OBITUARY.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 48, 26 February 1923, Page 6

OBITUARY.

REV. W. R. WOOLLET. A former well-known Thames resident, Rev. William Richard Woolley, died on Saturday at his residence. Xgaronu Road, Onelmnga. Deceased had retired from active ministry for some tins. Born in Birmingham in 1850, he ira educated at Bristol College for thi Baptist ministry. He came to 2fw Zealand in 1583,' and was appointed to the cliarge of the Baptist Qraici at Thames. The Baptist and Congregational Churches at Thames wen united during the ministry of &• Woolley. In I SOS Mr. Woolley w transferred to New Plymouth, whert he remained until 15 years ago, wlw failing health caused him to resign «nd come to Auckland to reside, where.ll frequently relieved other ministers. M& Woolley was president of the Xe* Zealand Baptist Union in 1904-5, and f« a long period occupied the position of secretary. Deceased was highly esteemed by all who came in contact with hi* and was a faithful pastor in his * spective charges. The interment*tow place this afternoon after a short s» vice at Epsom Baptist Church. MR. JOHN HOLMES. A AVellington pioneer, Mr. <™" Holme?, died at his home at Xgaio • Tuesday last, at the advanced age " S4 years. The deceased was two yean o!d when the Oriental, which brongM him and his parents out from En? , ™ cast anchor of Petone in January. 18* The late Mr. Holmes grew up with * Petonr settlement and on reaching man's estate became a tanner. He«* 1 conneotpd with Mr. Harris in the etW : lishment of the first tannery in Well"* ton. at building "« was a land mark in that d istrict jrs before close settlement was dreamed ° out that war. Some sixty ye*" •** Ihe changed the location of his tanner; !to Kaiwarra, to take advantage of « ] never-failing stream of water, anrt toonearer the slaughter yards. Then ioined forces with Mr. Hirst, and « • director of the Hirst Tannery «tt 'time of his death. The decease* survived by his second wife and an & , family of'eleven, nine by theJutt two by the second wife. A broth" i the debased was the late Wot J**J i lot. the fir«t male child born iPetono settlement, who. «* quarter of a century acted as duel p of the port.