[Ely Announce] Bishop Eric Wall

[Bridget Nichols]

Bishop Eric Wall, Suffragan Bishop of Huntingdon 1972 - 1980, died
peacefully on Monday morning, April 11th. 2011, aged 95.   The Funeral
will be at Coleford Parish Church, Forest of Dean, Glos. on Monday April
18th. at 11.00 am followed by private cremation the next day which would
have been his 96th. birthday.. 

He is survived by his wife, Doreen, who was severely disabled by a
stroke four years ago and since then has been at the  Coombes Care Home
in Coleford, managed by the Orders of S. John.   Their son Martin Wall
lives in New Zealand and their daughter Susan Sparkes in Coleford:
e-mail address suesparkes at tumphouse.fs.net
<mailto:suesparkes at tumphouse.fs.net>   and postal address Forest House
Hotel, Cinder Hill, Coleford, Gloucester GL 16 8 HQ.   There are two
grand-daughters Hannah and Kate, and two great-grandchildren Samuel and
Iris.   Eric Wall had one surviving younger sister, Monica, who lives in
Yorkshire.