A popular antiques dealer has died aged 67.

Ron Blown was best known for running Ron's Emporium in Deal and later became landlord of the Bowl Inn in Hastingleigh near Ashford.

Mr Blown died of pancreatic cancer on April 12.

His funeral is next Wednesday.

His widow Annie Blown said: "He was a very popular person, very well liked and particularly helped in events such as Deal Carnival when he was a float driver.

"He was an antiques dealer all his life, even after taking over the pub."

The couple married in July 1979 and Mr Blown first set up an antiques shop in Dover in the early 1980s.

In the middle of that decade the couple opened Ron's Emporium at Gladstone Road, Deal.

The antiques shop moved to bigger premises in the town's Church Lane, in 1987.

In 2002 Mr Blown had the most spectacular 50th birthday present, a 2,448-mile motorcycle trip with pals along America's legendary Route 66.

Mrs Blown let him go on the five-week trip from Chicago to Los Angeles County and stayed at home to run the family business.

Ron's Emporium closed in 2004 and that year the couple became licensees of the Bowl Inn at Hastingleigh.

The business won four Branch Pub of the Year awards from CAMRA (Campaign for Real Ale) in 2012, 2017, 2018 and just last month.

These were for the districts of Ashford and Folkestone and Hythe.

Mr Blown leaves four children, Luke, Lucy, Samuel and Annie-Grace and three grandchildren.

His funeral is from 10am on Wednesday, May 1, at Barham Crematorium.

Family flowers only are requested.

Donations are asked for, to give to the Pilgrims Hospice in Ashford via the J Dilnot Smith and Son funeral directors at Deal.

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