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DEATH OF MR. RONALD DEACON.

Tragic Sequel to a Chill.

We deeply regret to record the death of Mr. Joseph Ronald Deacon, the only son of Councillor and Mrs. J. R. Deacon, of St. Chad's Road, Lichfield, which took place with tragic suddenness at Blackwood Road, Streetly, on Tuesday morning. Mr. Deacon, who was only 27 years of age, caught a chill during the week-end, and took to his bed on Monday. The seriousness of his illness was not then apparent, but he died in the early hours of the following morning. Mr. Frank Cooper conducted an enquiry on Wednesday and recorded a verdict of death from natural causes. It was stated by Dr. McNab that after a post-mortem examination he found the cause of death to have been acute pneumonia.

Mr. Deacon was an old Lichfield Grammar School boy, and completed his education at Trent College. He then became an articled pupil with Messrs. Jefferies and Shipley, architects, of Walsall, and later joined his father in the firm of Messrs. J. R. Deacon and Son.

The funeral will take place at 2 p.m. to-day (Friday) at St. Chad's Church, Lichfield.

DEATHS.

DEACON. - On December 15th, 1931, at Blackwood Road, Streetly, Joseph Ronald Deacon, only and beloved son of Joseph Richard and Evelyn Deacon, of Lichfield, aged 27.

A MOTORIST'S OFFENCE.

Heavy Fine for Being Drunk in Charge.

At the Birmingham Police Court on Wednesday, before the Stipendiary (Lord Ilkeston), Joseph Ronald Deacon (26), 6, Blackwood Road Streetly, was fined £10 and ordered to pay £1 1s. costs for being drunk in charge of a motor car early on Wednesday morning in Stephenson Street and Stephenson Place.

Defendant pleaded guilty, and it was stated that P.c. Brown's attention was directed to the man's erratic driving shortly after midnight. He concluded that the driver was drunk, and took him into custody. His opinion was supported by Dr. Wilkes, police surgeon, who was called to see defendant at Newton Street Police Station.

WHY THE DRIVING WAS ERRATIC.

At the Birmingham Police Court on Wednesday, Joseph Ronald Deacon (26), of 6, Blackwood Road, Streetly, was ordered by the Stipendiary to pay a fine of £10 and a guinea costs for being drunk in charge of a motor-car in Stephenson Street and Stephenson Place, to which the defendant pleaded guilty. A constable stated that shortly after midnight his attention was called to Deacon's erratic driving, and forming the opinion that he was drunk, took him into custody. His opinion was supported by that of a police surgeon who was called to see the man.