SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS RESIDENT.

Auckland Star, Volume L, Issue 153, 28 June 1919, Page 7

SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS RESIDENT.

1 Mrs. Flora Derrom, who died in Auck land recently at her residence, Eden Ter J race, was born in this city in May, 1844 ' She was married to the late Majo; * Derrom, and resided here for the wholi ' of her life of 75 years, thus having prac tically seen the whole development o 1 Auckland from a small settlement to it: . present condition. Although an invalii I for the past sixteen years, she took ; _ keen interest in passing events and re .. tamed her faculties to the last. She i n survived by two daughters and one son s Captain R. J. Derrom, who recentl; ~ returned from active service in France. c The death took place at Remuera yes , terday of Mr. Edward Murphy, late o ( . Te Arai, Poverty Bay, at the age o , 74. A native of Melbourne, he had beei .. a resident of New Zealand since 1S7": j and was a well-known sheepfarmer o a Poverty Bay, where he took a keen in £ terest in local matters. He was a mem > her of the Cook County Council fo g many years, and part of the time chaii n man. He was also a member of th , r Gisborne Harbour Board. During th „. past year he resided in Auckland. H lc leaves a widow and five sons and on J daughter. The sons are Messrs. J.R.,E ■J K. and R. C. Murphy, of Gisborne, E. E ! Murphy, of Tokomaru Bay, and M- T 1 Murphy, of Wanganui. The daughter i jjMrs. C. A. Sheriff, of Gisborne. Th funeral "will take place to-day. 2"