Hundreds pay respects at funeral of retired clergyman

From: The Northern Echo | Date: September 25, 2003 | Copyright information

HUNDREDS of people packed a church near Darlington yesterday for the funeral of a retired clergyman.

The village of Hurworth was brought almost to a standstill for the service for Canon Leonard Piper, who died last week, aged 94.

Police directed cars to park on the village green prior to the service at 3.30pm.

The retired clergyman was the former rector of Hurworth, Dinsdale and Sockburn, a canon emeritus of ...

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