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Deaths

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13 February 2026

BRACEWELL. — On 26 January, the Revd Howard Waring Bracewell: Curate-in-Charge of Ashill (1972-74); Travelling Missioner for the World Radio Mission Fellowship (1974-77); Hon. Assistant Curate of St Philip and St Jacob with Emmanuel Church, Bristol (1977-84); Rector of Odell (1986-88); Vicar of Pavenham (1986-88); Associate Minister of St Andrew’s Street Baptist Church, Cambridge (1994-99); St Luke’s, Haillwell (1999-2001); aged 90.

COULTON. — On 29 January, the Revd Philip Ernest Coulton: Minor Canon and Sacrist of Canterbury Cathedral (1961-63); Minor Canon and Assistant Curate of Ripon Cathedral (1963-68); Assistant Master of Ashton-under-Lyne Grammar School (1969-80); Ashton Sixth-Form College (1980-89); Vicar of the Ulceby Group (1985-89); Priest-in-Charge of Ingatestone with Buttsbury (1989-99); Fryerning with Margaretting (1989-92); aged 94.

DOXSEY. — On 20 November, the Revd Roy Desmond Doxsey: Assistant Curate of Milford Haven (1970-73); Loughton (1973-75); Chaplain of Llandovery College (1975-81); Missioner in Luashya, Central Zambia (1981-86); Chaplain of Epsom College (1986-92); Llandovery College (1992-96); Vicar St German’s, Roath (1996-2011); Hon. Canon of Llandaff Cathedral (2009-11); aged 84.

GARLICK. — On 11 January, the Revd Peter Garlick: Rector of St Thomas with Holy Trinity and of St Anne’s, Kitts (1963-66); Vicar of Heyside (1966-73); Rector of All Saints’, Stretford (1973-79); Vicar of Duston (1979-91); Rural Dean of Wootton (1979-88); Canon of Peterborough Cathedral (1985-94); aged 91.

HEATH. — On 3 February, the Revd Henry Heath: NSM of Halstead and Greenstead Green (1986-90); West with East Mersea (1990-95); Rector of Stanway (1995-2002); Hon. Priest-in-Charge of Wormingford, Mount Bures and Little Horkesley (2005-12); aged 85.

PRICE. — On 24 January, the Revd Frederick Leslie Price: Rector of Plumbland with Gilcrux (1964-95); aged 95.

SHARPE. — On 7 February, the Revd David Francis Sharpe: Assistant Curate of St John the Evangelist, Notting Hill, Kensington (1963-68); Vicar of St Mary with St Chad, Haggerston (1968-78); Curate-in-Charge of St Augustine with St Stephen, Haggerston (1973-78); Vicar of St Chad’s, Haggerston (1978-83); St Michael and All Angels, Mill Hill (1983-98); Chaplain of St John the Evangelist, St Raphaël, with Port Grimaud (1998-2002); aged 90.

WHITTAKER. — On 21 January, the Revd Robert Andrew Whittaker: Vicar of Norwell with Ossington, Cromwell and Caunton (1990-95); Chaplain of Ranby House, Retford (1995-2003); aged 76.

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