Hundreds gather to honour ‘larger than life’ Worthing firefighter

By The Newsroom
Published 27th Mar 2019, 12:32 BST
Updated 27th Mar 2019, 12:56 BST
Roy Stephens, 70, was honoured with a packed funeral service and a guard of honour SUS-190327-104757001Roy Stephens, 70, was honoured with a packed funeral service and a guard of honour SUS-190327-104757001
Roy Stephens, 70, was honoured with a packed funeral service and a guard of honour SUS-190327-104757001
Hundreds of well-wishers, family and friends gathered on Friday (March 22) to pay their respects to a popular former firefighter.

Roy Stephens, 70, was a member of West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service for 31 years and his funeral procession was met with a guard of honour from fellow servicemen on Friday.

His daughter Elaine Cackett, 44, paid tribute to the man she knew as her dad, but who had grown to become a ‘minor celebrity’ after living in Worthing his whole life.

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