BROTHERTON. — On 12 February, the Ven. John Michael Brotherton: Assistant Curate of St Nicholas with St Mary Magdalene, Chiswick (1961-65); Chaplain of Trinity College, Port of Spain, Trinidad (1965-69); Rector of Diego Martin, Trinidad (1969-75); Vicar of St John’s, Cowley (1976-81); Chaplain of St Hilda’s College, Oxford (1976-81); Rural Dean of Cowley (1978-81); Vicar of St Faith and St Barnabas, St Mary’s and St Wilfrid’s, Portsea (1981-91); Hon. Canon of St Michael’s Cathedral, Kobe, Japan, since 1986; Archdeacon of Chichester (1991-2002); aged 89.
BURROWS. — On 11 February, the Revd John Edward Burrows: Hon. Assistant Curate of St Mary with St Chad, Haggerston (1965-73); Curate-in-Charge of St Clement with St Barnabas and St Matthew, Finsbury (1973-76); Chaplain of Woodbridge School (1976-83); Vicar of St Bartholomew’s, Ipswich (1988-03); Hon. Canon of St Edmundsbury Cathedral (2001-03); aged 88.
COULSON. — On 15 January, the Revd Tony Erik Frank Coulson: Assistant Curate of St John’s, Reading (1960-63); Perpetual Curate of Iver (1963-68); Vicar (1968-86); Rector of White Waltham with Shottesbrooke (1986-97); aged 92.
DUCKETT. — On 8 January, the Revd John Dollings Duckett: Vicar of Baston (1984-86); Langtoft Group (1986-88); Sutterton and Wigtoft (1988-89); Rector of Sutterton with Fosdyke and Algarkirk (1989-92); Priest-in-Charge of Chapel St Leonards with Hogsthorpe (1992-97); Vicar (1997-2000); Bracebridge (2000-06); aged 83.
HALL. — On 12 February, the Revd Christine Mary Hall: NSM of St George’s, Bickley (1987-92); Vice-Principal of Chichester Theological College (1992-94); Canon and Prebendary of Chichester Cathedral since 2015; aged 79.
HANDFORTH. — On 9 February, the Revd Richard Brereton Handforth: Warden of St Stephen’s College, Hong Kong (1965-73); Assistant Curate of Chislehurst (1973-75); Chaplain of the Church Missionary Society’s Fellowship House, Foxbury, Chislehurst (1973-75); Home Education Secretary of the Church Missionary Society (1975-83); Vicar of St Mark’s, Biggin Hill (1983-88); Inter-change Adviser for the Church Missionary Society (Church Mission Society from 1995) (1988-96); Hon. Canon of Lagos since 1995; Hon. Assistant Curate of St Mary’s, Plaistow (1995-2004); aged 93.
HILL. — On the 6 January, the Revd Kenneth James (Jim) Hill: Assistant Curate of St Michael and All Angels, Blackheath Park (1972-75); Curate-in-Charge of St Michael with St Paul, Bath (1975-82); Assistant Curate of Bath Abbey (1975-83); Rector of Huntspill (1983-91); in the Omega Order (1991-98); Assistant Curate of Somerton with Compton Dundon, the Charltons and Kingsdon (1998-2007); aged 82.
LEAK. — On 8 February, the Revd Harry Duncan Leak: Assistant Curate of Plumstead (1954-57); Mission Superior of Northern District of the diocese of Lebombo, Mozambique (1957-61); Assistant Curate of Eccleshall (1962-64); Vicar of Normacot (1964-66); Assistant Curate of Stoke-on-Trent (1966-68); Vicar of All Saints’, Hanley (1968-71); Rector of Swynnerton (1971-80); aged 95.
MacKEITH. — On 25 January, the Revd Ann Veronica MacKeith: Deaconess of Christ Church, Bishopwearmouth (1979-83); St Gabriel’s, Bishopwearmouth (1983-86); St Paul’s, Ryhope (1986-87); Parish Deacon (1987-88); Holy Trinity, Darlington (1988-94); Assistant Curate (1994-95); Durham Diocesan Family Life Officer (1995-97); aged 89.
OWEN. — On 8 February, the Revd Ronald Alfred Owen: Assistant Curate of St Mary’s, Wotton (1981-83); Chaplain in the Combined Forces (1983-97); Priest-in-Charge of Salcombe (1997-2002); Vicar of Salcombe and Malborough with Sout Huish (2002-06); Rural Dean of Woodleigh (2000-03); aged 80.
WESSON. — On 10 February, the Revd John Graham Wesson: Assistant Curate of St Ebbe’s, Oxford (1968-71); Chaplain of the Polytechnic of Central London (1971-76); St Thomas’s, Private Chapel Edinburgh (1976-82); Director of Pastoral Studies of Trinity College, Bristol (1982-86); Rector of St Martin’s, Birmingham, with Brodesley (1986-96); Rural Dean of Birmingham City (1988-95); Hon. Canon of Birmingham Cathedral (1991-96); Lichfield Diocesan Director of Local Ministry Development (1996-98); Assistant Curate of St Michael and St Mary, Lichfield, and St John, Wall (1996-2003); Lichfield Diocesan Team Leader of the Ministry Division (1999-2003); Prebendary of Lichfield Cathedral (1999-2003); aged 86.