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Published on 19/04/2018
JOHN DOUGLAS PARKINSON Veterinary Surgeon, Farmer and Major, RAVC (Retd) died peacefully on April 5th, 2018, aged 98 years. Husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend to many, he will be buried at St Andrew's Church in Dent on April 20th. A separate celebration of his life will be held at St John the Baptist's in Arkholme at 12:30, and there will be a gathering at the family home at 1:45pm. We look forward to seeing you there. "Smokin' my pipe on the mountings, sniffin' the morning-cool, I walks in my old brown gaiters along o' my old brown mule." All enquiries to Robert & Kathryn Caunce, Ascension & Cliff Small Funerals, Ascension House, Copy Lane, Caton LA2 9QZ Tel: 01524 770886
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