We record with sadness the death of Anthony James Longmore Worth, Patron of SLHA, on 8 November.

Tony Worth was appointed High Sheriff of Lincolnshire in 1990 and Lord Lieutenant of Lincolnshire on 30 October 2008. He was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in the 2015 New Year Honours.

As a farmer and landowner in the Holbeach Marsh, he was a leading figure in the Lincolnshire agricultural scene. Over the years he held a number of significant posts, including that of President of the Lincolnshire Agricultural Society.

Tony Worth had a genuine interest in the history and heritage of the county. As well as serving as an active and supportive Patron for SLHA, he was a Trustee for the Heritage Trust of Lincolnshire and a Governor of the University of Lincoln. He was also heavily involved in the creation of the new International Bomber Command Centre at Lincoln.

We record with sadness the passing of John T Turner of Dunholme who died in Lincoln County Hospital on 13 October.

John was the author of two books published by SLHA: Nellie: The History of Churchill's Lincoln-Built Trenching Machine (1988) and Artur Immanuel Loewental (2014). Both books demonstrate the skills John had in mastering complex subjects and setting out well-organised and attractive written accounts.

John was a longstanding member of the Society. He had been a member of the Industrial Archaeology Committee and had acted as Postal Sales Officer.

David Robinson, President of SLHA from 2000 to 2005, died in Grimsby Hospital on 25 July, a few weeks short of his ninetieth birthday.

David was a Lincolnshire man through and through. Born and educated in Horncastle, he studied at Nottingham University, where he gained a degree in geography and then a master's degree for his study of the geomorphology of the Lincolnshire coast. For 12 years he taught in schools in Immingham and Grimsby before moving to Louth in 1965 to work in adult education, first as tutor organiser with the WEA and then as resident tutor of the University of Nottingham.

For more than four decades he organised and led popular field courses and weekend conferences, and his lectures attracted a strong and enthusiastic following. His topics were wide ranging, covering the people, places and culture of Lincolnshire; perhaps most memorable were those dealing with the geology of the county and his unrivalled accounts of local bricks and brickmaking.

David Robinson became a household name in Lincolnshire through his writing and editing.  For many years he edited the Lincolnshire Poacher and Lincolnshire Life magazines - both widely read and highly regarded - and he also served on the editorial team of the magazine Natural World. He wrote numerous articles and papers and was the author of over 20 books on various aspects of Lincolnshire. Without exception his writing was well-researched and authoritative while remaining accessible to a wide readership.

His books include The Book of Louth (1979), The Book of the Lincolnshire Seaside (1981), The Book of Horncastle and Woodhall Spa (1983), Fowler of Louth (with David Kaye and Sam Scorer, 1992), The Great Storm Flood of 1953 (1993), The Louth Flood (1995), William Brown and the Louth Panorama (with Christopher Sturman, 2001), Lincolnshire Wolds (2009), Adam Eve and Louth Carpets (2010),  Sir Joseph Banks at Revesby (2014). In 2007, to mark his 80th birthday, SLHA published a collection of papers and tributes from friends and fellow historians entitled All Things Lincolnshire; like the man it honoured, this festschrift is impressive in its range and scholarship.

David made a huge contribution to the Lincolnshire Wildlife Trust as their long-serving Honorary Secretary. He also played a very active role as president of Louth Civic Trust, the Louth Naturalists', Antiquarian and Literary Society, and the Sir Joseph Banks Society. David was a driving force behind the renaissance of Louth Museum and worked tirelessly on its behalf, making many generous bequests from his own vast collection of historical artefacts and documents. He was a lifelong Methodist, playing a strong role in the administration and worship of the church in Louth and across the county.

In 1997, reflecting his unstinting contribution in all these areas, David was awarded an OBE for services to journalism and the community in Lincolnshire.

It is with great sadness we report the death on 29 January of Ray Carroll. He had been a member of SLHA for more than 30 years and Reviews Editor since 1997.

Ray had a long career in the public library service, beginning in his native Kent and working in Nottingham, Dorset and Gloucestershire before a spell in Vienna with the British Council. He came to Lincolnshire as the County Librarian in 1980.

Ray's wide experience of books and publishing equipped him ideally for the role of Reviews Editor for SLHA. As a librarian he was usually aware of most books being published about Lincolnshire, whether a village history, a biography or an academic treatise, and he had regular contacts with many publishers.

For twenty years he managed the task of enlisting reviewers and editing their contributions with great efficiency and skill. He also set up the regular section listing 'books published and received' in the SLHA journal, which went some way towards alleviating the lack of a comprehensive county bibliography.

Ray Carroll developed a wide range of interests in his adopted county and made significant contributions in several fields. He was an active member of the Tennyson Society and for several years contributed to the work of the History of Lincolnshire Committee.

He served as a council member of the Lincoln Record Society and edited the society's Volume 84, The Printed Maps of Lincolnshire 1576-1900: A Carto-Bibliography, published in 1996 - a superb achievement. He also found time to follow his lifelong interests in music and cricket.