Perthshire village of Bankfoot has lost a man described by many as “a true gent”. Ian Bonthrone - who was known as Jock - was a lifelong figure in the building trade, curler and a devoted family man.He collapsed suddenly at home in Bankfoot on Wednesday, January 27, dying aged 82.His wife Betty was with him and his family say his death was without suffering.Jock, founder of the family business Bonthrone Builders, left behind a legacy of fine work visible across the district and elsewhere.“A perfectionist in his work,” said a local farmer and client.“One of life’s true gentlemen,” was the comment from his friends in Bankfoot’s Airleywight Curling Club.
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