Obituaries

A DISTINGUISHED scientist with a lifelong love of New Forest deer has died at the of 92.

TRIBUTES have been paid to sailing enthusiast and former chair of the Lymington Sporting Gun Club, David Miller, who died aged 70.

WELL-known businessman John Dunning, who ran a butchers shop, clothing store and most recently Milford Supplies, has died aged 85.

WELL-known Lyndhurst antique dealer Patricia Rashleigh has died after a short battle with cancer.

RETIRED Milford butcher Dave Gregory has died at the age of 67 after a long battle with vascular dementia.

LYMINGTON sailor Les Powles, who sailed single handily around the world three times, has died at the age of 96.

A TALENTED equestrian and president of New Forest Carriage Driving for the Disabled, Audrey Williams, has died at the age of 97.

BORN one of premature twins who were not expected to survive, Jack Gittoes went on to live for 84 years becoming a talented electronics engineer.

TRIBUTES have been paid to William Wild, an innovative electronics engineer from Lymington who has died aged 94.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a former Lymington and Pennington councillor after his death aged 74.

FOR Tony Pearse, the sea was a lifetime passion which saw him serve in the navy then spend the rest of his life working a succession of related jobs.

A FORMER Lyndhurst parish councillor who served the community for more than 35 years and ran a nursery in the village has died aged 92.

EQUESTRIAN, sailor and former RAF Wing Commander Derek Harvey has died at the age of 101.

A FORMER Lymington lifeboatman has died at the age of 59 after a valiant battle against cancer, during which he raised £3,000 for charity.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a former New Forest District Council chair who has died age 84.

TRIBUTES have been paid to yacht designer and hospital radio co-founder Barry van Geffen from Lymington, who has died aged 67.

A FORMER Hythe chief police inspector, who lived in the area for more than 50 years, has died aged 95.

TRIBUTES have been paid to a Pennington man who captured the social history of the area through his passion for film.

WELL-KNOWN commoner and New Forest point-to-point champion Eric Dovey has died at the age of 70.

A PASSIONATE cricketer who was a member of his local club for more than 60 years has died aged 75.