A FATHER-OF-TWO who lost his wife to cancer in May is asking Oxford Mail readers to help him reach his fundraising target for Sobell House hospice.

Stephen Cannon, 52, was joined by 15 family members and friends on the Oxford Moonlight Stroll in July, walking nine miles through the city at night to raise funds for the Headington hospice, where his wife Kelly died.

Mrs Cannon lost a four-year battle with ovarian cancer on May 3, just two weeks short of her 53rd birthday.

Mr Cannon, plus son Matthew, 24, and daughter Lyndsey, 22, led the group on the annual fundraiser, but finished £400 short of their £5,000 fundraising target.

Now they are hoping readers who may have known Mrs Cannon will stump up the rest.

Mr Cannon said: “We wanted to raise £5,000. It is only a number, but it would be nice to raise a bit extra.

“There will be a lot of people who knew Kelly, but did not know we were doing this walk and may like to donate some money.”

To contact Mr Cannon, call 0776 5522179. For information about the fundraising walk, email mail@ sobellhospice.org or call 01865 857007.