Bruce Mahoney BRUCE Mahoney (60), who spent his final 30 years in Kingswood and previ- ously lived in Maidstone, ran his own haulage busi- ness and worked as a lorry driver and plant op- erator, most recently in Bor- ough Green. Married for over 38 years to Claire, Bruce was father to Christopher. Claire said: “Bruce loved motorbikes, and later cars. He was always working on them and we drove his FordMustang to Italy a few years ago. “Recently he owned a Jaguar,
a car he’d dreamed of owning for a long time. “We were overwhelmed at
his funeral with the colleagues and friends who turned up, many of whom obviously re- spected Bruce. “He was a devoted family
man who enjoyed eating out locally and had a really good sense of humour. He liked to walk and discover the foot- paths in Kingswood and could be seen walking around the village with his grandson.” Bruce leaves his wife, son and grandson Zac.
Colin Duncanson THE funeral has taken place at All Saints Church, Loose of Colin Duncanson, of Pympes Court. The Reverend Canon David Curwen – Colin’s brother-in- law – took the service. which commemorated Colin’s strong involvement with his local community and church. Colin leaves his wife Ginny, children, grandchildren and many friends locally.
Linda Gemmell LINDA Gemmell (65) lived in Chainhurst for 29 years. Her former homes included Coxheath and Aylesford. She was a management con- sultant who had worked inde- pendently as Linda Gemmell and Associates and in firms
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Gemmell-Maskell and Fen- wick-Gemmell-Reid. She was also an accom- plished amateur dramatic ac- tress, who had performed in many local productions. Born in Ayr and raised in Al-
loway, Scotland, Linda began working in marketing for Kim- berly-Clark and moved locally from Birmingham while work- ing for the firm, before setting up on her own. Her friend, Lesley Phippen,
said: “Linda was well known locally. Her amateur dramatic work included membership of the County Players in Maid- stone and Players Anon. “She had been chairman of Lenham Players and one of her more recent roles was Lady Bracknell in The Importance of Being Earnest. She was an ac- complished actor and director. “Linda had a vibrant person-
ality. She loved gardening and her involvement in a local reading group and was well known for walking her labrador dog in the local area. She was very funny, great com- pany and very intelligent and faced her final illness with bravery; always looking for- ward.” Linda leaves her many friends and colleagues locally, as well as one sister, one niece, one nephew and one great niece.
Roland Carter ROLAND “Roly” Carter lived in Tonbridge Road, Barming for 29 years. Originally from Melton Mowbray, he moved locally for his national service and stayed to work inanumberofjobsin- cluding installing hop-picking machines: a subject he would later lecture on. He joined Tre- bor Bassett Ltd, working for them for 23 years and retiring from the position of engineer- ing manager. With first wife Doris, Roly raised children Janet, David and Cherry. Roly spent his final 29 years with second wife
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Maureen. Maureen Carter said: “Roly was a larger than life character who loved football; he watched local games, pre- ferring grass roots football and games at Maidstone and Gillingham to the top end. “He was a regular member of
acardschoolwhichmetfor 50 years and enjoyed games like shove ha’penny. He had been a regular in The Fountain in Barming before it closed. “A lung condition linked to
his early employment in dusty environments limited his later life but his friends and the staff at The Cherry Tree in Barming were wonderful to him and he still managed to enjoy his life.” Roly leaves his wife, chil- dren and five grandchildren.
Micky Spillane R.C. “MICKY” Spillane (81) lived in Maidstone from 1958, moving locally from London, having grown up in Somerset, to work in electrical engineer- ing.
His professional work for
GEC included involvement in electrification of the local rail- ways and Micky was excep- tionally well-known locally for his lengthy and significant in- volvement in Maidstone rugby and Kent rugby. Micky played for a number
of Maidstone teams, including significant time with the first team. Current Maidstone rugby president Bob Beney said: “I’m told by a teammate that Micky was a dependable player with very high standards on the field.” Micky went on to serve the
club as secretary from 1974 to 1980 and president from 1995 to 1998. He also served rugby on a county-wide basis as a ref- eree, member of the Kent Ref- erees’ Society, as Kent Fixtures and Match secretary and as vice-president of the county. Bob Beney said: “Micky was
also a golfer who belonged to Tudor Park Golf Club from its inception and had a keen in- terest in cricket; with col-
league Des Payne he ran the rugby tent during Maidstone cricket week at the Mote. He never forgot his Somerset roots and remained a man with firm views and very strong princi- ples.”
Married for 56 years to Jan-
ice, Micky leaves his wife, children Christine and Lewis and five grandchildren.
Kathleen Knowles KATHLEEN Knowles (82) lived in Loose for 25 years, with her husband of 59 years, Derek. The couple had previ- ously lived in Boughton Monchelsea, Sheppey and Sit- tingbourne. Born Kathleen Jolliffe in Addington, she trained as a school teacher in Clacton and spent most of her local career working in primary and in- fants schools in Strood and Sit- tingbourne, working her way up to deputy head duties. With Derek, who worked in
the wholesale fruit business and became a sub-postmaster in the Maidstone area, Kath- leen raised children Dave, Jan and Andy. Derek said: “Kathleen was a lovely cheerful person, very bright and intelligent but not somebody who always put her- self forward. She stayed bright and cheerful through ill health and was a good friend to lots of people. She enjoyed collecting postcards, which she’d done from the age of eight; playing the piano and electric organ and growing plants.” Kathleen leaves her hus-
band, children, nine grand- children
and 10
great-grandchildren, with an- other great-grandchild ex- pected this year.
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