Yea district people are mourning the passing of Anthony Diprose. His funeral was scheduled for 11am on Tuesday, September 19 at All Saints Anglican Church, Moree, 700-kms north-west of Sydney.

Anthony and wife Rebecca were operators of Dippers Home Timber and Hardware, winning the organisation’s Store of The Year award after just two years.

Anthony was educated at Launceston Grammar in Tasmania, then studied property valuation at RMIT.

Anthony was best known in Yea through his work in property valuation, agricultural retail and livestock sales.