. Assistant Curate (Associate Priest) in the Wellington and District Team Ministry (2020-23); aged 73
BUCKLEY. — On 25 August, the Revd David Rex Buckley: Assistant Curate of St Helen’s, Whitton (1977-81); Chaplain to the Air Training Corps, Northwich (1978-81); Church Lads’ and Girls’ Brigades, in Chester diocese (1981-84); Chester Diocesan Youth Officer (1981-85); Vicar of Backford (1981-85); Barnton (1985-93); Territorial Army Chaplain (1990-2001); Priest-in-Charge of Bickerton with Bickley (1993-97); Harthill and Burwardsley (1993-97); Vicar of Bickerton, Bickley, Harthill and Burwardsley (1997-2001); Air Training Corps Chaplain (1999-2001); Priest-in-Charge of Sandbach (2001-03); Vicar (2003-07); Chaplain to the Cheshire Constabulary (2008-12); 76.
CRESSWELL. — On 22 August, the Revd Howard Rex Cresswell: Assistant Curate of the Ascension, Victoria Docks (1961-64); Vicar (1964-71); Felsted School Missioner (1964-71); Vicar of East with West Harling (1971-72); Quidenham Group (1972-75); Trowse (1975-82); Arminghall (1975-82); Rector of Caistor with Markshall (1975-82); Vicar of St Barnabas with St Bartholomew, Heigham (1982-91); aged 92.
SMITH. — On 11 September, the Revd Clive Leslie Smith: Assistant Curate of Cheshunt, in charge of St Clement’s, Turnford (1981-84); Vicar of St Peter’s, Watford (1984-89); Chaplain of Leavesden Hospital, Abbots Langley (1989-94); St Albans and Hemel Hempstead NHS Trust (1994-2000); West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust (2000-01); Senior Chaplain of Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (2001-14); aged 74.