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Deaths

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11 July 2025

ANDERSON. — On 14 May, the Revd James Anderson: NSM of the Holme and Seaton Ross Group (2002-08); Hon. Priest-in-Charge of the Beacon Group (Burton Agnes, Harpham and Lowthorpe) (2008-20); aged 89.

BURNET. — On 30 June, the Revd Norman Andrew Gray Burnet: Assistant Curate of St John’s Cathedral, Umtata, South Africa (1958-63); Priest-in-Charge of Mount Frere, South Africa (1963-69); Rector of Leven (1969-72); Priest-in-Charge of Brinkley, Burrough Green and Carlton (1982-83); Westley Waterless (1982-83); in Australia (1983-84); Rector of St Peter’s, Fraserburgh, with St John the Evangelist, New Pitsligo (1985-89); Priest-in-Charge of Bicker (1989); Vicar of Bicker and Wigtoft (1989-97); aged 93.

GRAY. — On 4 July, the Revd Dr Donald Clifford Gray: Assistant Curate of Leigh (56-60); Chaplain to the Territorial Army (1958-67); Territorial Army Volunteer Reserve (1967-77); Vicar of St Peter’s, Westleigh (1960-67); All Saints’, Elton, Bury (1967-74); Rector of Our Lady and St Nicholas, Liverpool (1974-87); Rural Dean of Liverpool (1975-81); Hon. Chaplain to the Queen (1974-77); Chaplain (1982-2000); Hon. Canon of Liverpool Cathedral (1982-87); Canon of Westminster Abbey (1987-98); Rector of St Margaret’s, Westminster (1987-98); Chaplain to the Speaker of the House of Commons (1987-98); aged 94.

SUMMERS. — On 30 June, the Revd Ursula Jeanne Summers: Deaconess of Brockhampton with Fawley (1985-87); Fownhope (1985-87); Hon. Assistant Curate of Brockhampton with Fawley (1987); Fownhope (1987); Assistant Curate of Marden with Amberley and Wisteston (1988-94); Rural Dean of Hereford Rural (1993-99); Priest-in-Charge of Marden with Amberley and Wisteston (1994-2002); Wellington with Pipe-cum-Lyde and Moreton-on-Lugg (1996-2002); Prebendary of Hereford Cathedral (1996-2002); aged 90.

ZUCCA. — On 29 June, the Revd Peter Rennie Zucca: NSM of St Michael’s, Bamford (1999-2005); St George with St Alban, Rochdale (1999-2005); Oakenrod and Bamford (2005-13); aged 82.

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