Obituaries

ADRIAN Otten, the well known co-founder of the Colten Group of development and care companies, has died at the age of 80.

STALWART East Boldre community volunteer and church warden Marigold Jordon has died at the age of 86.

The co-founder of a longstanding Christchurch electrical shop has died aged 87.

TRIBUTES have been paid to “gentleman” Thomas Chandler, a mainstay of many organisations who spent 10 years as Highcliffe School’s chair of governors.

A POPULAR Ringwood man who lived almost all of his life in the town and worked for the Royal Mail for four decades has died...

LORD Montagu has paid tribute to Formula 1 racing commentator and New Forest resident Murray Walker – who died at the weekend aged 97 – revealing that his links to the National Motor Museum go back 60 years...

PAULINE Trott, who was heavily involved with the WI and a longstanding member of her local church, has died aged 85...

A WELL-known Lymington figure who dedicated over four decades to helping local good causes has died at the age of 68...

TRIBUTES have been paid to Bill Matthews – a Lymington veteran who served in the Second World War – after his death at the age of 95...

A FORMER magistrate and head teacher of Lyndhurst Junior School has died at the age of 90...

HELEN Davison, a former director of New Milton’s Forest Arts Centre and founder of Milton Musical Society , has died aged 93...

FOR more than three decades Stan Wade, who died last week aged 89, served Hythe and Dibden as both a district and parish councillor and a respected community stalwart...

A WELL-KNOWN community nurse who dedicated her life to helping others has died aged 61...

THE former manager of a care home in Lymington has died aged 48, just 11 months after being diagnosed with a brain tumour...

FORMER nurse Nan Kemp who was awarded the Florence Nightingale Medal travelling scholarship which led to her working in hospitals in America and Canada has died aged 86...

ALAN Parker, a hugely respected figure in local golf circles and a well-known member of Brokenhurst Manor club for nearly 50 years, has died at the age of 88...

WORLD champion sailor and renowned yachting journalist and author Bob Fisher has died of cancer aged 85...

A NEW Milton bank manager who spent more than 40 years serving customers during his career has died aged 96...

LYMINGTON Rowing Club president Colin Fagan, who spent more than two decades with the organisation, has died aged 81...

FORMER New Forest police officer Donald King, who received a British Empire Medal for his gallantry in saving the lives of three teenaged boys, has died at the age of 87...