Obituaries

George Brian Smith, former FIFA grade football referee. Born: 14 October 1943 in Edinburgh. Died: 13 May 2019 in Edinburgh, aged 75

Iain Alexander Macmillan CBE, sheriff and lawyer. Born: 14 November, 1923 in Oban. 
Died: 8 May, 2019 in Kilmarnock, aged 95

Niki Lauda, racing driver and aviation entrepreneur. Born: 22 February 1949 in Vienna, Austria. Died: 20 May 2019 in Vienna, aged 70

Graham Charles George Argent, botanist. Born: 15 May 1941 in Hertfordshire. Died: 24 April 2019 in Ullapool, aged 78

Elisabeth Fraser, author. Born: 
9 September 1920 in Worcester. Died: 21 April 2019 in Edinburgh, aged 98.

Micky Steele-Bodger, veterinary surgeon, rugby internationalist and administrator. Born: 4 September 1925 in Tamworth, Staffordshire. Died: 9 May 2019, aged 93

Tim Conway, actor, writer and director: Born: 15 December 1933 in Willoughby, Ohio, US. Died: 14 May 2019, Los Angeles, California, US, aged 85

Philip John Greer Ransom. Heritage railway champion, historian and author. Born 24 September, 1935 in Northamptonshire. Died 27 March, 2019 in Lochearnhead, aged 83

Peggy Lipton, a star of the groundbreaking late 1960s TV show The Mod Squad and the 1990s show Twin Peaks, died of cancer last Saturday. She was 72.

Doris Day, singer, actress and animal rights advocate. Born: 3 April 1922 in Cincinnati, Ohio, US. Died: 13 May 2019 in Carmel Valley, California, US, aged 97

Brian Walden, MP and broadcaster. Born: 8 July, 1932 in West Bromwich. Died: 9 May, 2019 in Guernsey, aged 86.

Cardinal Nasrallah Butros Sfeir, patriarch of Maronite Christian Church. Born: 15 May, 1920 in Rayfoun, Lebanon. Died: 12 May, 2019, aged 98.

Freddie Starr (Frederick 
Leslie Fowell), comedian. 
Born: 9 January 1943 in Huyton, Lancashire. Died: 9 May 2019 on Costa Del Sol, Spain, aged 76

Thomas Stephen ‘Stevie’ Shalmers, footballer. Born: 26 December, 1935 in Glasgow. Died: 29 April, 2019, in Troon aged 83

John Gordon Hamilton, farmer and Blackface sheep breeder. Born: 25 June, 1961 in Woolfords, Lanarkshire. Died: 24 March, 2019 in Aikengall, Dunbar, aged 57.

Jean Vanier, humanitarian. Born: 10 September, 1928 in Geneva, Switzerland. Died: May 7, 2019 in Paris, aged 90

John Lukacs, historian. Born: 31 January, 1924 in Budapest, Hungary. Died: 6 May, 2019 in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, aged 95

The sudden death of a former Hawick shopkeeper at the age of 81 has led to an outpouring of heartfelt tributes from across the town and beyond.

Prince Leonard Casley, farmer. Born: 28 August, 1925 in Nullarbor, Australia. Died: 13 February, 2019 in Hutt River, Australia, aged 93.