J. McGINLEY

Long-serving magistrate and local councillor Mr James McGinley (78), of Mansfield Road, Edwinstowe, was cremated at Sherwood Forest crematorium, Boughton, after a service at St Joseph's RC Church, New Ollerton.
Born at Lochore, Fife, Scotland and educated at Lochore Primary School and Cowdenbeath High School, Mr McGinley, who had lived locally for 64 years, had worked as an electrician at Thoresby Colliery, retiring in 1986 after 39 years' employment.
He was a trade union representative, NUM president at Thoresby Colliery, a local parish and county councillor, a JP for 23 years and a member of the police authority. His other interests included being a keen gardener and fisherman and then in later years he liked car booting and going on holidays.
Mr McGinley, who died at King's Mill Hospital, Sutton, leaves his wife, Mrs Pamela McGinley, son David, four grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mourners were Mrs P. McGinley, Mr and Mrs D. McGinley, Mrs C. Clayton, Mrs G. Holmes, Lee Glasby, Anna Glasby, Mr and Mrs W. H. Malvern, Mr and Mrs T. Mallender, Mr and Mrs K. Higgins; Mr and Mrs T. Stockham (representing Mr and Mrs K. McGinley and Mr and Mrs A. McGinley), Mr and Mrs R. Walton; Mr and Mrs J. Benson (representing Mr and Mrs D. Benson), Miss D. Benson (representing Mr and Mrs J. Benson), Mr and Mrs D. and L. Benson; Mr G. Lamin (representing Mrs Lamin and family); Mr B. Hall (representing C. Hall and K. Hall), Mr J. Stevens, Mr D. Stevens; Mrs White (representing McLafferty family),Mr and Mrs S. McGinley, Mr M. Turner; Mr and Mrs J. Seiles (representing Mr and Mrs W. Young); Mrs E. Etches (representing Mr J. Etches and family), Mr G. Holmes, Mr D. Clayton, Mr A. Leary, Mrs M. McGinley, Mr and Mrs McGinley, Mr D. McGinley; Mr T. Vaughn (representing Mr W. King and Mrs Witton); Mr and Mrs A. Jackson (representing Mr M. Hall), Mr and Mrs Lumley, Mr and Mrs Waterfield, Mr M. Rhodes, Miss Bristowe, Mr and Mrs C. Revell, Mr and Mrs G. Pearson, Mr and Mrs N. White, Mr J. Straw, Mr and Mrs M. Meadows, Master S. Meadows; Mrs B. Goward (representing Mr R. Goward); Mr and Mrs J. Rhodes (representing Mr and Mrs Gibson, Mrs A. Duckmanton, Mrs Smedley, Mrs Slater, Mrs Loughrey and family; Mrs Morton (representing Alan and family), Mr R. Longdon; Mrs C. Kilday (representing family and Mr and Mrs J. Revell), Mr and Mrs R. McGinley, Mr and Mrs J. McGinley, Mr and Mrs P. McGinley, Miss C. McGinley, Mr and Mrs C. Croucher, Mrs D. Roberts; Mr and Mrs L. Wingate (representing Mr and Mrs R. Spate), Mr and Mrs J. Butler, Mrs A. Hall, Mr K. Hall; Mr and Mrs A. Martin (representing family).
The service was conducted by Fr J. Thomas, and arrangements were by New Ollerton Co-operative Funeralcare.