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Deaths

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28 March 2025

BOYNS. — On 10 March, the Revd Martin Laurence Harley Boynes: Assistant Curate of Holy Trinity with Christ Church, Folkestone (1955-58); Vicar of Duffield (1958-71); Rawdon (1971-76); Chaplain of Woodlands Hospital, Rawdon (1971-76); Rector of Melton (1976-85); Gerrans with St Anthony in Roseland (1985-92); Missions to Seamen Chaplain (1985-92); aged 98.

BURY. — On 28 December 2024, the Revd Dennis Richard Bury: Assistant Curate of St Faith’s, Great Crosby (1971-72); Hon. Assistant Curate of Belsize Park (2002-03); aged 79.

CLAPHAM. — On 1 March, the Revd Kenneth Clapham: Assistant Curate of Darfield (1981-83); Priest-in-Charge of Over Kellet (1983-88); Vicar (1988-2016); aged 77.

ECCLES. — On 13 March, the Revd Vivien Madeline Eccles: OLM of St Bride’s, Old Trafford, since 1992; aged 80.

EVANS. — On 9 March, the Revd Geoffrey David Evans: Chaplain of Grenville College, Bideford (1974-79); Eastbourne College (1979-82); Taunton and Somerset Hospital (1983-91); Musgrove Park Hospital (1983-91); Taunton School (1992-2004); aged 81.

GOSDEN. — On 17 December 2024, the Revd Angela Gosden: NS Assistant Curate of Stanford in the Vale with Goosey and Hatford (2011-14); Chaplain of Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust since 2015; aged 75.

GREGORY. — On 5 March, the Revd John Frederick Gregory: NS Assistant Curate of Coates, Rodmarton and Sapperton with Frampton Mansell (1982-88); Priest-in-Charge of Kempsford with Welford (1988-98); aged 92.

HUBBARD. — On 17 March, the Revd Laurence Arthur Hubbard: Vicar of Nyeri, Kenya (1966-70); Assistant Curate of Nanyuki, Kenya (1970-72); Vicar (1972-73); St Mary’s, Pype Hayes, Erdington (1973-79); Priest-in-Charge of St Augustine’s, Norwich (1979-85); St George Colegate (1979-85); with the CMS (1985-97); Chaplain in Damascus, Syria (1993-97); Missions to Seamen Chaplain in Aqaba, Jordan (1997-2000); aged 88.

JACKLIN. — On 13 February, the Revd John Frederick Jacklin: Assistant Curate of Christ Church, Roxeth (1975-78): Vicar of Selston (1978-95); aged 94.

MOLE. — On 13 March, the Revd Dr David Eric Harton Mole: Tutor of St Aidan’s College (1962-63); Chaplain and Fellow of Peterhouse College, Cambridge (1963-69); Lecturer of the University of Ghana (1969-72); Chaplain and Fellow of Legon Hall (1970-72); Lecturer of Queen’s College, Birmingham (1972-76); Tutor of the USPG College of the Ascension, Selly Oak (1976-87); Assistant Curate of Burton (1987-93); Chaplain of Burton General Hospital (1990-93); Chaplain in Ostend with Knoke and Brugges (1993-98); 92.

ZAPHIRIOU. — On 18 March, the Revd Paul Victor Zaphiriou: Vicar of Hope Church, Islington (2006-21); Bishop’s Adviser for Corporate Social Responsibility (2005-21); Area Dean of Islington (2006-21); Rural Dean of St Austell since 2023; aged 75.

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