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Deaths

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16 May 2025

BALL. — On 26 April, the Revd Anthony Charles Ball: Assistant Curate of St Peter’s, Ealing (1976-82); Vicar of St Paul’s, Ruislip Manor (1982-2011); aged 79.

CORP. — On 7 May, the Revd Ronald Geoffrey Corp: NSM of St Mary’s, Kilburn, with All Souls and St James’s, Hampstead (1998-2002); St Mary’s and Christ Church, Hendon (2002-07); St Alban the Martyr, Holborn, with St Peter’s Saffron Hill, since 2007; aged 74.

FULLERTON. — On 9 May, the Revd Hamish John Neville Fullerton: Hon. Assistant Curate of St Paul’s, Clapham (1979-82); Assistant Master of Archbishop Tenison’s School, Kennington (1979-88); Hon. Assistant Curate of Christ Church, Brixton Road (1989-91); Assistant Curate of Christ Church, Streatham (1991-96); St Mark’s, Purley (1996-98); Assistant Priest of St Augustine’s, Tooting (1998-2001); aged 79.

JACOB. — On 10 April, the Revd John Lionel Andrew Jacob: Assistant Curate of Maltby (1955-58); Vicar of Intake, Doncaster (1958-67); St Aidan with St Luke, Sheffield (1967-75); Rector of Sheffield Manor (1975-81); St Michael’s, Waddington (1982-91); aged 98.

NORMAN. — On 10 May, the Revd William Beadon Norman: Assistant Curate of St John the Baptist, Beckenham (1952-54); Missionary with the Church Missionary Society, and Tutor of Buwalsi Theological College, Uganda (1955-65); Hon. Canon of Mbale Cathedral, Uganda (1963-65); Vicar of Alne with Aldwark (1965-74); Blackheath (1974-79); Rural Dean of Warley (1974-79); Hon Canon of Birmingham Cathedral (1978-91); Team Rector in the King’s Norton Team Ministry (1979-91); Rural Dean of King’s Norton (1982-87); Warden of the Birmingham Diocesan Readers Board (1984-91); aged 99.

POOLE. — On 12 May, the Revd Martin Ronald Poole: Assistant Curate of St James’s, West Hampstead (1990-94); Vicar of St Matthias’s, Colindale (1994-2006); Christ Church and St Mary Magdalene, Munster Square (2006-16); aged 65.

THORPE. — On 8 May, the Revd Donald Henry Thorpe: Assistant Curate of St Leonard and St Jude, Doncaster (1964-67); Vicar of Intake (1967-74); Holy Trinity, Millhouses (1974-85); Precentor of Leicester Cathedral (1985-89); Team Rector in the Melton Great Framland Team Ministry (1989-93); aged 90.

WOOD. — On 6 May, the Revd Anthony James Wood: Curate-in-Charge of Priors Lee (1970-76); Vicar of Barton-under-Needwood (1976-97); Barton under Needwood with Dunstall (1997-2009); Barton under Needwood with Dunstall and Tatenhill (2009-10); Rural Dean of Tutbury (2002-10); Prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral (2008-09); aged 86.

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