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Deaths

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17 October 2025

DEANE. — On 21 September, the Revd Robert William Deane: Rector of Consast with Rathangan, Thomastown, Monasteroris, Carbury and Rahan (1988-2000); Canon of Kildare Cathedral (1997-2000); Meath Cathedral (1998-00); Rector of Swords with Donabate and Kilsallaghan (2000-18); Canon Treasurer of Christ Church Ca­­thedral, Dublin (2014-18); aged 73.

DRACKLEY. — On 29 June, the Revd John Oldham Drackley: Assistant Curate of the Good Shepherd, Lee (1962-63); St Thomas the Apostle, Derby (1963-67); Matlock with Tansley (1967-77); Priest-in-Charge of Dalbury and Long Lane (1977-82); Radbourne (1977-82); Longford (1977-82); Hon. Assistant Curate of Turnditch and Hazelwood (1982-95); St Giles’s, Matlock (1995-98); aged 89.

DURNFORD. — On 2 September, the Revd Catherine Margaret Durn­ford: York and Ripon USPG Area Secretary (1982-89); Parish Deacon of Whitby (1989-92); Redcar (1992-94); Assistant Curate of Selby Abbey (1994-97); Vicar of New Marske and Wilton (1997-2003); Canon and Prebendary of York Minster (2001-03); aged 88.

HAWKINS. — On 29 September, the Revd Peter Edward Hawkins: Assistant Curate of St John the Baptist, Sevenoaks (1965-68); Chaplain to the Metropolitan Police Cadet Corps Training School (1968-73); Priest-in-Charge of the Holy Nativity, Knowle (1973-74); Team Vicar in the Knowle Team Ministry (1974-79); Vicar of Westbury-on-Trym (1979-87); Team Rector in the Solihull Team Ministry (1987-96); Hon. Canon of Birmingham Cathedral (1992-96); aged 90.

IRVINE. — On 11 October, the Very Revd John Dudley Irvine: Priest-in-Charge of St Barnabas’s, Kensington (1985-94); Vicar (1994-2001); Dean of Coventry (2001-12); Priest-in-Charge of St Francis of Assisi, North Radford, Coventry (2006-12); Assist­ant Curate of Holy Trinity, Cambridge (2012-16); aged 76.

LACKENBY. — On 26 September, the Revd George Joseph Lackenby: NSM of Harlow Green (2013-23); aged 76.

MARSHALL. — On 26 September, the Revd Dr William John Marshall: in India (1962-72); Assistant Dean of Residence of Trinity College, Dublin (1973-76); Rector of Rathmichael (1976-92); Canon Chancellor of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin (1990-2002); Vice-Principal of the Church of Ireland Theological College (1992-2002); aged 90.

MOORE. — On 25 September, the Revd Robert Allen Moore: in the Methodist Church in Massachusetts and Minnesota (1955-62); Assistant Curate of St John-in-the-Wilderness, Minnesota (1962-64); Priest-in-Charge of Pierpoint Manor, New York (1964-68); Chaplain to the US Navy (1968-71); Rector and Regional Dean of Anoka, Minnesota (1971-78); Interim Vicar of St Ambrose’s, Leyland (1978-80); Vicar of Farington (1980-83); Team Vicar in the St John’s Team Ministry, Preston (1983-85); Priest-in-Charge of St Peter’s, Fleetwood (1985-87); Vicar of St James’s, Leyland (1987-97); aged 93.

SHARP. — On 18 July, the Revd Jane Madeline Sharp: NSM of St Mary Magdalene’s, Knighton (2000-08); St James’s, Leicester (2008-24); Chaplain of Leicester College of Further Education (2014-24); aged 70.

STEELE. — On 26 July, the Revd Derek James Steele: NSM of Armoy, Loughguile and Drumtullagh (2002-14); aged 72.

WEBB. — On 2 October, the Revd John Christopher Richard Webb: Chaplain to the Forces (1971-93); Rector of Bentworth and Shalden and Lasham (1993-2003); Rural Dean of Alton (1998-2002); aged 87.

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