OBITUARY

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume LXIV, Issue 6577, 17 October 1939, Page 2

OBITUARY

MR DOUGLAS CURRY | 1-| Mr and Mvs S. D. Curry, Long Bay Road, received word yesterday that their youngest son, Douglas, aged 17, had died at Eketahuna. He had written a few days ago and was then in good health. No particulars were obtained and Mr and Mrs S. D. Curry left yesterday afternoon for Eketahuna. Douglas CuiTy was born and educated at Akaroa and only recentlyleft the Akaroa High School. Much sympathy is felt with Mr and Mrs Curry jn their sad loss.

MR J. D. McQUEEN, JNR. The death occurred on Thursday last at Christchurch, as the result of an accident, of Mr John Douglas McQueen jnr., of Holmes Bay, aged 30 years. Born at Kinloch, and educated at Little River, he was the eldest son of Mr and Mrs J. McQueen, Little River. He was a keen and popular sportsman and respected by all who knew him. For about ten years he acted as secretary of the Loyal Wkirewa Lodge of which he was a Past Grand Master. Also for a number of years he was secretary of the Banks Peninsula Collie Dog Club, the Star Tennis club and the Little River Atheletic Sports club. In 1933 he married Miss Betty Barclay of Little River. About twenty months ago he left to manage the estate of the late Mr G. G. Holmes, Holmes Bay. He leaves a widow and two sons.

The funeral took place at the Little River Cemetery on Saturday when several hundreds followed to pay their last tribute to their departed friend. The services a 1 St. Andrew's Church and at the graveside were conducted by the Rev. A. IT. Barnett and Mr L. Humphries read the service for the Loyal Wairewa Lodge. Hymns were played by members of the Lyttelton Salvation Army Band. The chief mourners were Mrs J. D. McQueen (wife), Mr and Mrs J. McQueen (mother and father), Mrs E. H. Lee, Fairlie (sister)," Miss Thelma McQuecn, Little River (sister) and Mr D. McQueen, Cheviot (brother). The pall bearers were Messrs C. M. Barclay, R. Barclay, T. A. H. Patten and L. Humphries, all past Grands of the Loyal Wairewa Lodge, Lodges represented were: Lyttelton District Officers, Loyal Hand and Heart (Pigeon Bay), Loyal Hand in Friendship (Okains Bay), Loyal Perseverance (Barrys Bay), Loyal City of Norwich Lyttelton Loyal Wairewa Lodge (Little River).

Wreaths were received from Betty, Harvey and Douglas; Mother, Father, Rita and Duncan; Mum and Pop; Grannie Rhodes; Grannie, Thelma, Ted and Gramae; Nancy and Tom; jJean and Laurie and Mr Humphries; Lois and Roy; Uncle Alex and Auntie Alice; Uncle Cnarlie. Auntie Millie and family; Mis Lee and Dick; Stan Tsie and family; Ellen, Tom and family; Thora and Charlie; Auntie Mill and family; The Oilman family; Kath and lan; A. ami P. Association; Officers and members of the Loyal Wairewa Lodge; Main School, Little Rivt'r Star Tennis club; Little River Athletic club; Banks Peninsula Collie Dog club; Mr and Mrs R. J. White and family; Mr and Mrs Fainveather and family; Mr and Mrs H. Stackhouse; Mr and Mrs H. L. Lewthwaite; Mr and Mrs C. Dutton and family; Mr and Mrs Chappell and Grandma; Mr and Mrs J. Topp and family; Mr and Mrs W. Newton; Mr and Mrs S..Birdling; Mr and Mrs W. Cook and family; Mr W. Reynolds; Mr and Mrs J. Patterson; Mr and Mrs W. Gray; Jack (Palmer (junior); Mr and Mrs R. A. Mould and family; Mr and Mrs C. Steans; Mr and Mrs Crockett; Mr and Mrs C. Ferguson and family; Mr and Mrs J. Johnson; Lindy and Doreen; Mr and Mrs A. Radford; and family; T. Mould; Mr and Mrs G. Pocock; Marjorie and Bill; Nancy and Percy Stapleton; Georglna Breitmeyer; Nat and Ted; Mr and Mrs Len Breitmeyer; Mr and Mrs C. Thomson; Mr and Mrs A. Thomson, Mr and Mrs Ronald McLeod; F. G. Birdling; Mr and Mrs L. Brown and family; Mr J. W. Smith; Mr and Mrs Rae; Mr and Mrs G. Humphries and Terry; Mr and Mrs A. Dawber; Stan Cattennole; Bernard and Norman Waghorn; Mr and Mrs H. C. McDonald and family; Mr and Mrs R. Marks, Mr and Mrs T. Hunt; Mr and Mrs G. Breitmeyer; Mr and Mrs A. H. Patten and family; A. E. and H. A. BirdHng; F. G. Stanbury and family; Mr W. H. Montgomery; 0. and H. Buchanan; Mr and Mrs B. V. Pearce and family; Mr and Mrs B. Salt and Mavis; Mr and Mrs F. Stanbury; Mr and Mrs F. Murray and Fred; Sir Baice and Lady Stewart; Mr and Mrs W. Stanbury and Arnold; Mr and Mrs J. 0. Coop, Mr and Mrs J. Borwick; Mr and Mrs T. Brankin and family; Mr and Mrs A. Harris; Mr and Mrs G. Jones; Bill and Lil; Mr and Mrs C. Cradock; L. D. Stanbury, S. Le Comte; Olive andi Doris Breitmeyer; Valmai and Arthur; Mr and Mrs H. Fairwether and family; Miss Iris Ferguson; Bill Rout; Mr and Mrs J. Archer; Mr and Mrs Rout; Doreen and Fred; Nellie and Geordie; Mr and Mrs T. Nimmo; John and Essie Danks; Phyllis and Leicester Wealleans.